Assessing a Critical Aspect of Construct Continuity when Test Specifications Change or Test Forms Deviate from Specifications

Autor/inn/en	Liu, Jinghua; Dorans, Neil J.
Titel	Assessing a Critical Aspect of Construct Continuity when Test Specifications Change or Test Forms Deviate from Specifications
Quelle	In: Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 32 (2013) 1, S.15-22 (8 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0731-1745
DOI	10.1111/emip.12001
Schlagwörter	Tests; Test Construction; Test Format; Change; Equated Scores; Quality Control; College Entrance Examinations; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Testaufbau; Testentwicklung; Wandel; Qualitätskontrolle; Aufnahmeprüfung
Abstract	We make a distinction between two types of test changes: inevitable deviations from specifications versus planned modifications of specifications. We describe how score equity assessment (SEA) can be used as a tool to assess a critical aspect of construct continuity, the equivalence of scores, whenever planned changes are introduced to testing programs. We also report on how SEA can be used as a quality control check to evaluate whether tests developed to a static set of specifications remain within acceptable tolerance levels with respect to equatability. (Contains 7 notes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10