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Evers, Arne – International Journal of Testing, 2012
In this article, the characteristics of five test review models are described. The five models are the US review system at the Buros Center for Testing, the German Test Review System of the Committee on Tests, the Brazilian System for the Evaluation of Psychological Tests, the European EFPA Review Model, and the Dutch COTAN Evaluation System for…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Test Reviews, Trend Analysis, International Education
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Robin, Frederic; Sireci, Stephen G.; Hambleton, Ronald K. – International Journal of Testing, 2003
Illustrates how multidimensional scaling (MDS) and differential item functioning (DIF) procedures can be used to evaluate the equivalence of different language versions of an examination. Presents examples of structural differences and DIF across languages. (SLD)
Descriptors: Item Bias, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Multidimensional Scaling, Multilingual Materials
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Foxcroft, Cheryl D.; Davies, Caroline – International Journal of Testing, 2006
The increased use of computer-based and Internet-delivered testing has raised a number of ethical and legal issues. The International Test Commission's (this issue) Guidelines for Computer-Based and Internet-Delivered Testing represent the most recent attempt to provide test users, publishers, and developers with guidance regarding the appropriate…
Descriptors: Ownership, Guidelines, Internet, Testing
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Ercikan, Kadriye – International Journal of Testing, 2002
Disentangled sources of differential item functioning (DIF) in a multilanguage assessment for which multiple factors were expected to be causing DIF. Data for the Third International Mathematics and Science study for four countries and two languages (3,000 to 11,000 cases in each comparison group) reveal amounts and sources of DIF. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, English, French, International Studies