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Test Development

Melissa Fein

Author

Melissa Fein, PhD, has graduate degrees in statistics, psychology, and economics, along with coaching certification, and first started working in the field of training evaluation in 1988.  She began private consulting on industrial psychology/evaluation issues in 1996, and for a number of years was affiliated with the Maryland Assessment Research Center for Education Success (MARCES), at the University of Maryland, College Park, where she has taught a variety of courses in measurement, statistics, and evaluation.


The last several years have seen the practice of ISD move to even higher levels of sophistication and Melissa’s book wonderfully makes the point that evaluation expertise has never been more important in the toolkit required of all professional instructional designers.  This is a required read for anyone calling themselves a training and development professional since every moment of our work is in some way connected to evaluation.  It is on the reading list for my graduate courses in ISD at UMBC.
Chuck Hodell, PhD
Author, ISD From the Ground Up

Dr. Fein’s book, Test Development, is a deep yet refreshing look at a multi-decade challenge. This straight-forward, practically ‘written workshop’ format simplifies the art and science of test development without compromising integrity, credibility, and scientific rigor. I highly recommend this not only for test builders, but for all learning professionals who want to sharpen their Kirkpatrick Level 2 evaluation skills.

James D. (Jim) Kirkpatrick
Senior Consultant, Kirkpatrick Partners, LLC


Dr. Fein's book was comprehensive, focused and immediately useful. Test Development, The Fundamentals for Certification and Evaluation is an articulate and highly readable synthesis of current thinking on creating valid and reliable training programs and a framework to apply these fundamentals in real life situations. This book should be recommended reading for all training program developers, credential program developers, as well as human resources professionals in creating certifiable training programs. Upper management who wish to facilitate change management via related testing programs would also benefit from this book.

Rose Miller, SPHR
President/HR Consultant, Pinnacle Human Resources, LLC


The stated purpose of this book is to provide a comprehensive do-it-yourself manual of the classical approach to Criterion Referenced Test development in the context of credentialing and program evaluation.  It does that and more. This is an excellent toolbox and desktop reference for experienced HR professionals, as well as for students in Industrial Psychology and Assessment programs whose goals are workplace performance focused.  Dr. Fein has presented critical material in a clear, concise and user-friendly format that can service the HR field for its myriad of evaluation and certification needs.  End of chapter referencing and cross referencing make Test Development a valuable addition to any professional’s library.

Theodore Rosen, PhD Program Director and Consulting Faculty Member
University of Maryland, Baltimore County