Testing Practices and Attitudes Toward Tests and Testing: An International Survey

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15305058.2016.1216434" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15305058.2016.1216434</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15305058.2016.1216434" target="_blank" >10.1080/15305058.2016.1216434</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Testing Practices and Attitudes Toward Tests and Testing: An International Survey

Original language description

On behalf of the International Test Commission and the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations a world-wide survey on the opinions of professional psychologists on testing practices was carried out. The main objective of this study was to collect data for a better understanding of the state of psychological testing worldwide. These data could guide the actions and measures taken by ITC, EFPA, and other stakeholders. A questionnaire was administered to 20,467 professional psychologists from 29 countries. Five scales were constructed relating to: concern over incorrect test use, regulations on tests and testing, internet and computerized testing, appreciation of tests, and knowledge and training relating to test use. Equivalence across countries was evaluated using the alignment method, four scales demonstrated acceptable levels of invariance. Multilevel analysis was used to determine how scores were related to age, gender, and specialization, as well as how scores varied between countries. Although the results show a high appreciation of tests in general, the appreciation of internet and computerized testing is much lower. These scales show low variability over countries, whereas differences between countries on the other reported scales are much greater. This implies the need for some overarching improvements as well as country-specific actions.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50101 - Psychology (including human - machine relations)

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2017

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

International Journal of Testing

ISSN

1530-5058

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

17

Issue of the periodical within the volume

2

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

33

Pages from-to

158-190

UT code for WoS article

000402241300004

EID of the result in the Scopus database

2-s2.0-84984922289