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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2006
Pages: 6
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The ITC Guidelines on Computer-Based and Internet-Delivered Testing: Where Do We Go from Here?
Lievens, Filip
International Journal of Testing, v6 n2 p189-194 2006
The International Test Commission's (this issue) Guidelines on Computer-Based and Internet-Delivered Testing constitute a comprehensive and excellent set of internationally agreed guidelines. This article looks forward and discusses what should be done to ensure that these guidelines will be used in educational, clinical, and organizational testing practice. Specifically, 4 recommendations are made. First, an abridged version that outlines the major issues for test-takers to attend to when completing a computer-based or Internet-delivered test should be constructed. Second, the practicality of the guidelines should be increased by regularly updating them, by consistently mentioning the statistical approaches for examining adherence to them, and by using them as a starting point for constructing formal standards. Third, one should not only use the traditional rational and technical way to persuade the relevant stakeholders to use the guidelines; one might also experiment with persuasion on the basis of short, "vivid," and more comprehensible information (e.g., anecdotes or case studies). Fourth, some kind of premium might be given to test publishers, test developers, and test users who follow the guidelines (e.g., by placing certificates on their Web site or by listing the "10 Best Test Publishers").
Descriptors: Professional Associations, Computer Assisted Testing, Internet, Guidelines, Test Construction, Standards, Test Use, Global Approach
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