A Psychometrician’s Guide to Smart Test Development
Welcome from the Kryterion
Psychometrics Team!
As you’ll see on page 4, the Kryterion Psychometrics Team recommends a
10-step process for test development. Today, you’ll read about the first three:
Test Definition, Job Analysis and Test Blueprint.
Following our criteria for recruiting and selecting subject matter experts will help provide a higher-quality credentialing exam.
Getting agreement from program stakeholders during test definition will help prevent the hazards and expense of “moving target syndrome.” Page 5.
Learn how to define your minimally qualified candidate in order to help bring clarity and purpose to the development of your exam. Page 6.
Discover best practices for conducting a thorough and well-documented job analysis to protect the integrity of your credentialing program. Page 10.
