Consultant Galati Consulting Services Carlsbad, California, United States
I.C.E. Exchange Program Description: Expanding certification programs internationally can provide opportunities to reach candidates in new markets. The allure of program growth and increased revenue can be real; however, it requires investment of time and resources that are sometimes overlooked, especially when exams are translated. Offering exams in multiple languages requires more than just translating and delivering a test form. To provide equivalent testing experiences for candidates sitting for translated exams, certification programs should engage bilingual/bicultural subject matter experts (SME) in their test development and standard setting activities. This presents new challenges for meeting logistics, certification operations, program expenses, and considerations for maintaining accreditations.
This session will provide attendees with an overview of the challenges the American Council on Exercise (ACE) encountered when setting passing standards for ACE Personal Trainer Certification exams in multiple languages and the solution that ACE and Meazure Learning came up with to streamline the process by assembling a panel of bilingual/bicultural SMEs representing multiple languages to achieve its standard setting goals, maintain compliance with best industry practices and accreditation standards, and reduce costs.
This session will present requirements and recommendations for ensuring an effective cut score meeting. It will also review important standards to be cognizant of when working with translated exams, look at implications for validity, and explore how to work within a finite set of resources.
So, join us to learn about the challenges encountered, the solutions developed, lessons learned, and general experiences navigating throughout this process. You can help us decide if it was Innovation or Insanity!
Thank you Excelsoft for Sponsoring our Test Development and Administration Track.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to define strategies for running a successful standard setting meeting for multiple languages concurrently.
Upon completion, participants will be able to identify opportunities for engaging bilingual/bicultural SME in the development of and standard setting for translated test forms.
Upon completion, participants will be able to understand factors that certification leaders should consider when translating test forms for programs that hold or are seeking NCCA and/or ISO 17024 Accreditation.
Upon completion, participants will be able to recognize opportunities for cost, time, and management benefits through innovative approaches to standard setting and test development for translated exams.
Upon completion, participants will be able to describe real outcomes from standard setting and test delivery of forms translated into multiple languages.
