Uniform Guidelines for Employee Selection (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission).
Training and testing leading to hiring, promotion, demotion, membership in a group such as a union, referral to a job, retention on a job, licensing, and certification
Tests should be developed for three purposes
•To measure student attainment of learning objectives
•To determine weaknesses and gaps in the training program
•To enhance and improve training programs by positively influencing the revision of training materials and the improvement of instructor performance
What test is the single most important method for determining the competency of actual task performance.
Performance test
What is the most widely used in objective testing.
Multiple choice
What are the 3 purposes tests should be used for
•Measure student attainment of learning objectives
•Determine weaknesses and gaps in training programs
•Enhance and improve training programs by positively influencing revision of training materials and improvement of instructor performance
SME
Subject matter expert
Proctoring test show up how early
30 min
Proctoring performance test show up how early
1 hour
Multiple choice questions? Stem:
part of the question that asks the information
Multiple choice ?s - choices:
correct answer and distracters
Matching item ?s
Typical Jo more than 4 items per 5 choices
Disadvantage to arrangement test
•Inconsistent grading: missing one step means missing all of the following steps, even if they are in correct sequence
•Key steps from the SOG/SOP could be left out of the test item
2 types of completion tests
•Supply: requires student to supply response that completes the statement (recall)
•Selection: student selects from list of responses (recognition and analysis)
Halo effect
More instructor know about a student, either favorable or unfavorable, the more the grade can be affected
How are test results protected
•Electronic = password protected
•Hard copies = safe and secure
