Educational Testing with the Microcomputer

Authors

  • Dale L. Varble
  • Bob E. Smiley

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to analyze software designed to aid in educational measurement. Viewed as central to education, measurement, whether carried out for evaluation or instructional purposes, rightfully requires considerable attention from the instructor. Student course evaluations depend on good measuring instruments. All too often instructors are criticized for their tests with comments like, “Real Picky’ arid “If you didn’t happen to read one sentence you were penalized,” in their student evaluations. The availability or micro computers has encouraged the development of software that both reduces the time necessary and also improves the process as normally conducted. There are, however, some limitations to software use and some measurement areas where software has not been fully developed. For example, the software may lock the instructor into a predefined instructional pattern not allowing for the instructors’ own individual style.

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Published

1988-03-09