Technical Report - International Military Testing Association

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For other deffnitlon&, English and Englierh (195Y), fn available
for reference if neeP be during thir diecuosion.
A teat itm la only valfd to the degrees that it represcntrc the
job standard it la meant to rample and to thfa dqrea it contributes
to the validity of the teat aa a whole.
In order to guide ua In makin g useful prozrsoo Fn the ohort time
available, I have llated major rteps which should help UQI to work orlt
an acceptable proceao for logical validation of teat outlinen and tent
items.
1. For logical validation of test outlince vc muat accomp’iiah
the following:
a. Datamine what conrtitutto the panel of exports.
b. Determine the criteria which the panel of experta plhould
use in ranking element8 of job standards.
c, Detel-mina the methode to usa in correlating the test outline
with its aealgned weights -a8 it -axiete - with the rank order of job
standardr arrived at by the panel of experto.
d. What criteria, if any, ohould propored changee to teat
outliner be required to meet before they are incorporated into cxirtfnp,
validated teet outliner?
2. For logical validation of teat Itemme, we uuat accomptfrh the
following:
a. Detennfne what conrtftuter a panel of experts. (Should
they be the same peroonnel who validate job rtdndards?)
b. Determine the criteria vhich the panel of experts ehould
use in ranking teat Itema.
c. Determine the methods to use in correlating teat ftmn
vith the following:
(1) Original tc6t outline 4rerc.
(2) Rank order cf fob standards (tert outline) obtained
fran the panel of experts.
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