Assessing Typographic Knowledge Using Timed Tests

While researchers and instructors of technical and professional communication have embraced the importance of visual communication skills in recent years, little systematic effort has been made to develop assessment instruments that measure visual design skills. This paper presents a project that ex...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on professional communication 2011-06, Vol.54 (2), p.105-121
Main Author: Ishizaki, S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ability tests
Assessment
Assessments
Cognition
Complement
design education
Design engineering
document design
Education
Empirical analysis
Exact sciences and technology
General aspects
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
Instructors
Measuring instruments
Projects
Sciences and techniques of general use
Skills
Students
Studies
Technical communication
Test methods
Testing
Visual
Visual communication
Visualization
Vocabulary
Writing
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Summary:While researchers and instructors of technical and professional communication have embraced the importance of visual communication skills in recent years, little systematic effort has been made to develop assessment instruments that measure visual design skills. This paper presents a project that examines timed tests as a means of measuring a student's ability to solve design problems. The process and rationale for the test designs and the results of a series of empirical studies are discussed. The results of the studies suggest that timed tests can be a viable complement to the project-oriented assessment approach suggested by prior studies.
ISSN:0361-1434
1558-1500
DOI:10.1109/TPC.2011.2121670