Prior to this meeting, the psychometrician provides the Committee with a review and analysis of the entire item bank's strengthens and weaknesses. With this information, the Committee is prepared to select items to create the exam. Both existing questions and new questions are possible sources for items on the examination. The psychometrician assists with final word changes and keeps track of questions distribution in each of the domains. Before any item is selected for the examination, it is scrutinized closely.
Members share thoughts and experiences and opinions.
On-site reference sources are checked and statistical data reviewed. Eventually, after careful contemplation and dialogue, the Committee comes to agreement on an item's viability. Sometimes questions are salvaged via rewording or by providing a current reference to prove the correct answer. At other times, a question is cast into the land of shredded and forgotten documents. The Committee creates the final draft document and the psychometrician prepares the printed copy.