Rosters for each test file are created directly from the Card Reader forms. The back side repeats the registration number and is used for students' answers to multiple- choice questions. The back side also contains a three- digit field which is used to record essay test results. Students receive the forms the day of testing. The staff of the New Student Assessment Program completes the front side, including any special codes, using lists generated by the Office of Admissions.
Students use the back side to record their answers.
The tests are then returned to the New Student Assessment Program by the test administrators. In lieu of grades, UCI assigns students to specific courses based on their test results. Tests can be scored quickly and results sent out promptly. Use of the microcomputer also forges a link in the larger microcomputer-based student information system being developed at UCI by the Office of Undergraduate Studies.