Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 205-1-5-.01 - Definitions
(1)
"Evaluator" means an individual approved and trained by GFSTC to
observe candidates as they perform during a skills evaluation.
(2)
"External Validation" means
a validation conducted by GFSTC Staff and qualified representatives of local
fire departments to ensure that questions in the test instrument are legitimate
and can be found in the instructional materials used in the training program
for which the students are seeking certification.
(3)
"Instructor Guide" means
instructional materials, including lesson plans, Powerpoint (or similar
presentation media), and handouts, used by an instructor to deliver information
and skills to students.
(4)
"Internal Validation" means a validation conducted by GFSTC and
GFA Staff before an external validation to ensure that information contained in
an Instructor Guide matches questions in the test bank.
(5)
"Open Enrollment" means a
test event at the GFSTC office or a regional test center that is open to any
member of a legally organized Georgia fire department who has met the
requirements to take the test.
(6)
"Proctor" means an individual approved and trained by GFSTC to
supervise and administer a written, skills or online test event.
(7)
"Reciprocity" means the
process of reviewing training documentation provided to GFSTC by a candidate or
a department requesting the opportunity to enter a training program at the next
higher level above the level being requested or credit for prior training to be
considered toward qualification/certification requirements.
(8)
"Regional Test Center" means
a location that has the facilities to conduct written and/or online
tests.
(9)
"Regional Test
Site" means a location that has the facilities and equipment to conduct
skills evaluations along with written and/or online tests.
(10)
"Test Bank" means the
computer program containing all of the questions used to develop a
certification test.
(11)
"Test Event" means any written, skills, online or oral test
occurrence administered by GFSTC Staff or Proctors approved by GFSTC.
(12)
"Test Instrument" means a
written, skills or other approved evaluation method(s).
(13)
"Validation" means the
process of confirming that the information in test banks and instructor guides
match.
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