Multiple aptitude testing device with data terminal input

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United States Patent [191 [11] Patent Number: 4,773,860
Gannaway et al. [45] Date of Patent: Sep. 27, 1988
[54] MULTIPLE APTITUDE TESTING DEVICE to the operating mode selector. The test overlays are
WITH DATA TERMINAL INPUT each arranged to be releasably secured to said housing
[75] Inventors: Thomas W. Gannaway, Lower and bear indicia forming a plurality of questions and a
Merion, Pa.; Jeffrey A. Harris, Erial, plurality of possible answers corresponding to the ques
NJ. tions. The overlays additionally comprise coding which
cooperates with input on the housing to specify a set of
[73] Assignee: Jewish Employment and Vocational
correct answers to the questions when the device is in
Service, Philadelphia, Pa.
the testing mode. The housing additionally comprises
[21] Appl. No.: 862,881 plural electrical contacts arranged when actuated by an
[22] Filed: May 13,1986 electrical probe to select a desired answer for each of
the questions and for providing an electrical signal in
[51] Int. Cl.4 .............................................. .. G09B 7/06 dicative thereof. The microprocessor and associated
[52] US. Cl. 434/335; 434/338 circuitry are responsive to the signals for determining
[58] Field of Search ...................... .. 434/335, 338, 339 the degree of correspondence between the answers
[56] References Cited selected and correct answers to the questions to pro
duce scoring information. The data entry overlay de
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
?nes a plurality of alphanumeric characters on the hous
4,166,325 9/ 1979 Weber ............................... .. 434/338 ing and associated with respective ones of the plural '
4,259,788 4/1981 Wilson . 434/338 contacts, whereupon the actuation of each of said
4,522,599 6/1985 Harte ................. .. 434/339 contacts provides an electrical signal indicative of a
4,541,806 9/1985 Zimmerman et al'. 434/338
respective one of the plural alphanumeric characters.
4,557,694 12/1985 Nelson .............................. .. 434/339
The signals representing the alphanumeric characters
Primary Examiner-Leo P. Picard
are provided to the microprocessor and associated cir
Attorney, Agent, or Firm—Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein,
cuitry so that the device can provide output signals
Cohen & Pokotilow
representing selected data which was input during the
[57] ABSTRACT data entry mode as well as the scoring data produced.
These signals are used by an associated printer to print
An electronic testing device comprising a housing, test
overlays, at least one data entry overlay, operating a report based on the test results. An optional computer
mode selector means and a microprocessor and associ or some other peripheral device can also be connected
ated circuitry. The testing device is arranged for either to the device’s output.
a testing mode of operation or a data entry mode of
operation, with either mode being effected in response 15 Claims, 10 Drawing Sheets
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