Keynote Address
Recent Developments in International Testing
Fons J. R. van de Vijver
Tilburg University, the Netherlands and North-West University, South Africa
Abstract
Cross-cultural aspects of psychological tests are increasingly important; for example, tests are adapted for use in new settings, assessment is conducted in multicultural groups, and recruitment is more and more done from an international applicant pool. The presentation will describe recent developments in cross-cultural assessment that are relevant for such applications. The topics are:
- beyond emic and etic measurement: toward a balanced treatment of culture in assessment;
- recent developments in test translations and adaptations;
- cultural loadings in assessment;
- recruiting for a global economy;
- bias and invariance testing.
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