Abstract
Despite a marked increase in computer-assisted instructional applications (CAI) over the past few years, little attention has been paid to revising traditional approaches toward educational testing. This paper reports a CAI project that emphasizes integrating the testing and training of visual judgmental capacities of health care professionals. It takes advantage of the computer's ability to display digital video segments and to record and compare user learning accomplishment and at the same time a normative performance scale can be developed. The program uses a method which, in addition to validating the efficacy of the project itself, collects data and stratifies users' level of proficiency by integrating pre-test and post-test modules. Routine incorporation of these principles in CAI may provide a more effective means of correctly evaluating the individual's mastery of a topic.
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