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ERIC Number: EJ657885
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
Formative Automated Computer Testing (FACT).
Hunt, Nicoll; Hughes, Janet; Rowe, Glenn
British Journal of Educational Technology, v33 n5 p525-35 Nov 2002
Describes the development of a tool, FACT (Formative Automated Computer Testing), to formatively assess information technology skills of college students in the United Kingdom. Topics include word processing competency; tests designed by tutors and delivered via a network; and results of an evaluation that showed students preferred automated testing as compared to traditional written tests. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Competence, Computer Assisted Testing, Computer Networks, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Research, Foreign Countries, Formative Evaluation, Higher Education, Information Technology, Intermode Differences, Student Attitudes, Teacher Developed Materials, Word Processing
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Paper and Pencil Tests; United Kingdom
Note: Special issue: Technology and Assessment.