SUBSTANTIALLY NONCONSUMABLE, MACHINE-SCORABLE AND COMPUTER-PROCESSABLE EDUCATIONAL AND TESTING DEVICES PARTICULARLY ADAPTED FOR THE TESTING OF YOUNG CHILDREN

摘要

New and improved, substantially nonconsumable, machine-scorable and computer-processable educational and testing devices for the testing of young children are provided and include a test booklet and mark sense test-scoring card having a plurality of response columns for use therewith through the mounting of said card in said booklets. A multiple-choice test in the form of a plurality of test item pages is provided in said test booklet, and said test pages are respectively arranged, sized and configured to automatically register with a different one of said test-scoring card response columns, and to insure that only one test item is visible at any one time to thus minimize child distractability and facilitate the marking by the child of a desired response area in the relevant test-scoring card response column. Indicia in the nature of the color coding of the respective test item pages are provided to focus the attention of the child taking the test thereon, and to facilitate test administration. At the completion of the test, the test-scoring card is removed for appropriate machine scoring and computer processing of the test results, while the test booklet remains ready for repeated reuse through the simple mounting of a new test-scoring card therein. Means are also included to enable the ready and convenient change in the contents of some or all of the test items as desired.