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Distance education is a discipline that offers solutions to some important education
problems. Distance education, contribute to the solution to the problems such as; inequality
of opportunities, lifelong education, the implementation of a series of individual and social
goals that can contribute to and benefit from educational technology and self-learning. In
distance education, methods of measurement and assessment must be consistent with the
objectives and contents of teaching. A major interest of formative assessment is
determining the students’ learning level of each behavior in the interested unit. In
summative assessment, performances of students on some units are measured broader than
formative assessment. A computerized adaptive testing, CAT, is the test managed by
computer in which each item is introduced and the decision to stop are dynamically imposed
based on the students answers and his/her estimated knowledge level.
In CAT applications, students do not take the same test. Despite item numbers and
properties of items are different for the students; the precise of measures improves in
positioning students on an ability or success continuum in CAT applications. In CAT
applications, questions answered by a student depend on the student's ability or learning
level. In item response theory, there are some models to estimate a student’s ability level,
such as three-parameter logistic model. Cheating in exams or other academic assignments
can be defined as use resources not allowed to use or having someone else to take exams or
assignments. Some precautions must be taken about cheating such as a live proctoring,
using web cams, and using a plagiarism detection program.
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