Consider When Consider When Talking About Talking About Technical Technical Assessments? Assessments? John M. Townsend John M. Townsend Tennessee Board of Regents Tennessee Board of Regents NACTEI 27 NACTEI 27 th th Annual Conference Annual Conference
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What Should You What Should You Consider When Talking Consider When Talking
About Technical About Technical Assessments?Assessments?
John M. TownsendJohn M. TownsendTennessee Board of RegentsTennessee Board of Regents
ValidityValidity – the degree to – the degree to which certain inferences can which certain inferences can be made from test scores.be made from test scores.
ReliabilityReliability – the degree of – the degree of consistency between two or consistency between two or more measures of the same more measures of the same thing.thing.
Find a good statistician, Find a good statistician, psychometrician or psychometrician or educational psychologist educational psychologist !!
Ethical Issues in TestingEthical Issues in Testing
Code of Fair Testing Code of Fair Testing Practices in EducationPractices in Education
by theby theJoint Committee on Testing Practices,Joint Committee on Testing Practices,
American Educational Research Association, American American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association & Psychological Association &
National Council on Measurement in EducationNational Council on Measurement in Education
Legal IssuesLegal Issues
Accommodations for members of Accommodations for members of special populationsspecial populations
Access to the test-items by Access to the test-items by parents and othersparents and others
Utilization of assessments in Utilization of assessments in relation to passing or graduationrelation to passing or graduation
Development CycleDevelopment Cycle
Competency learning Competency learning outcome developmentoutcome development
Set cut scoresSet cut scoresTest form developmentTest form developmentAssessment administrationAssessment administrationReporting of resultsReporting of results
Contact Information:Contact Information:
Dr. John M. Townsend
Executive Director, Workforce Development
Office of Academic AffairsTennessee Board of Regents
1415 Murfreesboro Pike, Suite 350Nashville, TN 37217