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An Overview of the Computer as Teacher: A Progress Report of a Research Project to Introduce Diagnostic Testing and Computerized Instruction into the Composition Program at Northeast Missouri State University.
Cottey, Patricia – 1982
Suspecting that computer assisted instruction (CAI) could help teach grammar to freshman composition students at Northeast Missouri State University (NMSU), three instructors received a research grant to begin a program of testing basic writing skills and to initiate CAI instruction for those students who needed help in the tested areas. A survey…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Diagnostic Tests, Higher Education
The Computerized Adaptive Testing System Development Project.
McBride, James R.; Sympson, J. B. – 1982
The Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) project is a joint Armed Services coordinated effort to develop and evaluate a system for automated, adaptive administration of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB). The CAT is a system for administering personnel tests that differs from conventional test administration in two major…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adults, Armed Forces, Computer Assisted Testing
A Microcomputer System to: (1) Generate Questionnaires from an Item Bank and (2) Analyze Response Data.
Enger, John M. – 1986
Under the impetus of a mandate by the Arkansas legislature to utilize survey data in program planning, a microcomputer system was developed to facilitate the convenient collection and analysis of questionnaire responses. The Questionnaire Generator/Analyzer is divided into four sections to: (1) provide a bank of questionnaire items in ten topic…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Data Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Banks
Design of a Microcomputer-Based Adaptive Testing System.
Vale, C. David – 1982
This paper explores the feasibility of developing a single-user microcomputer-based testing system. Testing literature was surveyed to discover types of test items that might be used in the system and to compile a list of strategies that such a system might use. Potential users were surveyed. Several were interviewed, and a questionnaire was…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adults, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Oriented Programs
Computerized Testing in the German Federal Armed Forces (FAF): Empirical Approaches.
Wildgrube, Wolfgang – 1982
In April of 1982, the German Federal Armed Forces initiated the first empirical pilot project in the area of computerized adaptive testing (CAT). The configuration of hardware, psychological section, and physiological section is discussed, as well as two current problems (data transfer from the TEST 2000 microcomputer to a large sized computer for…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Adults, Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces
Enhancing Basic Course Values and Reducing Problems with a Computer-Assisted Student Assessment Center.
Babich, Roger M. – 1985
To alleviate problems with course content, procedure, and philosophy identified by basic communication skills students and faculty, the University of Oklahoma developed a computer assisted Student Assessment Center (SAC) as a basic communication course adjunct. The SAC allows students from all sections of the course to take each of the four unit…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Classroom Techniques, Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Testing
Evaluation Services from Needs Assessment to Follow-up: A Case Study.
Broadbooks, Wendy J. – 1986
This paper describes the nature and scope of evaluation services provided within the training division of Arthur Andersen & Company, and highlights some of the evaluation results. The cycle of assessment began with a needs assessment study at the curriculum level. Curriculum planning was undertaken for first-year trainees in the Tax Division.…
Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Managed Instruction