Automated Item Generation: Model and Development Technique

The development of Computer Assisted Assessment (CAA) has helped the assessment process. Some of the advantages offered by these tools are effectivity and speed. But there are still obstacles in the process of compiling the items. Therefore, we need tools to overcome this problem. Automated Item Generation (AIG) is a tool to generate questions using computer devices. Several models and techniques in AIG had been developed. AIG research is grouped into 2 models i.e. the framework model and special model. In the previous study, the AIG was divided into two approaches, automatic and semi-automatic. Several techniques were developed to produce high-quality and variety of items. Each technique has advantages and disadvantages in generating items. Thus, there is still a need for developing AIG to answer the challenges that have not been resolved in the previous study. This paper presents a literature review to identify a specific problem in each model and technique especially for mathematic and non-verbal items, validity and reliability of the items, and the schema or infrastructure presented to generate the items. This paper also gives possible suggestions on how to make an improvement the items generated to be better in the future.