1.1 该实践涵盖专业认证性能测试本身和产生该测试的过程的特定方面。 1.2 这种做法不包括管理系统。在这项实践中，测试本身及其管理、心理测量学特性和评分都得到了解决。 1.3 该实践主要针对个人专业绩效认证考试，尽管它可能用于评估培训、教育和能力倾向环境中使用的考试。本实践旨在解决以下问题:- 主管对工人执行任务的能力进行现场评估。 1.4 本标准并非旨在解决与其使用相关的所有安全问题（如有）。本标准的用户有责任在使用前制定适当的安全、健康和环境实践，并确定监管限制的适用性。 1.5 本国际标准是根据世界贸易组织技术性贸易壁垒（TBT）委员会发布的《关于制定国际标准、指南和建议的原则的决定》中确立的国际公认标准化原则制定的。 ====意义和用途====== 3.1 本性能测试实践为性能测试发起人、开发人员和交付提供商提供了高质量性能测试的规划、设计、开发、管理和报告方面的指导。这种做法有助于用户和消费者群体的利益相关者确定性能测试的质量。该实践包括发布性能测试、开发、交付和评估测试的实体、解释测试的用户和考生的要求、过程和预期结果，以及性能测试的具体质量特征。 该实践为特定实体的认可和认可提供了基础，以有效发布和使用质量性能测试。 3.2 认证机构目前正在使用主要或专门为多项选择考试制定的标准评估性能测试。性能测试的评估和认证标准适用于性能测试。随着认证对于联邦和州政府、保险公司和国际贸易的接受变得越来越重要，为性能测试制定适当的质量和应用标准变得越来越重要。

1.1 This practice covers both the professional certification performance test itself and specific aspects of the process that produced it. 1.2 This practice does not include management systems. In this practice, the test itself and its administration, psychometric properties, and scoring are addressed. 1.3 This practice primarily addresses individual professional performance certification examinations, although it may be used to evaluate exams used in training, educational, and aptitude contexts. This practice is not intended to address on-site evaluation of workers by supervisors for competence to perform tasks. 1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use. 1.5 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee. ====== Significance And Use ====== 3.1 This practice for performance testing provides guidance to performance test sponsors, developers, and delivery providers for the planning, design, development, administration, and reporting of high-quality performance tests. This practice assists stakeholders from both the user and consumer communities in determining the quality of performance tests. This practice includes requirements, processes, and intended outcomes for the entities that are issuing the performance test, developing, delivering and evaluating the test, users and test takers interpreting the test, and the specific quality characteristics of performance tests. This practice provides the foundation for both the recognition and accreditation of a specific entity to issue and use effectively a quality performance test. 3.2 Accreditation agencies are presently evaluating performance tests with criteria that were developed primarily or exclusively for multiple-choice examinations. The criteria by which performance tests shall be evaluated and accredited are ones appropriate to performance testing. As accreditation becomes more critical for acceptance by federal and state governments, insurance companies, and international trade, it becomes more critical that appropriate standards of quality and application be developed for performance testing.