A Meeting Report: OECD-GESIS Seminar on Translating and Adapting Instruments in Large-Scale Assessments (2018)

Authors

  • Dorothée Behr Orcid
    GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, P.O. Box 12 21 55, 68072, Mannheim
  • Anouk Zabal
    GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, P.O. Box 12 21 55, 68072, Mannheim

Abstract

This report summarizes the main themes and conclusions from the OECD-GESIS Seminar on Translating and Adapting Instruments in Large-Scale Assessments, which took place at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris, in June 2018. The five sessions covered the topics (1) etic (universal) vs. emic (culture-specific) measurement instruments, (2) language- and culture-sensitive development of measurement instruments, (3) international guidelines vs. implementation in countries and by translators, (4) tools and technological developments, and (5) quality control of translations. Key players in the field presented on best practice, lessons learned, and innovations and also made suggestions for moving the field forward.