Method and apparatus for administering an internet based examination to remote sites
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1. A method of securely administering an examination by computer, comprising the steps of:
- (i) preparing examination content, including;
a. formulating examination content within individual questions;
b. creating a plurality of testlets, each of said testlets comprising a grouping of one or more of said questions; and
c. storing said testlets within a database;
(ii) logging an examinee into a client computer module, including;
a. prompting entry by said examinee of provided registration information through a user interface incorporated within said client computer module;
b. capturing said entered registration information on said client computer module;
c. transmitting said captured registration information to a server computer module over a secure data transmission route;
d. verifying said transmitted registration information; and
e. logging said examinee into said examination upon said verification;
(iii) displaying examination content to said logged in examinee, including;
a. retrieving from said database by said server computer module, individual testlets appropriate for said examinee in accordance with at least one criterion associated with said examinee;
b. transmitting said retrieved testlets to said client computer module over a secure data transmission route; and
c. displaying said transmitted testlets to said examinee on said user interface;
(iv) capturing and recording responses from said logged in examinee to said displayed examination content, including;
a. capturing responses to said displayed testlets from said examinee entered through said user interface;
b. transmitting said captured responses over a secure data transmission route to said server computer module; and
c. recording said transmitted responses on said server computer module;
(v) limiting interaction with said client computer module by said logged in examinee to sanctioned examination interactions only, including;
a. locking display of said user interface on a display screen displaying said user interface, above all other elements of said client computer module, and to an entirety of said display screen;
b. preventing access by said examinee to elements of said client computer module underlying said user interface;
c. filtering out non-sanctioned commands inputted from input devices of said client computer module; and
d. controlling navigation by said examinee linearly within said user interface to control progress through said examination; and
(vi) iterating steps (iii) through (v) until completion of said examination.
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Abstract
A method and system for administering a secure, Internet based examination at remote sites is disclosed. The examination is dynamic and potentially adaptive. During the examination session, the state of the examination is maintained with the use of cookies, which are updated and stored on the central server at a predefined interval during the examination. Individual examination sessions may be restored to their previous state in the event of a malfunction.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of securely administering an examination by computer, comprising the steps of:
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(i) preparing examination content, including; a. formulating examination content within individual questions; b. creating a plurality of testlets, each of said testlets comprising a grouping of one or more of said questions; and c. storing said testlets within a database; (ii) logging an examinee into a client computer module, including; a. prompting entry by said examinee of provided registration information through a user interface incorporated within said client computer module; b. capturing said entered registration information on said client computer module; c. transmitting said captured registration information to a server computer module over a secure data transmission route; d. verifying said transmitted registration information; and e. logging said examinee into said examination upon said verification; (iii) displaying examination content to said logged in examinee, including; a. retrieving from said database by said server computer module, individual testlets appropriate for said examinee in accordance with at least one criterion associated with said examinee; b. transmitting said retrieved testlets to said client computer module over a secure data transmission route; and c. displaying said transmitted testlets to said examinee on said user interface; (iv) capturing and recording responses from said logged in examinee to said displayed examination content, including; a. capturing responses to said displayed testlets from said examinee entered through said user interface; b. transmitting said captured responses over a secure data transmission route to said server computer module; and c. recording said transmitted responses on said server computer module; (v) limiting interaction with said client computer module by said logged in examinee to sanctioned examination interactions only, including; a. locking display of said user interface on a display screen displaying said user interface, above all other elements of said client computer module, and to an entirety of said display screen; b. preventing access by said examinee to elements of said client computer module underlying said user interface; c. filtering out non-sanctioned commands inputted from input devices of said client computer module; and d. controlling navigation by said examinee linearly within said user interface to control progress through said examination; and (vi) iterating steps (iii) through (v) until completion of said examination. - 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 system for securely administering an examination by computer, comprising:
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a database for storing a plurality of testlets including formulated examination content within one or more examination questions; a server computer module communicated with said database by a secure data transmission route for retrieving from said database said testlets; a client computer module connected to said server computer module by a secure data transmission route, said client computer module including; a display screen connected to said client computer module; a user interface incorporated within said client computer module and displayed on said display screen; and an interaction limiter module, said user interface being adapted for; prompting and capturing entry of registration information by said examinee; and displaying testlets and capturing examinee responses to said displayed testlets, said interaction limiter module being adapted for; locking display of said user interface on a display screen displaying said user interface, above all other elements of said client computer module, and to an entirety of said display screen; preventing access by said examinee to elements of said client computer module underlying said user interface; filtering out non-sanctioned commands inputted from input devices of said client computer module; and controlling navigation by said examinee linearly within said user interface to control progress through said examination.
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