Technical Priorities in the Development of a Testing Program

Author(s):

Angoff, William H.

Publication Year:

1988

Report Number:

RM-88-05

Source:

ETS Research Memorandum

Document Type:

Report

Subject/Key Words:

Test Construction, Test Administration, College Admissions, Admissions Testing, Selection

Abstract

This paper was adapted from a presentation made in 1986 at the Congress of the International Association of Applied Psychology. Important technical issues in the design, development, and administration of an operational academic selection testing program are presented. Test Specifications, item analysis, test administration, scoring, scaling, and equating are among the issues discussed in this overview.

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