TASKOMAT - EVALUATION OF A COMPUTERIZED TEST BATTERY

A case study on a computerized test battery is presented based on more than a decade of use in military and civil settings. The study sheds light on the general issues associated with computerized testing. The accent is on the contrast between computerized and traditional paper- and-pencil testing. The computerized battery, called Taskomat, is foun ded on concepts arising from human performance theory. The tests of th e battery are described, as well as issues related to the hardware (co st of purchasing, hardware reliability and industrial styling). Criter ia used to evaluate the content of the tests were: reliability, robust ness of effects, uniqueness or newness of abilities relative to paper- and-pencil testing, and validity of these abilities for predicting occ upational success. A conclusion is that a theoretical foundation helps to increase the likelihood of assessing new abilities.