1. STANAG 6001 Testing Workshop
Peggy Garza
Associate BILC Secretary

2. STANAG 6001 Testing Workshop
Dates: 6-8 September 2016
Location: Brno, Czech Republic
Topic: Testing the test – How valid is our validity argument?

3. Testing the Test – How Valid is Our Validity Argument?
Topics
Validating criterion-referenced tests
Qualitative versus quantitative analysis
Piloting challenges
Test validation partnerships
Inter- and intra-rater reliability
Data analysis tools
Consequential validity
Standard setting
Modified Angoff procedure

4. Total of 43 Participants 23 Nations + 1 NATO HQ Armenia Latvia Austria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
FYROM
France
Georgia
Hungary
Latvia
Lithuania
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Serbia
SHAPE
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Tunisia
USA

5. Workshop Objectives Share ideas and best practices on test validation
Get answers to questions on test validation
Develop an understanding of how to build a validity argument for national STANAG 6001 tests
Learn about methods and tools for collecting evidence to support a validity argument

6. Workshop Program Keynote speech by Dr. Clifford Workshop activities
Reading Item Moderation: Alignment
Piloting Best Practices
Modified Angoff
Statistical Analysis Using jMetrik
Roadmap to a Validity Argument
9 presentations
Panel with national representatives
Posters

7. Updates to the Testing Seminars
Workshop Outcome
Updates to the Testing Seminars