Integrating Timing Considerations to Improve Testing Practices

Integrating Timing Considerations to Improve Testing Practices synthesizes a wealth of theory and research on time issues in assessment into actionable advice for test development, administration, and scoring. One of the major advantages of computer-based testing is the capability to passively record test-taking metadata—including how examinees use time and how time affects testing outcomes. This has opened many questions for testing administrators. Is there a trade-off between speed and accuracy in test taking? What considerations should influence equitable decisions about extended-time accommodations? How can test administrators use timing data to balance the costs and resulting validity of tests administered at commercial testing centers? In this comprehensive volume, experts in the field discuss the impact of timing considerations, constraints, and policies on valid score interpretations; administrative accommodations, test construction, and examinees’ experiences and behaviors; and how to implement the findings into practice. These 12 chapters provide invaluable resources for testing professionals to better understand the inextricable links between effective time allocation and the purposes of high-stakes testing.Additional ISBNs9781351064781, 9781351064774, 9781351064750, 9781138479760Integrating Timing Considerations to Improve Testing Practices 1st Edition is written by Melissa J. Margolis; ?Richard A. Feinberg and published by Routledge. ISBNs for Integrating Timing Considerations to Improve Testing Practices are 9781351064767, 1351064762 and the print ISBNs are 9781138479753, 1138479756. Additional ISBNs include 9781351064781, 9781351064774, 9781351064750, 9781138479760.