Workshop 2
Evaluating Test Quality as Users and Writing Manuals as Authors: Two Sides of a Coin
Kurt F. Geisinger
Buros Center for Testing
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA
Abstract
This workshop is aimed at two audiences: test developers and test users. Test developers need to provide potential users with specific information so that these individuals can decide if the characteristics of the test meet their needs. Similarly, test users must look for answers to specific questions when deciding on the tests to use. These questions include intended uses of the measure, test development procedures including fairness procedures and analyses, reliability and validity evidence, the availability of norms and other scoring concerns, whether multiple forms have been developed and equated, the skills needed for test administration and score interpretation, whether the test is available in different languages (and how such new forms were developed), and whether it is appropriate for individuals with disabilities. What information needs to be made available and what may be left confidential, and where to find this information will also be discussed. |