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Application of multi-media technology to psychological and educational assessment tools

  • US 6,491,525 B1
  • Filed: 09/11/1999
  • Issued: 12/10/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/27/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for the testing of human subjects such as a child, an adult or a brain damaged adult, using standard psychological and educational assessment tools employing multi-media technology, said method comprising the steps of:

  • a. placing the subject to be tested so as to face the monitor screen, audio speaker and/or sensory perceptible means of a multi-media computer, said computer being selectively operable by a human psychological tester who conducts the evaluation of the subject and by said subject being so tested in the presence of said human psychological tester, said human psychological tester observing said subject during the testing, said human psychological tester receiving from said computer interpretative data interpreting answers of said subject, said human psychological tester recording his or her observations about the behavior during said testing of said subject and said human psychological tester also recording his or her observations about said computer generated interpretive data derived from said answers of said subject;

    b. presenting visual, auditory and/or sensory perceptible instructions for and conducting a visual, auditory and/or sensory perceptible dialog from said computer with the subject;

    c. presenting a sample question to elicit a response from the subject utilizing identifying means, d. presenting additional instructions and/or another sample question if the previous sample question is answered incorrectly;

    e. terminating the testing procedure if the subject is determined to be unable to take said test;

    f. if a sample question is answered correctly, presenting a testing question with accompanying visual, auditory and/or sensory dialog and eliciting a response from the subject;

    g. evaluating and scoring the response in accordance with a program running on said computer to produce a raw score;

    h. determining the subject'"'"'s test scores by applying an interpretive analysis on the basis of the raw score;

    i. determining in accordance with said program running on said computer whether or not to present an additional question on the basis of automated analyses;

    j. presenting another test question with accompanying visual, auditory and/or sensory dialog and eliciting a response from the subject;

    k. evaluating and scoring the response to the latest test question in accordance with said program running on said computer to produce another raw score;

    l. updating the subject'"'"'s test score by basal and/or ceiling analysis of the raw score from latest test questions; and

    m. repeating steps “

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    to continue to update the subject'"'"'s test score until the test score is not being revised significantly by additional test questions.

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