Expertise sensitive item selection
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1Department of Psychology, Nipissing University, 100 College Drive, Box 5002, North Bay, Ontario, Canada P1B 8L.
Abstract:
In this paper we describe and illustrate a procedure for selecting items from a large pool for a certification test. The proposed procedure, which is intended to improve the alignment of the certification test with on-the-job performance, is based on an expertise sensitive index. This index for an item is the difference between the item's p values for experts and novices. An example is provided of the application of the index for selecting items to be used in certifying bakers.
