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Apparatus for conducting a test
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Inventors: Cadman, Mark; Stankov, Lazar; Dolph, Bradley;
Assignee: Lewis Cadman Consulting Pty Ltd. (Surry Hills, AU)
Primary Examiner: Cheng; Joe H.
Assistant Examiner: Sotomayor; John
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Volentine Francos, PLLC
There is disclosed an apparatus in the form of a personal computer (1) for conducting a test on a candidate. The computer includes a desktop unit (2) which houses a motherboard, one or more CPU's and any necessary peripheral drivers and/or network cards, none of which are explicitly shown. Computer (1) also includes first means in the form of a screen (3) for presenting a series of questions to the candidate. Also provided are second means in the form of a keyboard (4) for obtaining from the candidate an answer to each of the questions. The CPU included within computer (1) includes timer means which, in this case, is utilised for determining the time taken for the candidate to answer each of the questions. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
An apparatus for conducting a test on a candidate, the apparatus comprising: first means for presenting a series of questions to the candidate; second means for obtaining from the candidate an answer to each of the questions; third means for obtaining from the candidate an indication of their confidence by allowing the candidate to nominate one of a plurality of confidence bands which best corresponds with their confidence that any one or more of the answers were correct; and a timer which measures the time taken for the candidate to answer the questions.
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The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the timer measures the time taken for the candidate to answer each of the questions.
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The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the third means obtains a confidence indication for each of the questions.
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The apparatus according to claim 2 wherein, once all the answers have been obtained form the candidate, the third means provides an overall confidence indicator for that candidate.
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The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the third means derives the confidence indicator from the indication of confidence provided by the candidate.
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The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the third means derives the confidence indicator from selected ones of the indications of confidence provided by the candidate.
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The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the third means obtains from the candidate an indication of their confidence that selected ones of the answers are correct, where that selected number is less than the number of questions presented to the candidate.
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The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first means sequentially presents the series of questions.
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The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein answers to the questions, once provided by the candidate, can not be changed.
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The apparatus according to claim 1 wherein at least some of the questions are multiple choice, a number of choices being available corresponding to the number of confidence bands
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