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Haynes, Billie – 1985
Administering a large scale licensing examination program presents both technical and non-technical challenges. Five major areas are discussed in this paper: (1) ensuring test validity in relation to occupational entry standards; (2) developing test items from valid examination specifications; (3) establishing legally defensible passing scores;…
Descriptors: Certification, Cutting Scores, Occupational Tests, Program Implementation
Download full textElliot, Scott M.; And Others – 1988
The process used by the Texas Education Agency to update public school teacher certification tests in a statewide program in Texas is described. The testing program implemented is called the Examination for the Certification of Educators in Texas. After a policy review, advisory committees for 63 test areas prepared content frameworks, created…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Item Banks, Licensing Examinations (Professions)
