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Microcomputers and Testing: Where Are We and How Did We Get There?

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Brzezinski, Evelyn J. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1984

The history of microcomputer use in education is traced, from 1950 to the present, and implications for testing applications are reviewed. Future trends in statistical analysis packages, mass storage, improved graphics, and integration of components are discussed. (BW)

Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Software, Educational Testing

Using Microcomputers to Administer Tests.

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Ward, William C. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1984

Some of the benefits available from using computers to administer the kinds of tests that are familiar in educational settings are reviewed. Four applications that represent current or near-term enhancements of assessment are discussed: computerized adaptive testing, diagnostic testing, test preparation, and administration of simulations of…

Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Simulation