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Show Computerized Program Tests 150 Daily at BYU By Diane Cole Tribune Staff Writer PROVO Lewis 'Bud Wood is putting-mor- e and more Brigham Young University students to the test. As manager of the - schools Testing Ser- he and his staff administer an average of 150 tests each dy. This year, Mr. Wood expects to give about 350,000 tests vices, This testing system is computerized and is the only one of its kind in the nation, according to BYU officials. Other universities have testing systems whereby computers score and record tests given by faculty members, but BYU's system does much more. Devise Test Besides scoring and posting test scores, the BYU testing center staff and computer will take a professors questions and devise the test. Then as students come into the, center for a test, the computer scans their ac-- ( tivity cards to certify they are properly enrol-led in the class and are within the test deadlines It gives any special instructions the professor might havp With answer sheet in hand, each student goes to the testing room, which seats 325 at once, and spends however long is necessary to complete the test. When finished, the student turns m the answer sheet and waits a few seconds for the results. Because the testing computer keeps track of how students do on each test question, the professor gets an idea how effective his test is. If some questions seem to stump almost everyone, he may change or delete that question, thereby improving the test. Mr. Wood created this testing system over a seven-yea- r period. In 1971, the testing center, located on the east end of the Harold B. Lee Library ground floor, began The Salt Lake Tribune, Sunday, April A NEW SCIENTIFIC to the Academic Standards Office. Two violations could mean the end of the student's relationship with BYU, Dress Standards Testing center staff also may be warned by the computer to watch a available lained Too many students need to take tests at the same time. And of course theres always the fear that students will balk at the effects of technology on their lives. A large university always has the problem of bigness" to contend with Students complain they are simply numbers in a computerized world students so cant predict which they'll take. A one proctor inconspicuously watches as students take tests to be sure they have no hidden notes. If anyone is caught cheating, this information goes into the computer to warn testing center staff to watch for that person in the future. In addition, the cheater is sent busy, LIMITED SALE stan- 89s5 ,150 Compared to Others Costing More Than 300 00 A f we're too Mr. DESIGN SO REAL YOU WILL SELL YOURSELF! Wear me for 7 days and if you rq not totally satisfied for any reason wnatsoever, you may return me with absolutely no obligation and receive 1 00 of any deposit you may have paid dards. If hair is too long, for example, the test may be held out until a student gets a haircut. Finally, the testing center sometimes frustrates students at midterm and finals times because 1 I WEAR BEFORE YOU BUY! likes the testing system at BYU because he can take however long he wants on a test. He isnt pushed out of the center before he has completed the test (unless the professor has set a time limit). Mr. Wood acknowledged that many students see the testing center in a negative light because nobody really Also, he enjoys tests. said John Q Cheat has a more tough time getting away with anything. Usually more than one version of each test is students dress A 2, 1978 . 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TO I HENRY HAIRPIECES177) 467-594- 3 - MY 2480 SO. ! MAIN STREET SUITE 104 SALT LAKE CtTY, UTAH 841 ! scored and posted by machine. 1 ' k:?i !' providing testing facilities. Now it is completely automated and mostly administers general education tests. Some Like System Some students appreciate the automated system, others see it as the pits. For example, Tammy Robertson, a junior majoring in child development and family relations, said its nice to be able to take tests when shes prepared for them and to receive immediate test results. However, she said some of her classmates would prefer to take their tests during -- egular class time. "It puts a lot of responsibility on the students, Miss Robertson said, and it puts a pinch on you to make more time for tests. Since students must juggle their schedules to make time for a test, each spends more hours for a particular class. And its up to the student to set the test time. More Lecture Time Yet others see this as an advantage. 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