A specific application of the process of automating exams for any introductory statistics course is described. The process of automating exams was accomplished by using the Statistical Test Item Collection System (STICS). This system was first used to select a set of questions based on course requirements established in advance; afterward, STICS…

This paper describes an interactive computer software system developed at Tuskegee Institute which is designed to allow flexibility in the development, administration, and scoring of examinations. (Author)

The SOCRATES Computer Assisted Test Retrieval System is a bank of test questions and answers for 11 subject matter areas. The system has been available since 1974 to faculty and students of the California State University and College System. Both batch-mode and interactive versions are available. Telephone requests for test forms or reproduction…

This article is intended for educators who desire an efficient and automated way to produce many different tests covering the same subject matter. It describes a unique computer program that permits the generation of tests and practice materials by computer. (Author)

Tailored testing increases the efficiency of tests by individually selecting for each person a set of items from an item pool so that the difficulty of the items selected will be such as to maximize the information provided by the score. The tailored testing procedure designed by Cliff orders persons and items on a common ordinal scale and…

Describes a test item bank developed by the Association for Medical School Departments of Biochemistry (Texas). Programs (written in Pascal) allow self-evaluation by interactive student access to questions randomly selected from a chosen category. Potential users of the system (having student, manager, and instructor modes) are invited to contact…

The function and structure of a data base system called RIBYT (Review It Before You Test) is described. RIBYT simultaneously controls and associates questions in question pools for many courses of instruction. The data base stores questions created by both faculty and students and is used for formal testing and student self-assessment. The…