Implementation of a Microcomputer-Based Testing System in a Military Training Environment.

Abstract

A computerized testing system was installed on an experimental basis at the Basic Electricity and Electronics School of the Naval Training Center in San Diego. The system consisted of a network of IBM Personal Computers running a slightly modified version of the commercially available MicroCAT Testing System. It was configured to fit transparently into the school's computer-managed instruction system. After a few minor adjustments and a few added features, the system met its goal of paralleling the paper-and-pencil version of the tests with a minimum of change in standard testing procedures. Now in place, the system provides a base on which diagnostic testing research can begin. Keywords: Adaptive testing; Diagnostic testing; Item banking; Item response theory; Software; Tailored testing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 11, 1985
Accession Number
ADA169784

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  • C. D. Vale

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  • California
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  • Military Research
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