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FastTEST Professional Testing System

FastTEST Professional Testing System, Version 2.3 ASC has recently released FastTEST Web, a comprehensive internet-based system for item banking, test assembly, and online test delivery. Create banks and tests from anywhere, at any time, with any number of users, from Macs or PCs. Print your tests or deliver them through the Web. Visit our FastTEST Web site for complete information and a free 30-day trial. Sections FastTEST Pro Packages and Components      Test Development Package w/Utility Programs      Session Distribution Package      Item and Test Analysis Package FastTEST PRO Package and License Options Download Fully Functional 30-Day Trial Related Info Creating an Adaptive Test (CAT) in FastTEST Pro A Sample CAT Report The FastTEST Professional Testing System is a complete testing environment that allows you to: create tests, questionnaires and surveys; deliver them via computer or paper and pencil; analyze the results FastTEST Pro is designed to meet the needs of organizations that need to administer secure computerized tests in one or more specific locations, such as universities, school districts, and governmental agencies. Tests can be administered on one computer, a number of computers (networked or independent), or even from a USB flash drive. Tests can be constructed with several approaches, including: Conventional tests—fixed form or randomized Computerized adaptive tests (CAT) based on item response theory (IRT) Branched tests using correct/incorrect or option branching FastTEST Pro 2.3 is based on the powerful item banking capabilities of the FastTEST 2.0 Test Development System, and includes options for utilizing: Conventional multiple-choice items True-false items Rating scale items Testlets (such as a reading passage with five questions) Multiple audios, videos, graphics, and pop-ups Multi-windowed screens Screen “hotspots.” With its capability of delivering computerized adaptive tests (CATs) based on item response theory, combined with a host of other advanced features, FastTEST Pro 2.3 is the most sophisticated Windows-based testing system available. It has nearly 30 years of development behind it, dating back to the DOS-based MICROCAT testing system. New Features in Version 2.3 Data logging: When building a test session for delivery, there is now an option to have examinee response data immediately logged to a text file, one line per examinee. Item timing: FastTEST Pro now allows you to implement a maximum time for each item. Score free-response items: FastTEST Pro now allows you to immediately score free-response items by assigning score values (e.g., 1) to a list of responses that you create. Item scores can be different for each correct answer that you specify. Special items report: The Special Items Report is designed for a proctor to view an examinee’s responses to selected responses to selected items in a test following its completion. Score conversion module: The Score Conversion Module allows you to take any score from any module prior to it in a Test Session and convert via percentiles, classifications, or a linear transformation. The converted scores can then be used in Custom Reports. Data extraction from Master Data Files: FastTEST Pro can aggregate your data files from a session into a Master Data File for any number of testing stations and prepare the data that you select for analysis. Module timing: Timing can now be implemented on specific modules in a test session and turned off for other modules. Continuous item numbering: If a test session contains more than one module with test items, the numbering sequence displayed to candidates can now be linked to be continuous. Test Administration Options:In addition to selecting a Test Session for each examinee, you can now administer tests in Session Mode and Continuous Mode. FastTEST Pro Packages The complete FastTEST Pro system (Version 2.3) consists of these packages: A. Test Development Package – Used to bank items, set up tests, and deliver tests on a single computer. The Test Development Package includes the four main components that comprise the main FastTEST Pro installation and work in combination to help you create a wide range of electronic tests (E-Tests). Item Banker - The powerful FastTEST item banker is hierarchically structured to allow you to construct banks to reflect the blueprints of your curriculum or testing domains. Please see FastTEST 2.0 for more information on FastTEST Pro's extensive item banking capabilities. The structure can be up to 12 levels deep, and items can be created at any level of the structure. For each item there are options for scoring and branching searchable fields for keywords and item statistics (conventional and IRT) other fields for useful item information, such as Angoff ratings E-test items can accept examinee responses using highlighted fields, checkboxes or radio buttons, or free-response text boxes. All examinee response options can be placed anywhere on the screen, allowing complete flexibility. Or answers can be accepted in a Response Panel at the bottom of the item screen. Test Assembly - This component provides several efficient ways for you to select the items in your test. Once you have selected your items, they are easily re-ordered (or automatically scrambled) to create your final test. With electronic testing, you can also present each examinee with a unique, randomly scrambled test. Search by various combinations of item statistics and keywords Browse to add single items or entire subfolders Randomly select from any part of the bank Examine the test information function as the test is assembled E-Test Session Creation: FastTEST Pro is designed to make sophisticated test design simple and accessible. Tests are easily assembled for delivery as a “test session” that includes different session modules for instructions, test questions, reviewing, score reports, and score conversions. Instruction Modules are used to introduce examinees to Test, Review and Report modules. Like Test Modules, they can include branching, audios, and videos, as well as popups. Test Modules Test Modules deliver and score tests, questionnaires, and surveys. You can have as many Test Modules as you like in a Test Session, each with its own scores. Each test can have its own time limit and each can be a different kind of test – conventional, random, branched, or adaptive. Conventional tests can be fixed-form, randomized, or branching. Adaptive test (CATs) can be configured in a number of ways, including fixed-length tests, mastery/classification tests, or variable-length tests designed to measure all examinees to the same level of precision. Review Modules (optional). They allow your examinees to review and change any test they completed earlier in a Test Session. Each Review Module can have its own time limit and can compute new scores that you select. Report Modules (optional). Reports can be (1) displayed on-screen to the examinee and/or the proctor, (2) printed, or (3) saved to a file. Types of reports available: Complete Item-by-Item Report – This detailed report lists the item identifiers, item response, and item score for each item in a test. For an IRT-based CAT, this report also includes a graphical portrayal of the examinee’s progress through the CAT. (Sample item-by-item report for a CAT). Custom Report – FastTEST Pro allows you to design custom reports to include any combination of scores from any Test or Review Module presented before it in a Test Session. (Sample Custom Report). Special Items Report – This report allows a proctor to view an examinee’s responses to selected responses to selected items in a test following its completion. Score Conversion Modules (optional). The score conversion module allows you to convert raw scores to scaled scores within a test session. Test Administration - This component securely delivers your E-test sessions. A "menu" of tests can be available from which a proctor selects the appropriate test for each examinee. You can also you can have the examinee select the appropriate Test Session, or you set up a Test Session on a given testing station to run continuously for a series of examinees. Other than entering their name or I.D. number, no keyboarding is required of the examinee – all examinee responses use the mouse (unless, of course, you are collecting open-ended or constructed responses). Optional on-screen reports of test results are available at any point in a Test Session for the examinee and/or the proctor Tests can be interrupted by the proctor to suspend, restart, or terminate the test. The administration module creates a detailed data file for each test given to each examinee, which provides extensive data for research and/or applied purposes. Additional Utilities - In addition to these four main components, a number of Utilities are available to: Compact item banks Import item text from word processing files Import items and tests from earlier versions of both FastTEST and FastTEST Pro Move banks and tests from one workspace to another Extract item and test-level data from examinee data files and prepare it for analysis by the Item and Test Analysis Package or other statistical software. Import item statistical data into the item bank for later use in test assembly. B. The Session Distribution Package (optional) – Delivers tests across multiple computers. The Session Distribution Package (optional) includes software to easily deliver your tests to any number of testing stations. Using this package you are able to: Create test session packages that can be installed through a network onto network testing stations, or on standalone testing stations (using removable media (CD, USB flash drive/memory stick, Zip cartridge), or distributed by email or Web download). Install test session packages on network or standalone testing stations. Deliver tests to examinees on demand. Collect examinee data files from testing stations, either through a network or using an external medium (e.g., CD, USB flash drive). Copy the collected data files to master data files on the main FastTEST Pro installation for analysis by the Item and Test Analysis Package or other statistical software. Testing Station Licenses permit the user to distribute any number of tests to a specified maximum number of standalone or networked testing stations within the user’s organization. This license does not permit the distribution of tests outside of the user’s organization nor the distribution of tests for a fee; a Test Publication License is required for either of these applications. C. The Item and Test Analysis Package (optional) – A comprehensive toolbox for psychometric analyses needed to support test development. The Item and Test Analysis Package (optional) includes software to analyze test data formatted by the Data Extraction Utility of the Test Development Package and analyze it by: ITEMAN 3.6: Classical test theory item and test analysis for objective tests and rating scale data. RASCAL: Rasch model item response theory item and test analysis for dichotomously scored (correct/incorrect) test items. XCALIBRE: 2- and 3- parameter item response theory analysis for dichotomously scored (e.g., correct/incorrect) test items. Also included in this package are the following three programs: TESTINFO: Computes test information from IRT item parameters and permits the evaluation of the potential usefulness of adaptive administration of a test. SCOREALL: Computes IRT-based trait estimates from conventionally administered tests. Downloads FastTEST Professional 30-day Trial Copy System Requirements: Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, Windows 7 Note: To run installer on Windows Vista or Windows 7, right click installer and select 'Run As Administrator.' Not sure if FastTEST Pro is just what you need? Try it out! Download a fully functional 30-day copy of the Test Development Package, no strings attached. With it you may create item banks, E-test sessions or printed tests, and administer test sessions on a single computer for a month. If you decide to purchase FastTEST Pro, just e-mail or fax us the unlock codes and payment information; as soon as you receive our reply, you can unlock the software already on your computer without having to re-install FastTEST Pro and re-do all your work! This download includes the complete 200+ page PDF manual. More Information on the Trial Copy - Please Read Before Downloading Download FastTEST Professional - Version 2.3.0 (14.7 MB) FastTEST Professional 2.0 PDF Manual Want to learn more without diving in right away? This is the complete manual that ships with FastTEST Pro. Download it and you’ll see just how powerful FastTEST Pro is, and how easy it is to use! FastTEST Professional 2.3 Manual (PDF) (4.33 MB, zipped) FastTEST Pro Version 2.3 License Plans and Prices FastTEST Pro license plans are flexibly designed to reflect the fact that different users need different packages. Prices also depend on an organization's or user's status. Academic discounts are provided to accredited non-profit schools, colleges, and universities. Government discounts are applied to units or agencies of national, state, or local governments. For all other organizations, "Commercial" pricing rates are applied. Complete System Package This plan allows you to develop Test Sessions on a single computer, distribute those Test Sessions to a specified number of testing stations, then collect and analyze results on a single computer. A single-computer license for the Test Development Package A single-computer license for the Item and Test Analysis Package A single-computer license for the Session Distribution Package Option 1: Testing Station Licenses for a maximum of 25 testing stations Commercial: $4,824 Academic/Government: $3,199 Option 2: Testing Station Licences for a maximum of 10 testing stations Commercial:) $3,999 Academic/Government: $2,499 Other Options: Testing Station Licenses are available for test delivery on a larger or smaller number of testing stations. Please contact us for configurations not shown 12 months (from purchase date) of technical support and upgrades. Multiple-User and Network Licenses for the Test Development Package, the Session Distribution Package, and the Item and Test Analysis Package are available at discounted prices. Please contact us for more information on the pricing structure. Basic Package This package allows you to develop and administer Test Sessions on a single computer, and to analyze test data. A single-computer license for the Test Development Package A single-computer license for the Item and Test Analysis Package 12 months (from purchase date) of technical support and upgrades. Commercial: $2,949 Academic/Government: $1,999 The Session Distribution Package and Testing Station Licenses can be added at a later date at then-current prices. Additional licenses for the Test Development and/or Item and Test Analysis Packages can be added at a later date at then-current prices. Test Development Package This package allows you to develop and administer Test Sessions on a single computer A single-computer license for the Test Development Package 12 months (from purchase date) of technical support and upgrades. Commercial: $1,999 Academic/Government: $1,399 The Session Distribution Package and Testing Station Licenses can be added at a later date at then-current prices. Additional licenses for the Test Development and/or Item and Test Analysis Packages can be added at a later date at then-current prices. Session Distribution Package (add-on package to the Basic Package) This plan allows Test Sessions developed by the Test Development Package to be installed on and delivered by independent or networked testing stations. This package is available as an add-on package to the Test Development Package. It includes two components: a single-user Session Distribution Package software license and a specified number of Testing Station Licenses. Session Distribution Package Software, single user Commercial: $375 Academic/Government: $249 Multiple-user licenses are available at discounted rates. Please contact us for more information on the pricing structure. Testing Station Licenses for a specified number of testing stations. Commercial Testing Station Licenses begin at $75 per computer and are discounted for more than 10 testing stations. Please contact us for more information on the pricing structure. Academic Testing Station Licenses begin at $50 per computer and are discounted for more than 10 testing stations. Please contact us for more information on the pricing structure. Summary of Packages and Plans Plan Packages Test Development Session Distribution (for multiple computers) Item and Test Analysis Complete System Yes Yes Yes Single Computer Delivery and Analysis Yes   Yes Single Computer Delivery with Session Distribution Add-On Yes Yes   Single Computer Delivery Yes     Other License Configurations Available by Quotation Network licenses of various types and sizes. Department, building, multi-building, and organization-wide licenses. Academic Test Publication License. This license allows academic organizations to create tests in FastTEST Pro and distribute those tests on an unlimited number of computers, either within the organization or outside of it (e.g., for Distance Education) when the tests are used on a fee-per-test basis or as part of a package that is sold for a fee. This license is a royalty-based license. Please contact us for rates. Commercial Test Publication License. This license allows non-academic organizations to create tests in FastTEST Pro and distribute them outside the user's organization for a per-test fee or as part of a package that is sold for a fee. This license is a royalty-based license. Please contact us for rates. Don't see the configuration that you need or have other questions? Please contact us us with your questions. Additional Information FastTEST Pro Support Page The current version of FastTEST Pro is Version 2.3.0, released on December 19, 2008. System Requirements: Windows 95, 98, NT, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, Window 7 For the latest upgrades or detailed version number information, please visit our FastTEST Pro Support Page. Upgrades from earlier versions of FastTEST Pro 2 are free for registered users. FastTEST Pro Questions Don't see the configuration that you need or have other questions? Please contact us us with your questions. Using FastTEST Pro for CAT If you are planning to use FastTEST Pro for CAT, you should consider our companion program POSTSIM 2.0 for Windows. POSTSIM implements post-hoc simulations that allow you to pretest various combinations of CAT parameters on any item bank for which you have estimated item parameters using dichotomous IRT methods. This is an important step prior to the release of an operational CAT to determine that your live CAT will be both effective and efficient. Additionally, the following books might also be helpful: Books on Computerized and Adaptive Testing Computerized Adaptive Testing: A Primer Computerized Adaptive Testing: Theory and Practice Contributions to the Theory and Practice of Computerized Adaptive Testing Innovations in Computerized Assessment Practical Considerations in Computer-Based Testing For further information and resources on CAT, please visit CAT Central. Order Options and Details   Software Package Please Select Software Package FastTEST Pro Basic Package - Academic/Government FastTEST Pro Basic Package - Commercial FastTEST Pro Complete Package - Academic/Government - 10 Testing Stations FastTEST Pro Complete Package - Academic/Government - 25 Testing Stations FastTEST Pro Complete Package - Commercial - 10 Testing Stations FastTEST Pro Complete Package - Commercial - 25 Testing Stations FastTEST Pro Test Development Package - Academic/Government FastTEST Pro Test Development Package - Commercial FastTEST Pro Testing Station Licenses - Academic/Government FastTEST Pro Testing Station Licenses - Commercial FastTEST Pro Session Distribution Package - Academic/Government FastTEST Pro Session Distribution Package - Commercial Quantity 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 Weight 3.00 lbs Price: $0.00 If you see this message it means that your browser doesn't support Javascript or it is disabled. 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