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Adding Luster to a Good (National) Testing Program — Technology Considerations. I. Leon Smith, PhD Professional Examination Service 475 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10015. Presented at the 2005 CLEAR Annual Conference September 15-17 Phoenix, Arizona. The Players. Sponsor
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Adding Luster to a Good (National) Testing Program—Technology Considerations I. Leon Smith, PhD Professional Examination Service 475 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10015 Presented at the 2005 CLEAR Annual Conference September 15-17 Phoenix, Arizona
The Players • Sponsor • Jurisdiction/State • Test development/delivery vendor • Candidate • The professional training programs Presented at the 2005 CLEAR Annual Conference September 15-17 Phoenix, Arizona
The Technology • Online practice/sample tests • Online application processing/fee collection • Computer-based delivery of examination • Multiple-fixed forms • Computer adaptive test • Multi-stage tests • On-line score reporting to states/candidates/program sponsor Presented at the 2005 CLEAR Annual Conference September 15-17 Phoenix, Arizona
The Issues • Standardization vs. customization of services • Differences in the technology and human resources available to states • Communication among the parties • CBT-test system performance and QC/QA procedures Presented at the 2005 CLEAR Annual Conference September 15-17 Phoenix, Arizona
Speaker Contact Information I. Leon Smith Professional Examination Service 475 Riverside Drive New York, NY 10115 Tel: 212-367-4208 Fax: 212 -367-4213 leon@proexam.org www.proexam.org Presented at the 2005 CLEAR Annual Conference September 15-17 Phoenix, Arizona