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Zytowski, Donald G. – Journal of Career Assessment, 2008
The present highly developed status of psychological and educational testing in the United States is in part the result of many efforts over the past 100 years to develop economical and reliable methods of scoring. The present article traces a number of methods, ranging from hand scoring to present-day computer applications, stimulated by the need…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Achievement Tests, Computers, Scoring

Ananda, A. L.; And Others – Computers and Education, 1989
Describes a microcomputer-based examination system based on multiple choice questions (MCQ) that has been used for the assessment of aptitude in chemistry. The ability of the system to generate a test based on a student's previous performance is explained, and the system design and implementation are detailed. (eight references) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Aptitude Tests, Chemistry
Keller, Bess – Education Week, 2004
Putting prospective teachers through standardized interviews regarding their approach to the job might fulfill a sorting function, but it can prove to be time-consuming on both sides. Online applications, though they can be relatively quick and easy, tend to give a school district too little information about the real-world potential of…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Online Systems, Teacher Recruitment, Personnel Selection

van der Linden, Wim J. – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1999
Proposes a procedure for empirical initialization of the trait (theta) estimator in adaptive testing that is based on the statistical relation between theta and background variables known prior to test administration. Illustrates the procedure for an adaptive version of a test from the Dutch General Aptitude Battery. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Aptitude Tests, Bayesian Statistics, Computer Assisted Testing
Jacobs, Ellen L. – 1998
The Kidtalk Interactive Diagnostic Test of Aptitude for Language Knowledge (KIDTALK) is an assessment instrument designed for identifying children with specific language impairments not associated with limited English proficiency. It is based on three principles: (1) a language disorder can be identified by testing an individual's potential for…
Descriptors: Children, Computer Assisted Testing, Diagnostic Tests, Identification
Curran, Linda T.; Jordan, Linda A. – 1996
In the summer of 1996, the U.S. Armed Services will implement the computerized adaptive testing version of the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (CAT-ASVAB). When conversion is completed at the 65 targeted military entrance processing stations, about half the applicants will take this test version. This paper describes the efforts that…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Aptitude Tests, Armed Forces, Computer Assisted Testing
Grigsby, James; Somerville, Sarah – 1987
Germanna Community College (Virginia) instituted a program involving computer-based career aptitude testing of nontraditional adult learners enrolled in community colleges. The APTICOM computerized aptitude testing apparatus (purchased from the Vocational Research Institute) was selected for the program. A publicity campaign was organized to…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Aptitude Tests, Career Counseling
Dutro, Kenneth R. – 1983
The use of computer assisted programs in career exploration and occupational information is well documented. Various phases of the vocational counseling process, i.e., diagnostic evaluation, program planning, career exploration, case management, and program evaluation, offer similarly promising opportunities for computerization. Using the…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Career Counseling, Caseworker Approach, Computer Assisted Testing