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Test Development : Fundamentals for Certification and Evaluation / Melissa Fein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fein, Melissa, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Educational tests and measurements--Design and construction--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Educational tests and measurements.
- Examinations--Design and construction--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Examinations.
- Instructional systems--Design--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Instructional systems.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (227 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Alexandria, VA : ASTD Press, [2012]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Test Development: Fundamentals for Certification and Evaluation provides practical guidelines for the classical approach to test development - specifically for certification and credentialing. Most of the existing high-quality books on the topic of criterion-referenced test (CRT) development are written for professional statisticians and psychometricians. And the books written for the general reader tend to lack accurate, user-friendly coverage of some of the most critical topics. This book serves as an accessible resource on test development that does not require any technical background or expertise. Part I, Conceptual Principles, covers the process of CRT development in narrative form. Some of the topics covered include: defining content domain as related to job analysis and assessment objectives item writing and scoring understanding validity and reliability conducting item analysis defining and differentiating the major standard setting method preparing for and understanding issues with test administration. Part II, the Technical Appendix, contains the computational instructions and supplementary background material. This do-it-yourself manual is a valuable resource for training program developers, credential program developers, as well as other relevant human resources personnel and upper management who need to be on board for change management related to testing programs.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Copyright
- Content
- Preface
- Part I: Conceptual Principles
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Credentialing
- Chapter 3: Evaluation &
- CRT Development
- Chapter 4: Approaches to Test Development
- Chapter 5: Defining Content Domain (Part I)-Job Analysis
- Chapter 6: Defining Content Domain (Part II)- Assessment Objectives and the Table of Specifications
- Chapter 7: Item Writing and Scoring
- Chapter 8: Validity
- Chapter 9: Reliability
- Chapter 10: Item Analysis
- Chapter 11: Standard Setting
- Chapter 12: Test Administration Issues
- Chapter 13: A Conclusion of Caveats
- Part II: Technical Appendix
- Chapter 14: Levels of Measurement
- Chapter 15: Mathematical Tools and Microsoft Excel
- Chapter 16: Classical Item Analysis
- Chapter 17: Reliability
- Chapter 18: Standard Error of Measurement (SEM)
- Chapter 19: Validity
- Chapter 20: Scaled Scores
- Chapter 21: Standard Setting
- Chapter 22: Job Analysis
- Overview of the Criterion-Referenced Test (CRT) Development Process
- Publisher's Note
- About the Author
- Index.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Digitized and made available by: Books24x7.com.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-60728-676-9
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