Winfried Gehrke Leader of the group Examination - question I CDMP

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Third International Forum on Disability
Management
Brisbane Australia 8.-11. October, 2006

• Winfried GehrkeLeader of the group Examination
  - question ICDMP

• Markus TaddickenLeader of the groupExamination
  - question IICDMP

Federation of Workers Compensation Boards Germany
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Human beings are in the centre !

• disability is the result of interaction between
  health condition and environment
• well trained and examined Disability - Managers
  support human beings as coachers
• integration management is something you have to
  learn
• the examination is of great importance

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Examination of Certified Disability - Management
Professionals (CDMP)
Recommendations for a higher quality

• The last two years in Germany were focused on
  qualifying Certified Disability Management
  Professionals (CDMP) by the NIDMAR - Curriculum
• The international forums were mainly focused on
  the philosophy, policy and strategies of
  Disability-Management
• The examination and the quality of a
  Disability-Manager were less important

Now we want to come up with the discussion for
more quality of the examination
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Topics for international discussion of experts

• Knowledge and experience of CDMP
• What is really necessary ?
• - 9 areas of competencies and more?
• Tests and qualifications
• - is it possible to test the qualifications
  only by a multiple choice test ?
• - should we add other examination parts
  (practical or oral) to the multiple choice
  test?
• - only in case of failing the multiple choice
  test or as a normal part of the examination?

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Other topics

• qualification tests compared with other
  professions
• lets have an active discussion about these topics
• we should have an international agreement
• the training will continuously be up-dated
• therefore the examination methods must be on the
  agenda as well

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Examination results of the last three years in
Germany

• high number of passing candidates
• what are the reasons?
• is it the procedure of the multiple choice
  test to simple?
• Results chart 7 !

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Examinations of Disability-Manager CDMP in
Germanyresults
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300 multiple choice questions

• the international examination is a written test
  with 300 multiple choice questions
• the questions have to be answered in not more
  than 7 hours
• one out of four questions is correct
• two groups of experts transferred the questions
  in German language and legislated as well as
  extended the questions out of the 9 areas of
  competencies for CDMP
• these questions will be adopted to changing
  legislation and new practical challenges in
  Germany

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The examinee should know the methods of
Disability- Management

• The guidelines demand that the examineeknows the
  methods
• We ask,
• can the examinee really prove his knowledge of
  methods of Disability - Management only by a
  multiple choice test?
• can the social competencies of the CDMP be found
  out by a multiple - choice test?
• can the occupational authenticity be considered
  by a mulitple - choice test?

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Angoff - Score

• each examination question is given an
  angoff-score
• only the angoff - score points out the difficulty
  of the examination
• the two groups of experts decide on the angoff
  score in any single question
• only the angoff - score determines the passing or
  failing of the examination

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Advantages of multiple choice method

• Advantages
• the multiple - choice- method assures objectivity
  
• internationally comparable
• same standard
• easy handling
• the test can be reproduced
• Disadvantages
• the examination cannot individually be referred
  to the candidate
• many right answers can be guessed
• you cannot test the real abilities of the
  candidate

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Unequal conditions with the multiple choice -
test

• candidates experienced in multiple-choice-tests
  are favoured
• candidates with a lot of experience in
  Disability-Management but inexperienced in
  multiple-choice-tests are disfavoured

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Suggestions to improve the international
examination of CDMP

• we recommend an oral examination as a second part
  of the examination
• with this additional part the CDMP is able to
  proof her/his competencies/applications of CDMP -
  methods in practice
• the personal abilities are testable
• this own professional individuality of the CDMP
  can be tested by talking to each other
  (colloquium?)
• the professional and ethical behavior is testable
  more differentiated

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The examiners dont know the examinee

• Disadvantages
• by the multiple - choice test the examiners dont
  have contact with the examinee
• Advantages
• by introducing a practical part into the
  international examination the examinee contacts
  the test committee and can balance her/his good
  and bad presentations
• the examiners get to know the examinee and they
  are able to judge him personally
• To note!
• (but subjective decisions can be legally a
  problem)

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Disadvantages of a practical examination

• the result of the examination depends on the
  individual point of view of each committee member
• objectivity can be a problem
• every practical examination is different and
  cannot be reproduced

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Oral examination

• another option to improve the quality of the
  examination is an oral test
• the examinee can pass the examination with an
  additional oral test only in case of failing the
  multiple choice test
• or
• an additional oral test as a standard examination

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International discussion of test methods
We suggest The International Disability
Management Council (IDMSC) should discuss the
following topics

• the examination questions
• the angoff - score
• the methods and number of the examination
  questions
• a practical part of the examination
• an oral part of the examination
• the evaluation of the examination results
• www.nidmar.ca

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Tasks for the International Association of
professional Disability Management (IAPDM)

• coordination of international interests of CDMP
• development of the philosophy of Disability
  Management theoretically and practically with
  competent Disability - Managers
• discussion about the occupational standards of
  CDMP

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Health and contentment

• Where health and contentment are missing, wisdom
  cannot become obvious, art cannot find any
  expression, strength cannot fight, wealth
  becomes worthless and wisdom cannot be
  applied.Herophilos, 300 B.C.

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Thank you
Winfried Gehrke e-mail winfried.gehrke_at_bgn.de
winnigehrke_at_web.de Fon 49 5103 7173
Markus Taddicken e-mail markus.taddicken_at_bgw-onl
ine.de cdmp_at_taddicken.com Fon 49 4221 913
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