The current state of psychological and educational testing and assessment in Indonesia

Chair

Urip PURWONO (Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia)

Symposium Abstract

This symposium displays the recent development, current practices, and research in the use and development of psychological and educational testing in Indonesia. The expectation is that participants will have an updated perspective on the landscape of testing in the developing countries such as Indonesia where, in one hand, the number of scholars with adequate background training in psychometrics, test and measurement are limited and, on the other hand, the challenges and work to be done are abundant. The symposium is also aimed at getting thoughtful ideas from the participants. The papers presented in this symposium includes: (1) Mathematics Test Equating under the Graded Response Model; (2) Development and Preliminary Validation of Musical Ability Assessment System; (3) How is IRT applied in personality tests?: A study using Indonesian sample; (4) Improving Students Achievement, Learning Responsibility, and Learning Behavior in Mathematics using Assessment for Learning Model; (5) A closer look at the Indonesia’s National Exam Program; and (6) The Uses of Tests in Psychological Practices and Research in Indonesia. Overall, the paper presented will represent (a) the common practices of making assessment instruments available in Indonesian language; (b) the use of test in the common psychological practices and research in Indonesia; (c) current advances in measurement research; and (d) attempts to make a commonly individually administered test available for a large testing program as well as the current trend of collaboration between psychometrician and practitioners as well as researchers in the area beyond psychology and education in Indonesia.