Computerized adaptive testing ( CAT, adaptive testing, computer-adaptive testing, and adaptive assessment) is an AI-based technology that has existed since the 1980s. But, most assessments in the world still don’t capitalize on the benefits of adaptive testing. There is, of course, a large body of scientific research on the topic over the past 40+ years, […]
The two terms Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced are commonly used to describe tests, exams, and assessments. They are often some of the first concepts learned when studying assessment and psychometrics. Norm-referenced means that we are referencing how your score compares to other people. Criterion-referenced means that we are referencing how your score compares to a criterion […]
Item discrimination is a psychometric concept regarding the quality of a test item, and the point-biserial coefficient is one of several indices for this concept. What is item discrimination? While the word “discrimination” has a negative connotation, it is actually a really good thing for an item to have. It means that it is differentiating […]
The conditional standard error of measurement (CSEM) is a concept from psychometrics which seeks to characterize error in the process of measuring examinees on a test or assessment. What is measurement error? We can all agree that assessments are not perfect, from a 4th grade math quiz to a Psych 101 exam at university to […]
The California Department of Human Resources (CalHR, calhr.ca.gov/) has selected Assessment Systems Corporation (ASC, assess.com) as its vendor for an online assessment platform. CalHR is responsible for the personnel selection and hiring of many job roles for the State, and delivers hundreds of thousands of tests per year to job applicants. CalHR seeks to migrate to a […]
There are many types of remote proctoring on the market, spread across dozens of vendors, especially new ones that sought to capitalize on the pandemic which were not involved with assessment before hand. With so many options, how can you more effectively select amongst the types of remote proctoring? What is remote proctoring? Remote proctoring […]
Nathan Thompson, Ph.D., was recently invited to talk about ASC and the future of educational assessment on the Ednorth EdTech Podcast. EdNorth is an association dedicated to continuing the long history of innovation in educational technology that has been rooted in the Twin Cities of Minnesota (Minneapolis / Saint Paul). Click below to listen online, […]
Assessment Systems Corporation (ASC; https://assess.com) announced today that Giulia Bianchi has joined the team as an Assessment Solutions Consultant. Giulia has a strong background in the assessment industry, with 6 years of experience in sales, marketing, and operations for International Testing and Training Services Ltd (https://www.ittservices.net/). Giulia helped grow ITTS from its infancy into a […]
AI remote proctoring has seen an incredible increase of usage during the COVID pandemic. ASC works with a very wide range of clients, with a wide range of remote proctoring needs, and therefore we partner with a range of remote proctoring vendors that match to our clients’ needs, and in some cases bring on a […]
We are proud to announce that ASC’s next-generation platform, Assess.ai, was recently announced as a Finalist for the 2021 EdTech Awards. This follows the successful launch of the landmark platform in 2020, where it quickly garnered attention as a finalist for the Innovation award at the 2020 conference of the Association of Test Publishers. What […]
