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Area of Science:

  • Psychometrics
  • Cross-cultural psychology
  • Educational assessment

Background:

  • International Test Commission (ITC) guidelines aim to enhance test adaptation quality and score comparability across cultures.
  • These guidelines are not consistently implemented due to their broad scope, hindering practical application.
  • A need exists for a practical tool to facilitate the implementation of ITC recommendations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an evaluative criterion checklist for test adaptation.
  • To operationalize International Test Commission (ITC) guidelines into practical criteria.
  • To create a model for assessing the quality of test adaptations.

Main Methods:

  • Operationalized each ITC guideline into specific criteria with defined accomplishment levels.
  • Reviewed the initial checklist with a panel of 12 experts in testing and test adaptation.
  • Applied the refined checklist to two distinct tests using two independent reviewer pairs.

Main Results:

  • A final evaluative checklist comprising 29 criteria was developed.
  • The criteria cover all essential phases of test adaptation: planning, development, confirmation, administration, score interpretation, and documentation.
  • The checklist provides a structured approach to evaluating adaptation quality.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed evaluative checklist is expected to improve the quality of test adaptations.
  • This tool facilitates the practical application of ITC guidelines.
  • It serves as a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners involved in test adaptation.