Competence and Conduct

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Competence and Conduct
2007 Annual Conference

• William D. Hogan
• Applied Measurement Professionals, Inc.

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Goal of Regulatory AuthorityPublic Protection

• This is done by ensuring a practitioner
• Is Qualified to Practice at entrance
• Continues to be Competent
• Conducts himself/herself Professionally

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Qualified At Entrance

• How do we determine competency?
• Education
• Experience
• Level of mastery

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Validity Assurance

• Identify types of evidence to collect
• Content validity evidence is the key
• Provide documentation
• Job analysis report
• State specific documentation

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Validity

• Links in the Chain of Evidence to Support the
  Validity of the Examination Results
• Job Analysis to determine Specifications
• Item Writing to Match those Specifications
• Development of Comparable Forms
• Standardized of Administrations
• Appropriateness of Passing Point

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Reliability

• Factors influencing reliability
• Examination length
• Clarity and accuracy of items
• Standard Error of Measurement (SEM)

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Test Development

• Content based on Job Analysis
• Content experts write and review items
• All items are pretested before scoring
• Examination forms match content outline and
  statistical specifications
• Multiple examination forms each year

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Continues To Be Competent

• Mandatory Continuing Education (MCE)
• Self Assessment
• Professional Portfolio
• Peer Assessment
• Re-Examination?
• Simulation
• Practice Audits

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Some Program Review Elements

• Program objectives
• Quality of the instructors
• Content of the materials
• Educational level of the materials
• Instructor/Participant Ratio
• Verification of completion

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Professional Conduct

• Board determines standards of expected behavior
  and conduct (rules and regulations of
  professional practice)
• Professionals need to understand the codes or
  conduct, codes of ethics, conflicts of interest,
  etc.
• Public should also be aware of these standards
  and what remedies are available to them.

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Contact Information

• William D. Hogan
• Executive Vice President Marketing and New
  Business Development
• Applied Measurement Professionals, Inc.
• bhogan2_at_earthlink.net
• 830-833-1694