Improving International Tests and Testing

Abstract

Abstract. Tests constitute one of the techniques most widely used by psychologists for assessment, evaluation, decision-making, and diagnosis. Like any other scientific technique, tests can be used correctly or incorrectly. Given increasing globalization and ease of communication, the use of tests in international contexts is becoming more and more frequent, and this raises new problems. With the aim of improving the construction and correct use of tests in the international context, different national and international organizations have developed a range of strategies. In this work we present the projects and activities developed in recent years by the International Test Commission (ITC) and the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA) for improving test practice on an international level. First of all we present a project whose aim is to survey the opinion of European professionals on tests. This is followed by a description of the EFPA model for the technical review of tests, before we move on to descriptions of the ITC Guidelines on Test Adaptation, on Test Use, and on Computer-based and Internet-delivered tests. Finally, we present the EFPA-EAWOP (The European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology) guidelines for the use of tests in the field of work and organizations. After discussing the six projects, we analyze the future perspectives of psychological and educational assessment, placing special emphasis on the influence of IT and multimedia developments. We highlight certain areas that seem highly likely to attract the attention of researchers and professionals in psychological and educational assessment in the near future.

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