Test Validity in Justice and Safety Training Contexts : A Study of Criterion-Referenced Assessment in a Police Academy

by Minor, Kevin I.; Wells, James B.; Cobb, Kimberly

• ISBN13: 9780398075514
• ISBN10: 0398075514
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd

Table of Contents

Preface	vi
Introduction and Overview	3	(8)
A Survey of Police Academy Testing Practices	11	(6)
Considerations in Test Construction and Validation	17	(22)
Phase I of Validation: Preparation and Pretesting	39	(16)
Phase II of Validation: Face, Content, and Construct Validities	55	(14)
Reliability, Test Bias, and Item Analyses	69	(12)
Phase III of Validation: Criterion-Related Validity	81	(10)
Conclusions and Implications	91	(20)
Appendices	111	(62)
Appendix A: Cover Letter to Subject Matter Experts	113	(1)
Appendix B: Instructions to Subject Matter Experts	114	(4)
Appendix C: Rating Instrument (Assessment Tool)	118	(8)
Appendix D: Exam Review Survey	126	(1)
Appendix E: Item Difficulty Rating Chart	127	(2)
Appendix F: Curriculum Objectives by Number and Topics	129	(12)
Appendix G: Essential Tasks and Corresponding Curriculum Objectives	141	(12)
Appendix H: Item Analysis Results	153	(4)
Appendix I: Analyses for Test Bias by Exam Number and Subject Area	157	(12)
Appendix J: Supervisor Rating Form	169	(4)
References	173