Typical performance tests assess behaviour that is typical for the person. There are three main types of typical performance tests: personality tests (1), interest inventories (2) and attitude questionnaires (3). The steps for test development of typical performance tests are the same as the steps for test development in general. There are three classes of strategies for the conceptual framework:Intuitive class (no / informal knowledge)Rational methodUsing all knowledge there is to find about a construct.Prototypical methodItems based on prototype of behaviour / constructInductive class (weak theory / knowledge)Internal methodItems that seem related to the construct are gathered and administered. Highly correlated items represent a construct.External methodDifferent items are selected and administered. Items that correlate highly with a criterion are selected.Deductive class (strong theory / knowledge)Construct methodConstruction on basis of a strong theory about the construct and its relation to other constructs.Facet methodConceptual analysis of the construct and every aspect (facet) of the construct is measured in a systematic way.There are several item writing guidelines which are especially relevant for typical performance tests:Elicit different answers at different construct positionsTest takers who have completely different construct positions should give different answers to the item. Focus on one aspect per itemAvoid making assumptions about test takersTest takers that do not meet the assumptions cannot answer the question.Use correct languageUse clear and comprehensible wordingUse non-sensitive language and contentPut the situational or conditional part of a statement at the beginning and the behavioural part at the endUse positive statementsUse 5-7 categories in ordinal polytomous response scalesLabel each of the categories of a response scale and avoid the use of numbers alone...