Three components in the establishment of a certification testing program.
Certification in the health professions is growing both in number of programs and in quality. Three important components in the development of any sound and defensible certification testing program are presented and discussed. The three are interrelated and sequential, and each has a growing technology. Guidelines are presented and discussed that should assist those involved in establishing new certification program testing that is more adequately prepared for the difficult challenges typically faced.
D002568:Certification / Q000592:standards*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006281:Health Occupations / Q000592:standards*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011361:Professional Competence; D013044:Specialty Boards; D014481:United States