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Internationalizing the Psychology Curriculum in the United States pp 131–155Cite as

Internationalizing Courses in Testing and Assessment

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Focusing on the key psychometric topics of test construction, validity/reliability, standardization, and bias typically addressed in courses on Testing and Assessment, this chapter suggests ways by which these important concepts can be extended to international contexts. Primary concerns addressed within this international framework include: (a) adaptation and testing for equivalence of translated tests, (b) use and development of indigenous tests, and (c) establishment of related test score norms. Prefacing discussion of these core elements is a brief historical review of the development and growth of testing and assessment, together with clarification of the many misused and misunderstood terms associated with their use.

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  3. Dept of Educational & Counseling Psychol, University of Louisville, Louisville, 40292, Kentucky, USA

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    Anthony J. Marsella

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Byrne, B.M. (2011). Internationalizing Courses in Testing and Assessment. In: Leong, F., Pickren, W., Leach, M., Marsella, A. (eds) Internationalizing the Psychology Curriculum in the United States. International and Cultural Psychology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0073-8_7

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