Assessing complex reasoning through the design and development of a credentialing program

• In Event: Credentialing

Abstract

Credentialing programs are continually challenged to build examinations that evaluate whether candidates can perform job tasks related to professional judgments and evaluations. This presentations details how one program worked towards this goal by implementing a multi-dimensional framework of professional expectations to develop items designed to measure these higher-order thinking tasks.

Authors

• Susan Davis-Becker, ACS Ventures, LLC

• Kelley R Stethen, ACS Ventures, LLC

• Shelby Williamson, National Strength and Conditioning Association