Use of knowledge, skill, and ability statements in developing licensure and certification examinations

Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 15-22

  Wang, Ning ^a   Schnipke, Deborah ^b   Witt, Elizabeth A ^c  

^a WIDENER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Promissor

^c American Board of Emergency Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Job analysis; KSAs; Licensure and certification exams; Test development

Indexed keywords

EID: 27944478970     PISSN: 07311745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-3992.2005.00003.x     Document Type: Article

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