Jewish Employment and Vocational Service

Thomas W Gannaway

Jeffrey Alan Harris

Bonnie L Zimmerman

Philip S DeVita

Lawrence J Resinski

An electronic testing device comprising a housing, test overlays, at least one data entry overlay, operating mode selector means and a microprocessor and associated circuitry. The testing device is arranged for either a testing mode of operation or a data entry mode of operation, with either mode being effected in response to the operating mode selector. The test overlays are each arranged to be releasably secured to said housing and bear indicia forming a plurality of questions and a plurality of possible answers corresponding to the questions. The overlays additionally comprise coding which cooperates with input on the housing to specify a set of correct answers to the questions when the device is in the testing mode. The housing additionally comprises plural electrical contacts arranged when actuated by an electrical probe to select a desired answer for each of the questions and for providing an electrical signal indicative thereof. The microprocessor and associated circuitry are responsive to the signals for determining the degree of correspondence between the answers selected and correct answers to the questions to produce scoring information. The data entry overlay defines a plurality of alphanumeric characters on the housing and associated with respective ones of the plural contacts, whereupon the actuation of each of said contacts provides an electrical signal indicative of a respective one of the plural alphanumeric characters. The signals representing the alphanumeric characters are provided to the microprocessor and associated circuitry so that the device can provide output signals representing selected data which was input during the data entry mode as well as the scoring data produced. These signals are used by an associated printer to print a report based on the test results. An optional computer or some other peripheral device can also be connected to the device's output.

Multiple aptitude testing device with data terminal input

A multiple aptitude testing device for electronically evaluating an examinee's capacity or aptitude toward performing various vocational tasks. The device includes a test station which affords five general types of examinations, namely, objective question and answer tests, a manual dexterity test, a finger dexterity test, a hand/eye coordination test, and a hand/eye/foot coordination test. The question and answer examinations entail interchangable overlays which contain questions and possible answers such that the examinee selects what he deems is the correct answer by contacting an appropriate sensor on the housing with an electrically conductive answer probe. The other four examinations entail counters for electronically measuring the number of times the examinee is able to perform a manipulative task during a fixed period of time. The device provides an electronic comparator for automatically grading the examinations and displaying or printing a test score associated with each of said tests. The device 20 is further designed to generally recognize which test is being conducted based on which of the various attachments or overlays are connected to the device. Although the test station is generally self-contained, e.g., not requiring separate answer booklets, writing utensils, etc., the preferred embodiment of the device entails using a separate master control unit which enables simultaneous, synchronized control of up to four test stations.

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Overbrook Hills, PA, United States of America

Thomas W Gannaway