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If you are looking around for an online testing platform, you have certainly discovered there are many out there. How do you choose? Well, for
The topic of test security is an emerging field within the assessment industry. Test fraud is one of the most salient threats to score validity,
Our psychometric software is widely used around the world, and I often receive questions on how to interpret the output. Below is a discussion on
Education, to me, is the neverending opportunities we have for a cycle of instruction and assessment. This can be extremely small scale (watching a YouTube
I recently read a disturbing article in the New York Times regarding the “Opt-Out of Educational Assessment” movement in the State of New York. I
Some time ago, I received this question regarding interpreting IRT cutscores (item response theory): In my examination system, we are currently labeling ‘FAIL’ for student’s
Last night, I had the honor to sit on a panel discussing Current Themes in Educational Assessment at an Educelerate event. Educelerate “is a networking forum
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) is a consortium of US States working together to develop educational assessments aligned with
Background of the NCCA Annual Report As a way of ensuring that accredited certification programs continue to provide high-quality certifications, the National Commission for
Certification, Certificate, Accreditation: These three terms might seem similar, but mean very different things. Here is a brief overview. We also recommend you check out
Psychometrics is the science of educational/psychological testing. That is, it is the study of assessment itself, regardless of what type of test is under consideration.
The Huffington Post recently published an article discussing the role that computerized adaptive testing (CAT) plays in K-12 educational assessment. It presents some of the
Item authoring is a science as well as an art, and if you have done it, you know just how challenging it can be! You
The Contrasting Groups Method is a common approach to setting a cutscore. It is very easy to do, but has the important drawback that some
