期刊名称：Empirical Research in Vocational Education and Training
电子版ISSN：1877-6345
出版年度：2013
卷号：5
期号：1
页码：1-12
DOI：10.1186/1877-6345-5-2
出版社：Springer Verlag
摘要：Background Both fostering and measuring action competence remain central targets of vocational education and training research; adequate measurement approaches clearly are prerequisites for international, large-scale assessments.For the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, competence assessments of industrial managers rely mainly on final examinations that attempt to measure not just knowledge but also action competence.To evaluate this test instrument, this article considers two questions: (1) Can the test assess action competence with validity, and (2) how reliable are the corresponding assessment results? Methods The study relied on statistical procedures (e.g., IRT scaling), applied empirically to a sample of 1,768 final examinations. Results As a result the current examination appears neither adequate nor accurate as an instrument to capture action competence. Conclusions We conclude that several improving steps have to be undertaken to improve the economic assessment.
