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This paper treats the problem of education named the management of testing a learning formation using the computer. With the development of information technology, it was gradually introduced in the process of teaching - assessment the modern computing resources, such as computers, pads, scanners, working in the virtual environment. In this way it was developed the concept of e-learning and online assessment. This concept is known as e-testing. In this article it is shown the way of working with the ExamView Suite software for management of testing a class of students.
Key words: e-testing, e-assessment, ExamView Test Generator, ExamView Test Manager, ExamView Player, e-learning.
1. INTRODUCTION
Educational assessment is the process of documenting, usually in measurable terms, knowledge, skills, attitudes, and beliefs. Assessment can focus on the individual learner, the learning community (class, workshop, or other organized group of learners), the institution, or the educational system as a whole. According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary the word assessment comes from the root word assess which is defined as: to determine the rate or amount of (as a tax); to impose (as a tax) according to an established rate b: to subject to a tax, charge, or levy; to make an official valuation of (property) for the purposes of taxation; to determine the importance, size, or value of (assess a problem); to charge (a player or team) with a foul or penalty. Assessment in education is best described as an action "to determine the importance, size, or value of."
The term assessment is generally used to refer to all activities teachers use to help students learn and to gauge student progress. Assessment is often divided using the following distinctions: initial, formative, and summative; objective and subjective; referencing (criterion-referenced, norm-referenced, and ipsative) and informal and formal.
The most used classification of assessment is initial, formative, and summative. Initial assessment refer to as pre-assessment or diagnostic assessment, initial assessments are conducted prior to instruction or intervention to establish a baseline from which individual student growth can be measured.
The formative assessment is generally carried out throughout a course or project and refers to as "educative assessment", is used to aid learning. In an educational setting, formative assessment might be a teacher (or peer) or the...