The Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police sees
thousands of applicants each year. Plenty of hopefuls, some completely new to
the workforce, and others who have come from previous careers, make it to the
first stages of the exam, ready to begin a career in law enforcement.
The association has partnered with Ontario-based Application Testing Services to provide a clear
cut, standardized exam set that allows for each individual to have the best
possible chance of success.
Why
Standardize the Exam?
Standardize exams provide a fairer, unbiased way to
take an exam. This is the preferred method of developing and grading a test for
so many individuals, because it provides three essential components.
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Objectivity: Standardized exams give those
judging the exams an accurate way to gauge the knowledge of each applicant.
While this is a large exam base with little chance for subjectivity in judging
and grading, a standardized test really removes any subjectivity in scoring the
exams.
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Inclusivity: These exams are based on the
basic knowledge each applicant should possess to be successful. As a result,
standardized exams are inclusive and non discriminatory. It doesn’t matter
where the applicant previously worked or the police knowledge the applicant
possesses; the exam measures each individual’s ability to provide the
appropriate responses.
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Comparability: Standardized exams allow the
scorers to accurately judge, score and rank the exams. With similar questions
of an equal weight and value in the exam, gauging the results is much easier
with a standardized exam.
