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Peer reviewedCavanaugh, Sally Hixon – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1991
A lawsuit involving the National Board for Respiratory Therapy illustrates that certification examinations are vulnerable to complaints of discrimination and employers' misuse of test results. The board's five-step process--position-viability study, personnel survey, job analysis, item writing/test development, and criterion-related validity…
Descriptors: Certification, Court Litigation, Culture Fair Tests, Legal Problems
