Translating a Health Professional Certification Test to Another Language: A Pilot Analysis.

Gross, Leon J.; Scott, Joanne W.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Translating a Health Professional Certification Test to Another Language: A Pilot Analysis.

Gross, Leon J.; Scott, Joanne W.

Evaluation and the Health Professions, v12 n1 p61-72 Mar 1989

Development of a methodology for translating a certification examination to another language for a small number of examinees is described. The Spanish translation developed for the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners was pilot tested with four candidates. Linguistic and psychometric procedures of the translation are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Allied Health Personnel, Certification, Culture Fair Tests, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Multiple Choice Tests, Occupational Tests, Pilot Projects, Spanish, Test Construction, Translation

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