System and methods for computer based testing
First Claim
1. A data distribution system for use with a computer based testing (CBT) system, said CBT system delivering at least one computerized test to at least one examinee and said data distribution system processing information related to each said delivery, wherein the CBT system supports a plurality of program-specific tests, and said CBT system having a designated post processing system for scoring each examinee'"'"'s responses for each program-specific test, each said post processing system providing a definition file defining specific information said post processing system requires and a format in which said specific information is to be provided, the data distribution system comprising:
- an examinee performance database having examinee performance records indicative of responses provided by each examinee during each said delivery;
a file processing component interfaced with said examinee performance database for receiving transmission files generated by said CBT system and having data indicative of said information, said file processing component generating from said data at least one said examinee performance record for at least some of said deliveries and updating said examinee performance database with each said examinee performance record so generated; and
a format post processing component interfaced with each post processing system and to said examinee performance database, said format post processing component retrieving at least some examinee performance records from said examinee performance file database and formatting said retrieved examinee performance records based on said definition file.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system and method for computer based testing. The system of the present invention comprises a test development system for producing a computerized test, a test delivery system for delivering the computerized test to an examinee, and a workstation on which the computerized test is delivered to the examinee. The method of the present invention comprises producing a computerized test, delivering the computerized test to an examinee and recording examinee responses to questions presented to the examinee during the delivery of the computerized test. A method of producing a computerized test is also provided. This method comprises preparing a test document of items, computerizing each item, preparing scripts and other test components and packaging the items, scripts and other test components together to form the computerized test. A method of delivering a computerized test is also provided in which a standardized test is created, an electronic form of the test is then prepared, the items of the test are presented to an examinee on a workstations display and the examinee'"'"'s responses are accepted and recorded. A method of administering a computerized test is further provided in which a computerized test is installed on a workstation and then the delivery of the test to an examinee is initiated. A data distribution system is further provided. The system comprises an examinee performance database and a file processing component for receiving files from the computer based testing system and updating the examinee performance database with information from these files.
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33 Claims
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1. A data distribution system for use with a computer based testing (CBT) system, said CBT system delivering at least one computerized test to at least one examinee and said data distribution system processing information related to each said delivery, wherein the CBT system supports a plurality of program-specific tests, and said CBT system having a designated post processing system for scoring each examinee'"'"'s responses for each program-specific test, each said post processing system providing a definition file defining specific information said post processing system requires and a format in which said specific information is to be provided, the data distribution system comprising:
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an examinee performance database having examinee performance records indicative of responses provided by each examinee during each said delivery; a file processing component interfaced with said examinee performance database for receiving transmission files generated by said CBT system and having data indicative of said information, said file processing component generating from said data at least one said examinee performance record for at least some of said deliveries and updating said examinee performance database with each said examinee performance record so generated; and a format post processing component interfaced with each post processing system and to said examinee performance database, said format post processing component retrieving at least some examinee performance records from said examinee performance file database and formatting said retrieved examinee performance records based on said definition file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method of delivering a computerized test for standardized testing using a computer based testing (CBT) system having at least one workstation at which test questions are presented to examinees and operable to accept responses from examinees, wherein the standardized test comprises a session script defining the sequence of tasks to be performed in delivering the computerized test to an examinee by a data distribution system of the CBT system, the method comprising the steps of:
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reading, by the examinee'"'"'s workstation, the session script to identify a test script defining the rules for determining a sequence of the questions to be delivered to said examinee, wherein the rules are based on a measurement model for linear and non-linear tests; determining, by the examinee'"'"'s workstation, the sequence of the questions to be delivered as defined by the rules of said test script; and presenting, by the data distribution system, the questions to said examinee in the same sequence at the examinee'"'"'s workstation.
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25. A method of delivering a computerized test for standardized testing using a computer based testing (CBT) system having at least one workstation at which test questions are presented to examinees and operable to accept responses from examinees, wherein the standardized test comprises a session script defining the sequence of tasks to be performed in delivering the computerized test to an examinee by a data distribution system of the CBT system, the method comprising the steps of:
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reading, by the examinee'"'"'s workstation, the session script to identify the delivery units to be delivered and the order in which said delivery units are to be presented at the examinee'"'"'s workstation, wherein the delivery units includes at least one of general information screens, tutorial units, break units, data collection units, scoring and reporting units, and testing units; and invoking, by the data distribution system, each delivery units in the order specified by said session script. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of delivering a computerized test for standardized testing using a computer based testing (CBT) system having a data distribution system and at least one workstation at which test questions are presented to examinees and operable to accept responses from examinees, the method comprising the steps of:
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electronically and dynamically selecting, using an examinee'"'"'s workstation, a test script accessible to the examinee'"'"'s workstation, wherein the test script includes at least one testing unit specifying a predetermined delivery mode for the computerized test; and presenting, by the data distribution system, the test questions to the examinee at the examinee'"'"'s workstation in a sequence based on the predetermined delivery mode.
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