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International Journal of Testing, 2018
The second edition of the International Test Commission Guidelines for Translating and Adapting Tests was prepared between 2005 and 2015 to improve upon the first edition, and to respond to advances in testing technology and practices. The 18 guidelines are organized into six categories to facilitate their use: pre-condition (3), test development…
Descriptors: Translation, Test Construction, Testing, Scoring
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Papageorgiou, Spiros; Choi, Ikkyu – International Journal of Testing, 2018
This study examined whether reporting subscores for groups of items within a test section assessing a second-language modality (specifically reading or listening comprehension) added value from a measurement perspective to the information already provided by the section scores. We analyzed the responses of 116,489 test takers to reading and…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Tests
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Lee, Yi-Hsuan; Zhang, Jinming – International Journal of Testing, 2017
Simulations were conducted to examine the effect of differential item functioning (DIF) on measurement consequences such as total scores, item response theory (IRT) ability estimates, and test reliability in terms of the ratio of true-score variance to observed-score variance and the standard error of estimation for the IRT ability parameter. The…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Test Reliability, Performance, Scores
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Moshinsky, Avital; Ziegler, David; Gafni, Naomi – International Journal of Testing, 2017
Many medical schools have adopted multiple mini-interviews (MMI) as an advanced selection tool. MMIs are expensive and used to test only a few dozen candidates per day, making it infeasible to develop a different test version for each test administration. Therefore, some items are reused both within and across years. This study investigated the…
Descriptors: Interviews, Medical Schools, Test Validity, Test Reliability
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International Journal of Testing, 2019
These guidelines describe considerations relevant to the assessment of test takers in or across countries or regions that are linguistically or culturally diverse. The guidelines were developed by a committee of experts to help inform test developers, psychometricians, test users, and test administrators about fairness issues in support of the…
Descriptors: Test Bias, Student Diversity, Cultural Differences, Language Usage