Education and demonstration – Question or problem eliciting response – Grading of response form
Patent
1989-07-19
1991-04-30
Bahr, Robert
Education and demonstration
Question or problem eliciting response
Grading of response form
434325, 434356, 434362, 382 48, 382 59, 358 96, G09B 700
Patent
active
050114131
ABSTRACT:
This invention provides automatic testing systems and methods for testing for figural responses to a test inquiry. The testing system includes a test sheet of predetermined dimensions having a grid with a plurality of marking areas arranged in predetermined position and a figural arrangement having a first optical reflectivity arranged within the grid corresponding to one or more of the marking areas. The system includes indicia of a second optical reflectivity overmarking a selected number of the marking areas associated with the figural arrangement and optical scanning means having different optical sensitivities to the first and second optical reflectivities for scanning the sheet to determine the positions of the overmarked areas. The method of testing of this invention includes storing the position of at least one of the marking areas corresponding to a specified figural response to the test inquiry and instructing the test taker to make a figural response to the test inquiry by marking within the grid with indicia of a second optical reflectivity. This method of testing further includes optically scanning the test sheet to determine the positions of the marks made by the test taker and generating data representative of the marked positions, and then comparing the determined positions with stored positions in generating a numerical indication of the comparison of the test takers response to the specified stored response.
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Ferris John J.
Kraft William
Manning Winton H.
Martinez Michael
Bahr Robert
Cheng Joe H.
Educational Testing Service
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