Educational Testing Service

Robert L Rarich

Peter D Brittingham

Isaac I Bejar

Keith S Reid-Green

Dennis C Quardt

Daniel Israel Zuckerman

Randy E Bennett

Harriet Priscilla Trenholm

Richard N Devore

Mark Kevin Singley

James H Fife

Mark G Zelman

Krishna Jha

Clark L Chalifour

Mary E Morley

Irvin R Katz

Anne S Hone

Henry I Braun

A computerized method and system for creating test items by generating variants from a test item model, comprising the steps of creating a new test item model by identifying elements of an initial test item or test item model to be variabilized, variabilizing the elements thereby creating test item variables, indicating values the variables can assume, defining the variables, and generating test item variants utilizing a simultaneous constraint solver. The initial test item can be a pre-existing test item or test item model, a newly created test item or even a conceptual template in the mind of the test item creator. The generated test item variants are displayed to the test item creator. The test item creator can store and forward acceptable test item variants for later use as test items. Test item models can be stored for later use in generating new test item variants.

Computer based test item generation

The present invention relates to computer-based technology in assessment particularly for the licensing and certification of professionals such as architects and engineers. For assessment of architects, the system includes tools and methods for item creation, computer programs for computerized item presentation, and programs for automatically scoring test responses by computer.

Computer-based simulation examination of architectural practice

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Titusville, NJ, United States of America

Robert L Rarich