Instead, mastery is assessed and remediation suggested. ILSs often contain testing and reporting capabilities, some aligned to national tests, however they are not covered in this article. And lastly, national exams are getting a facelift the technological way. Educational Testing Service has announced that the GRE General Test will be available in a computer adaptive format. Replacing them will be adaptive tests that tailor questions to how examinees perform.
All students start out with a randomly selected question.
Answering that first question correctly will lead to a more difficult question while an incorrect response will bring up an easier one. This electronic version adds benefits such as shortening test times, providing a precise measure of skills acquired and immediate scoring. Also, new kinds of questions can be introduced specific to different majors. Specific Proficiencies Holistic assessment to national standards provides certain information. Different, specialized tools are also available to assess specific types of proficiencies.