Generating assessment tests using image-based items

The introduction of the image-based assessment can lead to a better outcome related to the general purpose of the assessment. In this matter, this paper presents a modality of generating assessment tests, also referred as sequences of items, that are formed of questions, also referred as items, which base their solving process on images and their content. In this matter, the paper will present the description of the general model of assessment, taking into consideration the inclusion of the image-based type of items. The general model of the assessment comprises a wider number of types of items, the most studied of them being the multiple-choice text-based items. Thus, the purpose of the paper is the inclusion within this general assessment model of the new approach related to item types (image-based) and their impact on the assessment outcomes.