Maintaining test fairness
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This document discusses maintaining test fairness and the question of retakes. It addresses two main topics: how many retakes should be allowed and test security concerns. For retakes, it recommends setting a waiting period between attempts, limiting the total number to three, and requiring a longer remedial period after multiple failures. To ensure test integrity when allowing retakes, it advises changing the exam questions through different forms or randomization each time. The goal is to prevent candidates from harvesting answers while still giving them a fair chance to demonstrate their skills and qualifications.
Maintaining test fairness
- 1. Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes Slide 1 Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes
- 2. Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes Slide 2 Overview 1. How many retakes 2. Test security Source: Test Generator – Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes
- 3. Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes An employer or organiza/on may implement an assessment of any new entries in order to determine: Slide 3 § What their current skills are § Whether their skill set matches the needs of the company. Source: Test Generator – Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes
- 4. Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes Slide 4 Some examples of online tests used by a company: § Personality tests § Language comprehension tests § Biographical data tests that screens for someone’s skill sets and leadership quali/es § Integrity tests § Job knowledge tests. Source: Test Generator – Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes
- 5. Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes Slide 5 One concern that may apply to all these test types is: § What to do if/when a candidate fails a test. It can be tricky to determine: § What length of /me should be mandated before they can retake the test § How many /mes they are able to write the retake. Source: Test Generator – Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes
- 6. Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes Test generator soJware allows you to determine the wait /me and retake limit for a candidate, but it is up to you to decide on these specifica/ons. Slide 6 Source: Test Generator – Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes
- 7. Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes Slide 7 How many retakes? Classifica/on of test takers as having: § Mastery (passing) § or Failing. With these types of tests, the purpose is not to enforce learning objec/ves but: § to determine if the candidate holds the proper qualifica/ons. Source: Test Generator – Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes
- 8. Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes How many retakes? Allowing for unlimited mul/ple retakes with this type of test means that: Someone may eventually qualify as having mastery through sheer repe55on and eventually finding the right answer, and not because they actually have the proper skills. Slide 8 It is good prac/ce when making tests to have: § A wai/ng /me for retakes which is not immediate Source: Test Generator – Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes
- 9. Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes Slide 9 How many retakes? This encourages: Reflec5on of the ques5ons on the test with the intent that test takers will perform be@er at the next opportunity. The number of aTempts allocated when you create a test is also important in order to avoid inaccurate results. For most tests, the limit of retakes is three, aJer which a longer remedial period should be applied to allow for reflec/on and re-‐ learning. Source: Test Generator – Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes
- 10. Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes Slide 10 Test security When you or your company make an online exam, you must take into account that: Some test takers may be abusing the system and retaking the test mul5ple 5mes in order to harvest the correct answers. Source: Test Generator – Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes
- 11. Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes Slide 11 Test security To avoid this and to ensure the integrity of your test results, you should not allow: § Retakes on a test where a candidate has passed If you allow retakes: § Change the exam by using different sta/s/cally equivalent forms and/or randomiza/on. Source: Test Generator – Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes
- 12. Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes Slide 12 Test security These prac/ces can help: § Deter any test takers who are trying to harvest correct answers through retakes Source: Test Generator – Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes
- 13. Maintaining Test Fairness and the Question of Retakes Slide 13 Questions? 928.266.0553 [email protected] Visit our Website: Test Generator