Kevin W Elliott

US Patent:

6431875, Aug 13, 2002

Filed:

Aug 12, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/372933

Inventors:

Kevin Elliott - Charlottesville VA
Adam Haverson - Northgarden VA

Assignee:

Test and Evaluation Software Technologies - Charlottsville VA

International Classification:

G09B 700

US Classification:

434322, 434118, 434350

Abstract:

A method for developing and administering tests over a computer network. The method provides a way for test deliverers to develop tests in response to either internal requests or external ones originating from parties, such as employment agencies or prospective employers, desiring to test the knowledge of others, such as potential employees. This original request usually specifies certain criteria, such as the number of questions desired and whether the test should be administered adaptively or not, which are treated as a first set of rules. Based on the original request, pools of prospective questions and answers are developed along with a second set of rules covering such matters as grouping, selection and ordering. The result is a test definition and the creation of a prototest which is then implemented in a test definition language developed specifically for that purpose. After a test candidate requests to take a test, a test generated by the test definition is delivered to the test candidate and administered.