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10 Steps of Test Development (first 5 in chapter 10)
1) defining the testing universe, audience, and purpose
2) Developing a test plan
3) composing the test items
4) writing the administration instructions
5) conducting the pilot test
issues related to “defining the test purpose”
normative approach vs criterion approach ??
how do we pick which decision to use
normative approach
the scores be used to compare test takers with other test takers
the scores be used to compare test takers with other test takers
normative approach
criterion approach
compare two groups, test used to indicate achievement
compare two groups, test used to indicate achievement
criterion approach
pilot testing
a scientific evaluation of the test’s performance, little experiment before the main one
a scientific evaluation of the test’s performance, little experiment before the main one
pilot testing
What are the step involved in developing a test plan?
defining the testing universe
defining the target audience
defining the test purpose
What characteristics of a test does the test plan specify?
defining the construct to be measured
defining the content to be measured
defining the construct to be measured
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defining the construct to be measured
defining the content to be measured
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defining the content to be measured
objective items: strength/weaknesses
multiple choice: scoring is easy/can guess right (this is offset by having a lot of questions)
true/false: scoring is easy/can guess right
forced-choice: good for personality and attitude tests, good for when the test-taker answers dishonestly/little face validity (no apparent connection with the state purpose of the test)
subjective items: strength/weaknesses
essay questions: have an in-depth response/harder to score
interview questions: wide range of responses/hard to score
response bias
patterns of responding that result in false or misleading information
limit the accuracy and usefulness
social desirability, acquiescence, random responding, faking
patterns of responding that result in false or misleading information
limit the accuracy and usefulness
social desirability, acquiescence, random responding, faking
response bias
social desirability
present in a favorable light
present in a favorable light
social desirability
acquiescence
tendency to agree with ideas presented
tendency to agree with ideas presented
acquiescence
random responding
marking answers randomly
marking answers randomly
random responding