Good afternoon!
 
As you may be aware, I have been developing a procurement certification
examination for Maryland's State Highway Administration.  As I have
mentioned in previous updates, the test has been completed.  The first
round of administration of the exam will be given this upcoming Monday.
After receiving the scantron answer sheets, I will score them and run an
item analysis on each item.  I will then examine the point biserial
correlations and overall difficulty of each question to determine how
well each item performed.  
 
Overall, this has been a great experience.  Not only was I able to
develop a test from scratch, I will be able to see how each item
performed.  Depending on the results from the item analysis, I plan to
evaluate any items that may raise any surprising results and, if needs
be, review the questions with SME's to determine if/where the problem
lies.  If anyone has any questions, please feel free to contact me.  
 
Thanks!
 
Matt Ruble
Testing Analyst
Maryland State Highway Administration
Recruitment and Examination Division
707 Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD  21202
410.545.5574
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