On the Importance of Educational Tests

Translating or adapting psychological and educational tests from one language and culture to other languages and cultures has been a common practice for almost a hundred years, beginning with Binet's test of intelligence. Despite the long history and the many good reasons for adapting tests, proper methods for conducting test adaptations and establishing score equivalence are not well known by psychologists. The purpose of this paper is to focus attention on judgmental and statistical methods and procedures for adapting tests with special focus on procedures for identifying poorly adapted items. When these methods are correctly applied, the validity of any cross-cultural uses of the adapted test should be increased.

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Educational tests.

Psychological Bulletin ◽

10.1037/h0074017 ◽

1928 ◽

Vol 25 (7) ◽

pp. 407-421 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

V. Jones

Keyword(s):

Educational Tests

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INNOVATIONS IN THE PREPARATION OF STUDENTS OF PRESCHOOL SPECIALIZATION TO AN UNDERSTANDING IN TODDLERS CHOICE OF THE SECOND YEAR OF LIFE

The Educational Discourse a collection of scientific papers ◽

10.33930/ed.2019.5007.32(4)-7 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 63-74

Author(s):

Liubov Artemova

Keyword(s):

Personal Development ◽

Personal Life ◽

Choice Procedure ◽

Second Year Of Life ◽

Second Year ◽

Educational Tests

As a result of the 3-year study of children from birth to 3-years, the content, methods, various manifestations of their daily choices in various spheres of need - emotional and personal life were detected. Obtained materials served as a content base for the training of educational tests, which the students carried out the choice procedure. In such organized practical choice, they learned to see, distinguish, understand, feel the choice of kids: lawful from unacceptable, expressed in various ways - emotional, oral, tactile, gesture, effective, etc. Due to the achievements and difficulties of their own choice, future educators participated in needs, interests, aspirations, cognitive capes, individuality of children that showed and characterized their subjects in personal development and growth.

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