A value-oriented model in technology for business personnel

In this paper a process-based framework is presented for end-user development of software applications. The paper discusses the changes of the education of systems for general users to design their own systems. Guidelines and people issues identify ways to help traditional users in developing systems computing to be successful

On the Performance of the \u3ci\u3el\u3csub\u3eZ\u3c/sub\u3e\u3c/i\u3e Person-Fit Statistic

Person-fit measurement refers to statistical methods used to detect improbable item-score patterns. This study investigates the detection effectiveness of the z l statistic, which is one of the most popular and powerful person-fit statistics in the literature to date. The contributions of the present study are three-fold. First, the simulation results show that the detection power of the z l statistic is largely hinged on test characteristics, particularly the test difficulty. Therefore, the z l statistic should be used with caution in an operational testing environment. Second, this paper provides a clear explanation for the poor performance of the z l statistic under certain situations. The third objective is to present a summary of the patterns and conditions for which the z l statistic is not recommended for the detection of aberrancy. This can be used as a checklist for implementation purposes. Accessed 41,380 times on https://pareonline.net from December 05, 2007 to December 31, 2019. For downloads from January 1, 2020 forward, please click on the PlumX Metrics link to the right

Determining targets for multi-stage adaptive tests using integer programming

This paper considers a multi-stage adaptive test (MST) where the testlets at each stage are determined prior to the administration. The assembly of a MST requires target information and target response functions for the MST design. The targets are chosen to create tests with accurate scoring and high utilization of items in an operational pool. Forcing all MSTs to have information and response function plots to be within an interval about the targets will yield parallel MSTs, in the sense that standardized paper-and-pencil tests are considered parallel. The objective of this paper is to present a method to determine targets for the MST design based on an item pool and an assumed distribution of examinee ability. The approach is applied to a Skills Readiness Inventory test designed to identify logical reasoning deficiencies of examinees. This method can be applied to obtain item response theory targets for a linear test as this is a special case of a MST.Integer programming Simulation Testing Item response theory Poisson trials

Genomewide Clonal Analysis of Lethal Mutations in the Drosophila melanogaster Eye: Comparison of the X Chromosome and Autosomes

Using a large consortium of undergraduate students in an organized program at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), we have undertaken a functional genomic screen in the Drosophila eye. In addition to the educational value of discovery-based learning, this article presents the first comprehensive genomewide analysis of essential genes involved in eye development. The data reveal the surprising result that the X chromosome has almost twice the frequency of essential genes involved in eye development as that found on the autosomes