Computer Assisted Computer Assisted Assessment Test generation software enables teachers to type in questions, scoring criteria, test format information, and other test specifications using relatively simple, menu driven computer software programs.
Teachers can revise, review, modify, update, and print out the resulting tests.
These software programs allow for mixing multiple choice, short answer, true false, and other types of questions by selecting those that apply to them manually or having the computer randomly select them. For example, teachers can use Teacher's Resource Companion to create phonic worksheets, story starters, and high school level biology units. The software enables the creation of a variety of assessment and teaching activities in multiple choice, matching, fill-in, true and false, picture, and word search formats. Available programs in the Teacher's Tool Kit software include word search, word scramble, quick quiz, particular academic subjects. Although test generation programs such as these have many attractive features, they also display certain limitations including test security and student supervision concerns especially with computer based test administration.