Jim McAfee, Bob Stevens, and Ralph Locklin talked about the advantages and disadvantages of giving computerized tests and led a discussion on the desirability of a computerized testing facility at University Park. What follows are the key points of this discussion and several questions to help plan for next semester. Photo IDs are checked at the door and names matched to those on the class roster.
Students sit in booths around the perimeter of the room with a proctor at the center of the room.
Each student is presented the same questions but in random order. Students are not allowed to bring paper into the facility or take paper out, but they are given scratch paper to write on during the exam. Participants asked what would prevent students from smuggling out questions and answers. Presenters responded that while students may manage to copy or memorize a few questions and the answer choices, most find this difficult and not worth the effort. Because the questions are presented in random order, some students are initially convinced that their peers took a different exam.