Translating Verbal Reasoning Tests: How Difficult Can it Be?
It can be quite a skill to translate a verbal reasoning test, and there is plenty to watch out for. In this blog post, we look at some of the complexities.
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The future of assessment: the world demands authentic solutions (Guest Post)
At Comms Multilingual, we are very interested in the latest developments within the assessment and certification industries. To that end, we are asking industry experts to provide guest contributions to our blog, which we hope will be of interest to our community.
Developing a Certification Program: Launching Your Program (Guest Post)
In the third post in our "Developing a Certification Program" series, Christine Yoshida looks at ways you can launch your program using social media, with your customer as your biggest champion.
What is the Difference Between Translation and Adaptation in Psychometric Testing? (Guest Post)
Taking psychometric test items abroad is about so much more than translation. In our second guest post, Dr. Joy Matthews-López talks about some of the considerations she has faced in the past adapting her items for Mexico.
Test Adaptation: A Psychometric Perspective (Guest Post)
Comms has been asking industry thought leaders to provide guest contributions for our blog. In her first post for Comms Multilingual, Dr. Joy Matthews-López, Senior Psychometrician at the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) writes about test adaptation and equivalence of translated and adapted versions to the original.
SIOP 2015: What to consider when translating I/O assessments
We have a great deal of experience in translating, localising and adapting assessments into other languages, so just what needs to be considered? We recommend that a review of assessment items be carried out prior to any translation project to ascertain whether all the items could be used in another country.
