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>Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2001 13:49:32 -0500
>Subject: Testing templates
>From: Lauren Rosen <[log in to unmask]>
>To: LLTI message <[log in to unmask]>

I received the following question from a colleague. I know that there have
been a number of discussions over the years about testing and authoring
software but I didn't find anything in the archives that seemed to match the
need for recording responses.

==============Question===================

I wanted to ask you a question about authoring software
for foreign languages. We are working on a project to construct tests that
we could use in our language lab to assess aural and oral proficiency in our
first-semester students.  Do you know of any authoring software packages on
the market that would allow us to create a test bank of recorded questions
that we could then use for testing (questions pulled at random for each
student tested).  In one section, the students would select a response shown
on-screen; in another section they would record their responses on a zip
disk.  I've been searching on the internet, but so far I haven't found a
package that would allow us to record the questions.  If you have any
suggestions, they'd be greatly appreciated.

============End Question==================


Seems to me just about any authoring tool such as authorware or toolbook can
do the random test bank part and can work with audio/video as well as text.
What I don't know is the part about students being able to record to a zip
disk from there.

If there are some authoring tools that are more language friendly than
others, I'd also like to know about them.

If you have suggestions on tools that will do this or answers to whether or
not the aforementioned ones will allow student recording, I would appreciate
hearing from you.

Lauren

Lauren Rosen
Collaborative Language Program Coordinator
University of Wisconsin
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1220 Linden Drive
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