Criterion-Referenced Test Development: Technical and Legal Guidelines for Corporate Training. Religion and Spirituality in the Modern World.

by Sharon Shrock, William C. Coscarelli

"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, a score reporting, as well as the legal and liability issues surrounding testing. New revisions 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. Order the third edition of this classic and comprehensive reference guide to the theory and practice of organizational tests today.

493 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 21, 2007

Reviews

[Joy · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an excellent, practical, and thorough guide to developing tests that reliably measure employee competence. It also provides information about how to write good assessments and the relationship between objectives and assessment strategy. The end of the book gets pretty technical, covering areas such as statistically determining a cut-off score and designing parallel exams of similar difficulty. That said, these techniques are essential for industries delivering exams that need to be legally defensible. If anyone asked me a question about this, I'd send them here first. Great resource.