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computer-assisted testing

1. assessment of skills that is given on, or with the support of, a computer. It can assess the ability of an individual (usually a student or an employee) to access specific material using a computer or to interact directly with a computer in order to complete an assessment.

2. any testing that uses a computer. Such testing does not assess computer skills, and no previous computer experience or skills are required.

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March 17th 2025

moving-window technique

moving-window technique

in studies of reading, an experimental technique in which the words on a page are covered up except for a limited number that can be viewed through a “window,” which moves forward through the text at a set rate.