Job Analysis for Lkensure and Certfication Exams: Science or Politics? |
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| Authors: | David S. Nelson |
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| Affiliation: | David S. Nelson is the Certification Programs Manager for the International Conference of Building Officials, 5360 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA 90601 -2298. His areas of specialization are licensure and certification testing and job analyses. |
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| Abstract: | How might empirical j o b analysis give the appearance of science to a flawed public policy? How do “political” factors have an impact on the development of licensure tests? What are areas for future research and for improvement of prevailing practices in licensure and certification testingy? |
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