12/12/12 Helpful Ideas for Testing

I thought I would share my thoughts on twelve testing issues in honor of 12/12/12 (and in honor of end-of-semester final exams):

1. Create a successful testing environment
2. Follow the recommended time for administering tests
3. Establish rapport with examinees
4. Limit test anxiety
5. Provide test security and eliminate cheating
6. Understanding the numbers I, II, III, IV
7. Interpreting test scores
8. Analyze individual tests scores across all levels - instructor, district, and state
9. Provide positive reinforcement and build upon an examinee’s relative strengths
10. Remediate an examinee’s relative weaknesses
11. Implement improvements across all levels
12. Read and learn “The Secret of Writing Multiple Choice Test Items”