Patent ID: 7217134
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
1. A method of examining the validity of an assessment design for a test taker profile, the method comprising: determining a set of knowledge, skills and other attributes (KSAs) for an assessment design; for each KSA, defining the KSA to be one of a focal KSA and an ancillary KSA; defining a focal value for each focal KSA; defining a test taker profile, wherein the test taker profile includes a profile value for each KSA; assigning a targeted proficiency value to the test taker profile based on the profile value and the focal value for each focal KSA; determining, for each KSA, a requirement imposed by the assessment design; assigning an effective proficiency value to the test taker profile based on the profile value and the requirement for each KSA; if the targeted proficiency value matches the effective proficiency value: if the targeted proficiency value does not match the effective proficiency value, assigning a problematic value to the validity variable; and if the validity variable has a problematic value, modifying one or more of the assessment design and the test taker profile.