Tests can be improved from semester to semester as instructors weed out ineffective or trivial questions and build up a pool of good questions to draw from. Test consistency can be used to monitor quality of instruction. Some students claim that they do not perform as well on computer exams. In almost all cases, this is a false perception. If their scores rise by more than five points, they get to take all subsequent tests on paper.
Students soon realize that their scores have little to do with the form of testing.
Lack of Adequate Facilities . Through summer 1997, the testing lab in Chambers provided limited space for those at University Park who wanted to give computerized tests. There has been some talk of creating a computer lab for administering GREs, but the potential for using such a facility to conduct ordinary exams for Penn State students has not yet been fully explored. According to Ralph Locklin, UTS currently has the software to create highly sophisticated computerized tests. This software is presently being used in the public labs on campus to offer low-stakes quizzes and practice tests.