Testbank (1.0) User's Manual

This document describes the Testbank program, which is designed to enhance the reliability and efficiency of test development. Testbank accomplishes this goal by maintaining a data base of test items together with reference data for each time the item has been used. A test developer can then query the test database for items that satisfy any number of query parameters. A full range of test editing functions are available to modify and revise the test. Upon completion of a test, the Testbank software will create a ChiWriter document of the test. In order to enhance the reliability of the produced test, the Testbank software will use the reference data from the included items to predict the mean and standard deviation for the produced test.