title: Expertise sensitive item selection.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Nipissing University, 100 College Drive, Box 5002, North Bay, Ontario, Canada P1B 8L.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chow
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Russell
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Traub
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D002568:Certification; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D011361:Professional Competence; D014829:Vocational Education