Evaluation of Test Materials and Procedures
Resources
In Unit 2 you selected one standardized test that has relevancy to your academic and professional goal and focused on the first four elements of the Code for selecting a test. In Unit 5 you focused on the fifth element of the Code which involved analyzing the evidence for technical quality of your selected test.
In Chapters 7 and 8 of your Psychological Testing and Assessment text you have been learning about test utility test development item analysis and using tests in a variety of settings and with a variety of test takers. In this assignment you will apply those concepts to your selected test for the Code’s sixth seventh and eighth elements. The Code (2004) states that test users (6) evaluate representative samples of test questions or practice tests directions answer sheets manuals and score reports before selecting a test; (7) evaluate procedures and materials used by the test developers as well as the resulting test to ensure that potentially offensive content or language is avoided; and (8) select tests with appropriately modified forms or administration procedures for test takes with disabilities who need special accommodations.
For this assignment locate a minimum of five resources (a minimum three peer-reviewed journal articles) pertaining to your test’s construction item development procedures utilized in construction to minimize offensive content and provisions of modifications and accommodations for test takers. You will not be required or need to have a copy of your test to complete this assignment. You may use many different types of references and sources to obtain this information about your test. These references may include journal articles literature reviews Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) reviews reviews and publisher Web sites.
Information gathering and evaluation of these elements may require a keyword search within each relevant review and research article. It may be helpful to do keyword searches within those documents with the following words: format fair fairness bias appropriate accommodations modifications and computer or computer assisted. Subsequently this particular assignment requires a deeper search and provides a broader range of sources to fulfill the minimum references. In almost all cases you will be able to locate some level of information on these elements.
If you are struggling with locating sufficient information about a particular test in regard to an element in this assignment then you will need to cite the references or reviews involved in your search and identify this element as problematic for your selected test as it lacks sufficient documentation in the literature for this code or standard.
Compose your findings into a paper using the following outline (please use these headings):
Title Page (required).
Abstract (optional).
Introduction: Identify the standardized test you selected in Unit 2 and its stated purpose. Test items and format.
Fair and appropriate materials.
Use of technology.
Synthesis of findings.
Conclusions and recommendations.
References (required use current APA format and style).
Additional Requirements
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
Reference
Joint Committee on Testing Practices. (2004). Code of fair testing practices in education. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/science/programs/testing/fair-testing.pdf