BS 7988:2002 PDF

Summary This British Standard gives recommendations on the use of information technology (IT) to deliver assessments to candidates and to record and score their responses. Its scope is defined in terms of three dimensions: the types of assessment to which it applies, the stages of the assessment “life cycle” to which it applies and this British Standard’s focus on specifically IT aspects. Contents Foreword 1 Scope 2 Normative references 3 Terms and definitions 4 Guiding principles 5 Interface between assessment content and IT delivery 6 IT delivery of assessments - general 7 Software for IT delivery of assessments - navigation and usability issues 8 Instant automated scoring, result determination and feedback 9 Preparation and transmission of assessment content and correct responses 10 Software and procedures for recording and transmission of candidates’ details and responses and for their storage by assessment distributors 11 Provision of instructions and assessment-specific information for assessment centres 12 Provision of information and practice material for candidates 13 Equipment and facilities at assessment centre, including storage of responses 14 Staffing of assessment centre 15 Preparation for the assessment session 16 Conduct of assessment session 17 Procedures relating to emergencies, technical failures and irregularities