Evaluation of the Utilization of Videodisc Technology to Automate the Oral Driver License Exam

摘要

The report describes the development and evaluation of an audiovisual license system for illiterate drivers. A 34-item audiovisual test was developed in two languages using videodisc technology. Each item presents the question and three alternative answers, with picture and sound, on a visual display terminal and allows applicants to register their choice of answers by touching the video screen. The authors conclude that use of the audiovisual test would greatly reduce request for oral tests by those who cannot read and the examiner time required to administer the tests while improving the effectiveness of the licensing process for illiterate applicants. The tests readily accommodate different languages. The audiovisual license system could be further improved by wider dissemination of the audiovisual manual by reducing test administration time and by greater use of computer-generated material.