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Latest Executable (with bug fixes) for FastTEST Professional 2.3

Be sure to check with here periodically for the latest release of FastTEST Professional 2.3 with updates and bug fixes to the executable file.

Date File Version Details
12/01/2006 2.0.0
Initial Release
 
12/13/2006 2.0.1
Bug fix update
  1. Routines in the Copy Data.utility on standalone testing stations were fixed to properly copy raw data files into a single file for a test session.
  2. Testing station Packages will now include the CopyData program (FTP20SACD.exe).
  3. The option to "Print/Save Selected Fields For Test..." under the "Tests" menu works better now.
  4. An "I/O error 102" that occurred when trying to define a multimedia file hotspot has been corrected.
  5. The multimedia access counter now increments when administering a test session.
  6. PX entries in rawfiles should now have a valid filename reference.
  7. When creating a session package, the screen used to select the session to package will now close on "Open" or "Cancel".

02/07/2007 2.1.0.1
Feature Release and Bug Fix Update:
  1. Added: Feature to aggregate raw data created from administering sessions inside FastTEST Pro 2.0 into cumulated data files, accessible via Session Data tab or Session Data submenu in E-Tests menu.
  2. Added: Feature to aggregate cumulated data from sessions administered inside FTPro 2.0 and from StandAlone admin program into master data files, accessible via Session Data tab or Session Data submenu in E-Tests menu.
  3. Added: Test Station ID will now be asked for in StandAlone admin program, if needed.
  4. Changed: Session and Module name entry fields do not allow Windows special characters ('"', '<', '>', '?', '*', ':', '/', '\', '|').
  5. Changed: Edit boxes within items do not allow quotation marks (the “ character).
  6. Changed: Edit box options limit Examinee Name and ID fields to 50 characters.
  7. Changed: New sessions will now show up on the sessions ready for administration if they are deemed as runnable.
  8. Fixed: Adminstration forms not allowed to be moved or resized.
  9. Fixed: Hanging problem within administration program when processing a report module.
  10. Fixed: Item Counter on administration form now decrements properly on item review.
  11. Fixed: Next arrow now operates properly on items with response branching, within item preview.
  12. Fixed: Popup multimedia hotspots – the item containing the link will now display before the popup.
  13. Fixed: StandAlone admin program to properly handle MultiMedia filenames.
  14. Fixed: Retrieving current item ID with branching items during session administration.
  15. Fixed: Instruction Module preview not enabling the next arrow unless an Examinee Name or ID field existed in the first item.
  16. Fixed: Conditions by which a Report module is marked as “runnable”. For Item-by-Item reports, a module name and ID must exist. For Custom reports, the score placeholders need to be defined.

04/19/2007 2.1.1
Feature Release & Bug Fix Update:
  1. Fixed a problem with scrollbars not working during session administration, when the option to get responses via the response panel.
  2. Changed the way the number of responses is obtained during session administration time. This should correct a problem in the rawfile where “number of answers” (was being set to 0 (NA=0).
  3. Changed the session packaging routine to calculate the segment size prior to creating the package. It was previously set to 10Mb, which apparently was too low.
  4. Added scrollbar support to report modules. Previously, reports that were too long to be displayed couldn’t be scrolled.
  5. Changed information table creation functions to create the table the first time a session is run, then retrieved from a saved file for each successive run of that session. Previously, the table was created each time a session was run, which was slow for large tables.
  6. Fixed problem with examinee being able to access the timer hide/unhide control.
  7. Fixed problem where a review module of a previous test didn’t work if those two modules were seperated by 1 or more other modules.
  8. Changed report module to include the source test module results as part of a review module report.
  9. Fixed proctor option "jump to another module option". This option wasn’t setting some of the session administration environment variables properly, causing some runtime failures.
  10. Put a check in the session administration program to catch non-existent report targets, and display an error message.
  11. Added a function to the standalone administration package to create session reports of already completed test sessions. This is the “View Session Results” function on the menu.
  12. Fixed some problems with item numbers not displaying properly at session administration time.
  13. Fixed a problem with review module: previously, item ids were shown in the “items to be reviewed” list. Now the list the sequence number from when the item was originally administered.
  14. Expanded support for MDAC components
  15. Clarified language in Session Data Utilities. Changes include:
    • Aggregate Raw Data -> Consolidate Raw Data.
    • Aggregate Cumulated Data -> Add to Master Data.
    • CUMULATED directory in application folder -> CONSOLIDATED.

12/19/2008 2.3.0
Feature Release & Bug Fix Update:
  1. Added options to item definition for adding scoreable free responses.
  2. Added item options for an item time limit, as well as whether the test can continue until the item timer expires.
  3. Added a new module type - Score Conversion. This module allows the user to convert an existing score by either a table lookup, or by a linear score conversion.
  4. Added options to the review, report, and score conversion module types to turn the session timer on or off while administering those module types.
  5. Added options to the test module type for item timing. These options include display of the item timer, and allowing the user to define a message to display to the examinee should the timer expire.
  6. Changes to the session options to allow for the creation of a session "log file". The log file contains information about the examinee, session start and end dates/times, and scores of each of the instructional and test modules.
  7. Added options to the instructional and test module types to allow the user to add data to the session log file.
  8. Added functions for data extraction from master data file. Extracted data can be saved to multiple formats. These include CSV, tab-delimited, ITAP, and custom-delimited.
  9. Added two new test adminsration options to the standalone test administration program: session mode and continuous mode.
  10. Minor UI updates and fixes.

Note: This executable will not run on its own. Download only if you have downloaded and installed FastTEST Professional 2.0 from a previous setup package and your file version is lower than the one offered here. Check the "About" box in FastTEST Professional 2.0 to find the file version, or use Windows explorer (right-click, choose properties, then look at the "Version" tab) to find out what version you have.

To use, unzip the following file to the installation directory of FastTEST Professional 2.0 and overwrite the old files with the new files contained in the zip file.

FastTEST Professional Version 2.3.0 (Executables Only), also includes the latest manual (9.31 MB zipped)

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Source: Assessment Systems Corporation technical support