Friday

Session 2.1.1. The Wechsler Scales Across Cultures: Adaptation and Interpretation:

	Test Adaptation in Canada: The Challenges of a Multicultural and Bilingual Country. Gendron & Saklofske
	Beyond Test Adaptation: The Importance of Cultural Issues in Test Interpretation. Weiss
	Issues in the Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Wechsler Scales for Children. Van de Vijver
	WISC-IV Index score variability across three countries. Grégoire et al.

Session 2.1.2. DIF in Test Adaptation Research:

	DIF Analysis with Multiple Language Groups: Theoretical Possibilities and Practical Challenges. Kanjee
	Item/Country Interactions in Groups of Countries Using a Same Test Language. Grisay et al.
	The DIF Analyses of PISA-2003 Mathematics Items. Yldirim & Berberoglu
	A Procedure for Adapting English K-12 Assessments into Spanish. Meara
	Which Item Types are Better Suited to Link Adapted Tests? Allalouf et al.

Session 2.1.3. Acculturation: A Key Variable for Assessment with Immigrant Populations

	Issues in the Conceptualization and Assessment of Acculturation. Arends-Toth
	Assessing the Factorial Validity of a Behavioral Acculturation Questionnaire. Groenvynck et al.
	The Impact of Acculturation on the WISC-III Differences Between Belgian and Migrant Children. Fontaine et al.
	The Influence of Acculturation on Emotions and Somatic Symptoms. Beirens & Fontaine

Session 2.1.4. Comparative Assessment in Work and Organizations

	Recruitment and Selection Devices: What We Know About Equivalence Across Ethnic Groups. Born
	What is Driving the Difference in Test Scores: Is It the Test Or Is It the People? Burke
	Measurement Equivalence in Organizational Research. Roe
	Measurement Equivalence of Multilevel Constructs. Hanges

Session 2.1.5. Adaptation with Educational Tests

	Comparing Translated Science Achievement Tests Using Differential Item Functioning. Ong & Lee
	Analyzing Item Bias in Tests Assessing Language Competence in German as Mother Tong in Two Different Countries. Dahl & Hartig
	Assessment and Self-Assessment in French as a Foreign Language. Demeuse et al.
	The Impact of Translated Tests on Students’ Performance. Baye & Lafontaine
	Developing and Adapting Test Materials for Maori, the Indigenous Language of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Keegan et al.

Session 2.1.6. Adapting Psychological Tests

	Translation and Validation of Urdu Version of the Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation. Ayub
	Test Adaptation Across Languages: An Excellent Opportunity to Deal With Multiple-Choice Items in an Adequate Psychometric Manner. Kubinger et al.
	Cultural Adaptation of a Masculinity-Femininity Scale. Lozano et al.
	Development and Validation of a Cognitive Abilities Test for Adult Non-Dutch Speakers: COVAAR II. Van de Gaer et al.
	Differences in Learning Strategies Between Young People from Unilingual and Bilingual Countries. Giordano et al.

Session 2.2.1. Nonverbal Assessment – Part 1

	Wechsler Nonverbal Scale of Ability. Naglieri
	Raven’s Progressive Matrices. Raven
	Nonverbal Intelligence Test (UNIT). McCallum

Session 2.2.2. EFPA Symposium on International Test Review

	Development of the EFPA Test Review Criteria Mode. Bartram
	EFPA Standing Committee on Tests and Testing. Lindley
	Introduction to the EFPA Test Review Criteria in Sweden. Stromer-Wilson
	Some Dutch Experiences Using the EFPA Test Review Model 3.2. Schoonman
	Certification of Tests in the Occupational Field in Norway. Nielsen

Session 2.2.3. Psychologists and Translators

	Contribution of Terminological Methods for the Process of Test and Questionnaire Translation/Adaptation. Mayar
	Mediating Psychological Tests: An English-French Contrastive Approach. Hooricks & Ghysselincx
	The Linguistic Quality of the Source Test. Segers & Bloemen
	Adaptation and Translation of Documents: Rights and Obligations. Thiry

Session 2.2.4. Technical Contributions

	Assessing Accuracy of Test Equating for Test Adaptation: The Effect of Different Anchor Tests. Senteny
	Comparing and Equating Test Scores Across Cultures: Results of a Pilot Study in the EBAFLS-Project. Jurecka
	Theory of Test Translation Error. Solano-Flores
	Detection of Differential Item Functioning with Ordinal Response Format: Application of Ordinal Log-Linear Models. Regnault et al.
	Modeling DIF in Complex Response Data Using Test Design Strategies. Kahraman et al.

Session 2.2.5. Adaptations with Psychological Tests

	Testing the Psychometric Equivalence of the English Edition of the German Intelligence Test Battery AID2. Hahne et al.
	Dimensionality of the Anxiety and Depression in the Evolutionary Development. Lozano et al.
	Establishing Measurement Invariance Across Multiple Translation of the Hogan Personality Inventory. Little et al.
	Standardization of the Dutch MCMI-III: Specific Problems Associated with the Use of Base Rate Scores. Rossi & Sloore
	The SNAP Game: An Observational Paradigm for Assessing Preschoolers’ Behavioural Problems. Roskam & Meunier

Session 2.3.1. Nonverbal Assessment – Part 2

	Snijders-Oomen Nonverbal Intelligence Test (SON-R). Tellegen
	Leiter International Performance Scale, Revised (Leiter-R). Svensson
	Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT). Naglieri

Session 2.3.2. Objective Personality Tests for Psychological Assessments

	BAcO-D: An Objective Test Measuring the Ability to Work Under Pressure. Ortner & Kubinger
	The Test-Battery LAMBDA for Measuring Learning Styles and Stress Resistance. Kubinger et al.
	An Implicit Association Test to Measure Self-Esteem. Rudolph et al
	Observing Achievement Motive Related Behaviour Using Objective Personality Tests – Some Experiences. Wagner-Menghin
	Students Selection Process for a College of Higher Education on the Basis of Objective Personality Tests. Litzenberger

Session 2.3.3. Selection Tests and Test Adaptation

	Validity of GMATAE Scores for Admission to Programmes Outside the U.S. Talento-Miller
	Changes in Large-Scale Admissions Measures in American Higher Education. Geisinger & Payne
	Assessing Item Parameter Group Differences in an Operational Computer Adaptive Test. Rudner
	Differential impact as an item bias indicator in CAT. Owens & Rudner
	A Romanian LSAT? Knezevich

Session 2.3.4. Test Adaptation Methodology

	A Comparison of Parallel Test Transadaptations. Cohen et al.
	Response Style Bias in Test Translation: An Experimental Study. Arce-Ferrer & Diaz
	Beside the Linguistic and Cultural Equivalence: The Diachronic Equivalence of Tests. Lafontaine & Monseur
	A Multi-Method Approach to Cross-Cultural Test Adaptation: A Focus on Qualitative Methods. Daouk, McDowall & Rust
	Is There Any Relation Between DIF and Construct Equivalence? An Empirical Analysis. Yildirim & Berberoglu

Session 2.3.5. Test Adaptations for Organizations

	Transnational Personnel Selection Test Development, Implementation, and Validation Experiences. Hayes et al.
	Personality, Behaviour, Culture and Organizations. Hackston
	Specific Equivalence Questions Bound to Assessment of Leadership Using a 360o Approach. Vrignaud et al.
	The 10 Item Big Five Inventory (BFI-10). Rammstedt
	Assessing Creativity: International Testing Issues. Lubart