Spotlight:  Fayetteville State
Interactive Electronic Testing

Teacher education majors at Fayetteville State University in 
Fayetteville, North Carolina, are participating in the 
"Interactive Electronic Test Preparation Program" in the School of 
Education. This initiative provides students with interactive 
learning activities and discussions that will improve their test-
taking abilities. The test item bank is designed to take them from 
preparing and studying for a test through the actual skills and 
techniques required to successfully take three to five of the most 
popular tests.

The School of Education at Fayetteville State University has the 
responsibility of preparing students for the National Teachers 
Examination (NTE). The program is adopting a new policy in which 
students will be required to use new technologies. The School of 
Education has developed an Education Simulations course that would 
allow for the future preparation of teachers in their respective 
areas.

Students preparing for the NTE are also encouraged to participate 
in a series of classroom workshops in which modules have been 
developed for both the Core Battery and the Specialty Areas of the 
exam.  Classroom workshops are scheduled prior to the electronic 
test in order to review and enhance the skills that students have 
acquired. Teacher Education majors must successfully pass the 
General Knowledge and Communication Skills areas of the NTE before 
they can be admitted to the Teacher Education Program. 
Certification in North Carolina requires that their scores on the 
Professional Knowledge test and the Specialty Area test are 
acceptable.

The interactive electronic test was generated with IBM's Teacher 
Quiz Designer software and is used to generate, score, and analyze 
tests. Using a networked version of this software has enhanced the 
quality and reliability of teacher-made tests and the practice NTE 
test item bank.

With the test item bank, students can take tests for various 
courses at their convenience.  The test item bank has proven to be 
beneficial in helping students improve their overall performance 
in the classroom and on the NTE. Interactive electronic testing 
has allowed students to expand their thinking, improve their 
performance, learn at their own pace, receive immediate feedback, 
and extend the classroom to another dimension.

For more information, contact:
Annette C. Billie
School of Education
Fayetteville State University
1200 Murchison Road
Fayetteville, North Carolina  28301
(919)486-1772
Internet: abillie@hazel.fsufay.edu




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