Microterminal/Microfiche Testing System.
Abstract
The Microterminal/Microfiche system is the result of a three-phase effort toward establishing a stand-alone, testing device to complement technical training in a computer-based instructional (CBI) environment. The objectives in developing such a system were to interface existing Air Force microterminals with low-cost, commercially available microfiche readers via computer hardware and software in order to provide the capability for using microfiche as a testing medium; to develop computer hardware and software interfaces between a grading microterminal and a microcomputer; and to develop microcomputer software; all of which would facilitate test management and administrative functions. The system supports progression testing (i.e., the serial presentation of criterion-referenced test items), as well as selective testing (i.e., the ability to retest students over similar material with a different test algorithm). Because of the interfacing capability of the microterminal and its data-input characteristics, the system is flexible enough for consideration to be given to the microterminal's role as something other than a testing device. System configurations could include videodisk players, as well as filmstrips, slides, etc., for presentation media synchronized with the response handling capability of the microterminal and at considerable savings relative to other CBI systems. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA121017
Entities
People
- A. E. Winterbauer
- Joseph P. Lamos
Organizations
- Denver Research Institute