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

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Evers, Arne
McCormick, Carina M.
Hawley, Leslie R.
Muniz, Jose
Balboni, Giulia
Bartram, Dave
Boben, Dusica
Egeland, Jens
El-Hassan, Karma
Fernandez-Hermida, Jose R.
Fine, Saul
Frans, Orjan
Gintiliene, Grazina
Hagemeister, Carmen
Halama, Peter
Iliescu, Dragos
Jaworowska, Aleksandra
Jimenez, Paul
Manthouli, Marina
Matesic, Krunoslav
Michaelsen, Lars
Mogaji, Andrew
Morley-Kirk, James
Rozsa, Sandor
Rowlands, Lorraine
Schittekatte, Mark
Sümer, Hayriye Canan
Suwartono, Tono
Urbanek, Tomas
Wechsler, Solange
Zelenevska, Tamara
Zanev, Svetoslav
Zhang, Jianxin

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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.

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Psychological testing, European Federation of Psychologists' Associations, International Test Commission, Test use, Testing practices

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/56955

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TESTING

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https://doi.org/10.1080/15305058.2016.1216434

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Department of Psychology, Article

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A. Evers et al., “Testing Practices and Attitudes Toward Tests and Testing: An International Survey,” INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TESTING, pp. 158–190, 2017, Accessed: 00, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://hdl.handle.net/11511/56955.