Test Development

Test development is the systematic process of designing, constructing, and validating assessment instruments to measure specified learning objectives in alignment with content domains and established psychometric standards.

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Adaptive TestingBlueprint DevelopmentClassical Test TheoryComputer-based TestingConstruct DefinitionContent ValidityFairness In TestingField TestingItem AnalysisItem Review

Publications

14.7K

Statistical Theories of Mental Test Scores

William W. Rozeboom, Frederic M. Lord, Melvin R. Novick et al. · American Educational Research Journal · 1969 · 8.1K citations

Social Sciences, Educational Assessment, Psychology +14

The Brief Symptom Inventory: an introductory report

Leonard R. Derogatis, Nick Melisaratos · Psychological Medicine · 1983 · 6.7K citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +17

The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist for <i>DSM‐5</i> (PCL‐5): Development and Initial Psychometric Evaluation

Christy A. Blevins, Frank W. Weathers, Margaret T. Davis et al. · Journal of Traumatic Stress · 2015 · 5.1K citations

Medicine, Psychiatry, Psychology +15

The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS): development and UK validation

Ruth Tennant, Louise Hiller, Ruth Fishwick et al. · Health and Quality of Life Outcomes · 2007 · 5.1K citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Psychology, Psychometrics +16

Fundamental Considerations in Language Testing

Bernard Spolsky, Lyle F. Bachman · Modern Language Journal · 1991 · 4.4K citations

Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Measurement +17

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Gregg Rothermel
University of Nebraska–Lincoln, United States
63 publications · 10K citations
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Mary Jean Harrold
Georgia Institute of Technology, United States
38 publications · 7.9K citations
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Mark Harman
University College London, United Kingdom
42 publications · 7.2K citations
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Gordon Fraser
University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
38 publications · 4.2K citations
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CV
Cees van der Vleuten
Maastricht University, Netherlands
37 publications · 3.4K citations
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Language Testing
130 publications · 10.7K citations
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IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering
TSE · 87 publications · 18.6K citations
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Journal of Educational Measurement
172 publications · 12.7K citations
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Educational and Psychological Measurement
224 publications · 15.3K citations
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Educational Measurement Issues and Practice
EM · 105 publications · 7.5K citations
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See also Test Development
Core Methods	Differential Item Functioning Item Calibration Pilot Testing Item Writing Test Assembly Expert Review Table Of Specifications Standard Error Of Measurement
Psychometric Models	Classical Test Theory Item Response Theory Item Characteristic Curves Kuder-richardson Formula 20 Spearman-brown Coefficient
Item Design	Item Writing Item Review Item Specification Design Around Evidence Masters Partial Credit Model Table Of Specifications
Quality Standards	Differential Item Functioning Usability Testing Responsible Ai Bias Review Item Quality Review Accessibility Testing Fairness In Testing
Use Contexts	Classroom Assessment Formative Assessment Summative Assessment Large-scale Assessment Professional Certification Language Assessment