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Planning and Developing A Computer and Internet-Based Testing Services Center. Presenters: Edward Gerber, Director- UTEP Student Assessment & Testing Andrew MacDonald, Testing Coordinator-UTEP Student Assessment & Testing. University of Texas at El Paso. Who Are We?.
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Planning and Developing A Computer and Internet-Based Testing Services Center Presenters: Edward Gerber, Director- UTEP Student Assessment & Testing Andrew MacDonald, Testing Coordinator-UTEP Student Assessment & Testing
University of Texas at El Paso Who Are We?
University of Texas at El Paso Located in far west Texas Serving three states: Texas, New Mexico and Chihuahua And two countries: United States and Mexico
University of Texas at El Paso Serves a student body of over 20,000 One of the largest Mexican-American majority universities in the United States UTEP serves the largest metropolitan area on the US/Mexico border and the largest bi-national community in the Western Hemisphere
University of Texas at El Paso Where Are We?
Po El Paso Population 598,590 Juarez Metro-plex 2 Million + Both El Paso and Juarez are the largest border cities in their respective countries Sixth Largest city in Texas (It’s the only city in Texas largest enough to have its own time zone)
To Provide Great Customer Service to our: What is Our Goal? STUDENTS ALUMNI and OUR COMMUNITY
REMEMBERING OUR MISSION: To Those we serve in our communities Students in the medical professions Students in the Military Students throughout Region 19 hoping to be teachers Students needing vocational licenses and certificates
Initial Compliment of Computer Based Tests College Board Test Programs CLEP ACCUPLACER Pearson MAT Educational Testing Service (ETS) iBT TOFEL iBT TExES Prometric DSST
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality TOFEL - TExES iBT Expansion Plans Details to Consider Before Expansion. • Seat allocation • More examinees with same number of seats • Simultaneous exams • Be sure to follow test rules and guidelines Local IT requirements
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality TOFEL - TExES iBT Expansion Plans Details to Consider Before Expansion. • Contract/Agreement • Legal review • Approval • Scheduling • Test date and hours • Staffing Balancing Act • Meeting the scheduling requirements of the companies • Keeping the testing staff sane
CONCLUSION Generating revenue for the Testing office/University
Is it worth it? Generated $15,300 in departmental revenue during FY 2008 with Computer Based Testing. You decide!