Automated Item Banking and Test Development

Abstract

Projects to develop an automated item banking and test development system have been undertaken on several occasions at the Air Force Human Resources Laboratory (AFHRL) throughout the past 10 years. Such a system permits the construction of tests in far less time and with a higher degree of accuracy than earlier test construction procedures. This paper details Classical Item Theory and Item Response Theory (IRT) approaches to item banking and test construction and their relevance to the development of an automated item banking system. State-of-the-art improvements to the current automated item banking system are proposed which include the capability to generate multiple forms simultaneously and to print new test forms with the same type font, spacing, and format as the reference form. Computer systems, Item analysis, Item bank, Job analysis, Psychological tests, Item storage, Aptitude tests, Pilot selection.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA205870

Entities

People

  • Linda T. Curran
  • Pamla Palmer
  • William M. Lee

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Electronic Publishing
  • Human Resources
  • Linear Programming
  • Mainframe Computers
  • Mathematical Models
  • Mathematical Programming
  • Personal Computers
  • Psychological Tests
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Word Processors

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Psychometric Testing or Psychological Assessment.

Technology Areas

  • Space