High stakes tests are the gatekeepers to many educational and
professional goals. As such, the incentive to cheat is high. This
Handbook is the first to offer insights from experts within the
testing community, psychometricians, and policymakers to identify
and develop best practice guidelines for the design of test
security systems for a variety of testing genres. Until now this
information was scattered and often resided inside testing
companies. As a result, rather than being able to learn from each
other's experiences, each testing entity was left to re-create
their own test security wheel. As a whole the book provides
invaluable insight into the prevalence of cheating and "best
practices" for designing security plans, training personnel, and
detecting and investigating misconduct, to help develop more secure
testing systems and reduce the likelihood of future security
breaches. Actual case studies from a variety of settings bring to
life how security systems really work. Examples from both domestic
and international programs are provided. Highlights of coverage
include:* Best practices for designing secure tests * Analysis of
security vulnerabilities for all genres of testing * Practical
cheating prevention and detection strategies * Lessons learned in
actual security violations in high profile testing programs. Part I
focuses on how tests are delivered for paper-and-pencil,
technology-based, and classroom testing and writing assessment.
Each chapter addresses the prevalence of the problem and threats to
security, prevention, and detection. Part II addresses issues
essential to maintaining a secure testing program such as planning
and monitoring, physical security, the detection of group-based
cheating, investigating misconduct, and communicating about
security-related issues. Part III examines actual examples of
cheating-- how the cheating was done, how it was detected, and the
lessons learned. Part III provides insight into security issues
within each of the Association of Test Publishers' four divisions:
certification/licensure, clinical, educational, and
industrial/organizational testing. Part III's conclusion revisits
the issues addressed in the case studies and identifies common
themes. Intended for organizations, professionals, educators,
policy makers, researchers, and advanced students that design,
develop, or use high stakes tests, this book is also ideal for
graduate level courses on test development, educational
measurement, or educational policy.
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