Facilitators:
Stefanie Moerbeek, EXIN

Topic:
Insight in Itembanking best practices

Background:
EXIN uses QMP as a testbank, with statistics based on CTT. Questions are produced according to a test specification matrix for a specific test (testbanking) or for a specific test topic (semi itembanking). EXIN is considering moving towards 'real' itembanking, where questions are produced according to a generic test specification matrix and questions can be picked from the itembank automatically. Questions we are currently exploring are how best we can 'upgrade' from testbanking (CTT) to itembanking (IRT), what are the advantages of itembanking and how does this fit in with our quality assurance procedures.

Kick-off Questions:

• Best practices for item production, according to test specification matrix, validation and pretesting (CTT - IRT)?
  
• Random assessments from large pool of items: implications for test delivery?
  
• Statistics, based on IRT: implications for production and delivery? Can we still use the existing items (CTT), can they be interpreted from an IRT perspective?