ASC’s Blog: Resources on Assessment, Psychometrics, & Edtech
ASC continually posts new resources and articles on our blog, covering industry news, scholarly conferences, and discussions of important psychometric concepts. See the most recent articles in the blog below.
How to get a graduate degree or training in psychometrics
I’m also frequently asked by people already in the field where they can go to get a graduate degree in psychometrics, especially on sophisticated topics like item response theory…
What is the Hofstee method for setting cutscores?
Have you heard about standard setting approaches such as the Hofstee method, or perhaps the Angoff, Ebel, Nedelsky, or Bookmark…
Monte Carlo simulation in adaptive testing
Simulation studies are an essential step in the development of a computerized adaptive test (CAT) that is defensible and meets…
What is decision consistency?
If you are involved with certification testing and are accredited by the National Commission of Certifying Agencies (NCCA), you have…
What is the Sympson-Hetter Item Exposure Control?
Sympson-Hetter is a method of item exposure control within the algorithm of Computerized adaptive testing (CAT). It prevents the algorithm from…
What is the Standard Error of the Mean?
The standard error of the mean is one of the three main standard errors in psychometrics and psychology. Its purpose…
Machine Learning in Psychometrics: Old News?
In the past decade, terms like machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data mining are becoming greater buzzwords as computing power, APIs,…