Technical Advances in Credentialing Examinations.

Hambleton, Ronald K; Rogers, H. Jane

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Publication Date: 1986

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Technical Advances in Credentialing Examinations.

Hambleton, Ronald K; Rogers, H. Jane

Evaluation and the Health Professions, v9 n2 p205-29 Jun 1986

Technical advances of the last 15 years in measurement theory and practice are described, notably criterion-referenced testing, item response theory, and computers and testing. Several remaining problems concerning the development and validation of credentialing examinations are also considered. (Author/LMO)

Descriptors: Certification, Computer Assisted Testing, Credentials, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Health Occupations, Latent Trait Theory, Occupational Tests, Standard Setting (Scoring), Standards, Test Construction, Test Reliability, Test Validity, Testing Problems

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Language: English

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