Tests in Europe: Where We Are and Where We Should Go

Autor/inn/en	Elosua, Paula; Iliescu, Dragos
Titel	Tests in Europe: Where We Are and Where We Should Go
Quelle	In: International Journal of Testing, 12 (2012) 2, S.157-175 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1530-5058
DOI	10.1080/15305058.2012.657316
Schlagwörter	Psychological Testing; Personality Measures; Error of Measurement; Foreign Countries; Psychometrics; Cognitive Ability; Academic Standards; Test Theory; Scaling; Test Norms; Comparative Testing; Test Reliability; Test Validity; Item Analysis; Measurement Objectives; Measurement Techniques; Program Validation; Educational Quality; Test Reviews; Trend Analysis; Best Practices; Educational Practices; Test Construction; Test Interpretation; Technology Transfer; Guides + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Psychological test; psychological tests; Psychological examination; Psychologischer Test; Messfehler; Ausland; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Denkfähigkeit; Testtheorie; Scale construction; Skalenkonstruktion; Testnorm; Testreliabilität; Testvalidität; Itemanalyse; Messtechnik; Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Trendanalyse; Bildungspraxis; Testaufbau; Test analysis; Testauswertung; Technologietransfer; Handbuch; Leitfaden
Abstract	Psychometric practice does not always converge with the advances of psychometric theory. In order to investigate this gap, the authors focus on the 10 most used psychological tests in Europe, as identified by recent surveys. The article analyzes test manuals published in 6 different European countries for these 10 most used tests. A total of 32 test manuals (11 for cognitive ability tests, 7 for personality measures, and 14 for clinical measures) are analyzed in terms of their congruence with the latest precepts of the Joint Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing and the Guidelines of the International Test Commission. These two documents are seen as reflecting the latest accomplishments in psychometric theory and as sound recommendations of best psychometric practice. Issues related to reliability; measurement error; consistency as related to a measurement model, validity, validation procedure, scales, norms, and score comparison; and test adaptation are analyzed for each test manual. The data show a gap between psychometric practice and psychometric theory. The authors try to explain the reasons for this gap and suggest ways of closing this gap in the future. (Contains 3 tables and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10