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Download full textMcLarty, Joyce R. – 1992
The American College Testing Program is developing a new program, Work Keys, a system to develop and assess employability skills. It consists of four components: (1) a systematic process for profiling job skill requirements; (2) assessments that measure learners' job skill levels; (3) procedures and formats for conveying assessment results so they…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Constructed Response, Criterion Referenced Tests, Educational Assessment
Biester, Thomas W. – 1985
This paper presents results of a study examining the relationship between the American Board of Surgery's In-Training Examination and its Qualifying Examination. 1982 Test scores on both examinations of 764 candidates in their fifth year of training as Chief Residents were analyzed. Descriptive statistics, correlations, and standard errors were…
Descriptors: Certification, Correlation, Department Heads, Educational Assessment
Shimberg, Benjamin – 1979
An overview of some recent trends in occupational licensing is described and some of the current problems in licensing and regulation are discussed. Issues which are covered include: the proliferation of occupations which seek licensing and the opposition to these new groups by already established related occupations; the composition of licensing…
Descriptors: Accountability, Certification, Citizen Role, Competence
Bernknopf, Stan; And Others – 1979
The effectiveness of a model for determining a minimal cut-off score for criterion-referenced tests was examined. The model, based upon techniques presented originally by Nedelsky and by Angoff, was first used in conjunction with a multiple choice test developed for use in certifying school counselors in Georgia. A "knowledge estimation panel" was…
Descriptors: Counselor Certification, Court Litigation, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores
Lyons, Thomas J. – 1992
A meta-analysis examines the predictive validity of three methods for evaluating the education and experiences (E&E) of applicants for entry and full-performance level jobs, focusing on federal white-collar jobs. The following are methods of rating education and experience: (1) Point, assigning points to the duration and type of past education…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Background, Employees, Evaluation Methods
Wise, Lauress – 1993
Industrial and organizational psychologists for the Department of Defense have been working for the past 10 years to develop high fidelity measures of job performance for use in validating job selection procedures and standards. Information on developing and scoring performance exercises in the Job Performance Measurement (JPM) Project is…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Evaluation Methods, Generalizability Theory
Hambleton, Ronald K.; Jones, Russell W. – 1992
The purpose of this study was to improve both statistical and judgmental methods for detecting potentially biased test items in an attempt to examine the agreement between the results obtained with these methods. If greater agreement between methods can be achieved, test items can be more effectively screened using judgmental methods prior to…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, American Indians, Anglo Americans, Comparative Analysis
Doyle, Teresa F.; Lin, Thung-Rung – 1991
Supervisory performance appraisals may be of limited utility in the validation of bilingual tests because incumbents are often hired to be the only employee in a unit who possesses the skills necessary to do the job. In an effort to provide criterion-related validity for four equivalent forms of a Spanish/English bilingual test for school district…
Descriptors: Adults, Bilingual Teachers, Bilingualism, English
Steinberg, Wendy J. – 1990
The purpose of this study was to examine the nature and degree of differences in expert versus novice knowledge structures, both before and after training, when judging the similarity of multiple-choice test items within a statistics and test theory (STT) domain. Subjects were employees of the Testing Division of the New York State Department of…
Descriptors: Adults, Cognitive Structures, Comparative Testing, Government Employees
Clawson, Kenneth – 1986
This study examined the relationship between teacher education students' scores on basic skills admission tests and graduating seniors' scores on the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) at Eastern Kentucky University. The 1981-82 basic skills test scores for 262 teacher education students were compared with their NTE scores taken in 1984-85 during…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Communication Skills, Correlation, Higher Education
Archer, Edith L.; Leverette, Harry – 1985
The Functional Academic Skills Tests (FAST) was developed to measure the basic skills of mathematics, reading, and writing in teachers employed by the Houston, Texas, Independent School District. The three content domains were drawn from the Pre-Professional Skills Tests (PPST). These sets of skills, or proficiencies, were amplified by supporting…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Tests
Morrow, Jim M. – 1987
This paper offers some suggestions and cautions concerning the use of the Self-Directed Search (SDS) and the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII). A rationale for separate scoring of interest and ability sections of the SDS is provided, i.e., that correlations between interest and abilities and between abilities and vocational satisfaction…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Interest Inventories, Interrater Reliability, Job Satisfaction
Harnisch, Delwyn L. – 1985
Computer adaptive testing systems are feasible for certification and licensure testing. This is in part due to the availability of extensive yet inexpensive computers. Modern item response theory, combined with computerized adaptive testing, yields a powerful new method of testing which provides greater accuracy and efficiency and less boredom for…
Descriptors: Adaptive Testing, Certification, Computer Assisted Testing, Cost Effectiveness
Williams, E. Belvin – 1979
Issues related to ability testing and affirmative action are discussed, including the fair use of tests in academic and occupational selection, the effects of testing upon the tested individual, and implications of the issues for the major participants. Types and functions of ability tests, both aptitude and achievement, are described. Studies of…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Competitive Selection
Cappelli, Peter – 1991
What can be learned from the experience of analyzing jobs and testing employees in industry that can help advance the goal of assessing and improving college performance is summarized. It is apparent that grades, the traditional way of measuring college performance, do not explain much about one's performance in employment. There are two areas…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Evaluation Methods
