Criterion-referenced Test Development is a details and comprehensive reference guide to the theory and practice of organizational tests. Designed specifically for training professionals who need to better understand how to develop criterion-referenced test, this book offers step-by-step guidance for dealing with crucial decision such as how to make and defend assessment decisions, how to show that those graduates certified as "masters" are truly masters, and how to administer accurate pilot tests. This valuable resource covers: basic philosophies of testing; methods of test interpretation; test construction; test validation; and test adminstration.
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This is the third edition of the classic and comprehensive reference guide to the theory and practice of competency testing in organizations and professions. Criterion-Referenced Test Development has been thoroughly revised and updated to address the most recent issues in certification and qualification testing.
Criterion-Referenced Test Development is designed specifically for training professionals who need to better understand how to develop criterion-referenced tests (CRTs). This important resource offers step-by-step guidance for how to make and defend Level 2 testing decisions, how to write test questions and performance scales that match jobs, and how to show that those certified as "masters" are truly masters. A comprehensive guide to the development and use of CRTs, the book provides information about a variety of topics, including different methods of test interpretations, test construction, item formats, test scoring, reliability and validation methods, test administration, and score reporting, as well as the legal and liability issues surrounding testing. New revisions include:
- Illustrative real-world examples
Issues of test security
Advice on the use of test creation software
Expanded sections on performance testing
Single administration techniques for calculating reliability
Updated legal and compliance guidelines
The authors have created a very accessible guide with information that is easily grasped and implemented. In addition, the book is filled with relevant exercises that require active responses and reinforce mastery of the principles and procedures. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
About the Author
Sharon Shrock, Associate Professor at Southern Illinois Univeristy and William Coscarelli, Professor at Southern Illinois University, are both internationally recognized experts in criterion-referenced testing.
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A Must Have for Anyone Who Measures Training Effectiveness!,
This review is from: Criterion-Referenced Test Development 2nd Edition (Paperback)
Do you conduct training in the workplace? Do you measure the training's effectiveness using testing? Do you design certication exams? If so, this is the book for you!Criterion-Referenced Tests (CRTs), unlike the similarly complicated sounding Norm-Referenced Tests (NRTs), are used to measure individual competencies in skills or knowledge objectives. That is, they're used to determine whether a person "makes the cut" or doesn't. Individual's are not ranked against each other in a CRT exam, and there is no limit to the number of individuals who can succeed or fail. This type of exam is particularly well-suited to measure the learning (at Kirkpatrick's Level II) that took place during training. All of this is eplored in a straightfoward manner as you are stepped through the entire process of designing competancy exams, including the statistics you need with plenty of examples. We used to pay lip-service to seeing what our trainees had learned in our professional classes - now we quantify it precisely using this text.
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exponential smoothing, measurable criteria, test security plan, initial test pilot, calculating phi, proficiency committee, phi calculation, distractor pattern, memorization level, passing ratio, two test administrations, equivalence reliability, pair judge, cognitive items, agreement coefficient, calculating kappa, mastery status, highest selection rate, test development process, difficulty index, phi matrix, item analysis procedures, item statistics, kappa coefficient, data forensics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uniform Guidelines, Miss Godwin, Bloom's Taxonomy, Non-master Non-master Non-master, Certification Suite, Contrasting Groups, Non-Master Master Master Judge, Bloom Level, Master Non-Master Judge, Duke Power Company, Supreme Court, Master Non-Master Master, Caveon Test Security, Component Design Theory, Test Administration Non-Master, Domain Related, Moving Average, Phase One, Steps Standards Materials, Disabilities Act, Required Knowledge, Western Civ, United States, Employee Selection, Josephson Institute Browse Sample Pages:
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exponential smoothing, measurable criteria, test security plan, initial test pilot, calculating phi, proficiency committee, phi calculation, distractor pattern, memorization level, passing ratio, two test administrations, equivalence reliability, pair judge, cognitive items, agreement coefficient, calculating kappa, mastery status, highest selection rate, test development process, difficulty index, phi matrix, item analysis procedures, item statistics, kappa coefficient, data forensics Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Uniform Guidelines, Miss Godwin, Bloom's Taxonomy, Non-master Non-master Non-master, Certification Suite, Contrasting Groups, Non-Master Master Master Judge, Bloom Level, Master Non-Master Judge, Duke Power Company, Supreme Court, Master Non-Master Master, Caveon Test Security, Component Design Theory, Test Administration Non-Master, Domain Related, Moving Average, Phase One, Steps Standards Materials, Disabilities Act, Required Knowledge, Western Civ, United States, Employee Selection, Josephson Institute Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Surprise Me!
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