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Nathan Thompson earned his PhD in Psychometrics from the University of Minnesota, with a focus on computerized adaptive testing. His undergraduate degree was from Luther College with a triple major of Mathematics, Psychology, and Latin. He is primarily interested in the use of AI and software automation to augment and replace the work done by psychometricians, which has provided extensive experience in software design and programming. Dr. Thompson has published over 100 journal articles and conference presentations, but his favorite remains https://scholarworks.umass.edu/pare/vol16/iss1/1/ .
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Assessment Systems presents at the Conference on Test Security (COTS)

The Conference on Test Security is a scholarly conference devoted to the topic of security in educational, credentialing, and employment assessment.   Test fraud/cheating is one of the most salient threats to score validity, and can

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Webinar Recording: A History of Computerized Adaptive Testing with Prof. David J. Weiss

ASC hosted a webinar on June 14, 2022, as part of its AI In Assessment Series.  This edition is an interview with the father of computerized adaptive testing (CAT), Prof. David J. Weiss. Learn more

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Case Study: Escuela Superior de Administración Pública (ESAP), Colombia

ASC partners with Escuela Superior de Administración Pública (ESAP) to develop and securely deliver nationwide civil service exams in Colombia as well as admissions exams for educational programs in the field of civil service.  We

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Assess.ai Passes Audit for FISMA / FedRAMP

ASC is proud to announce that we have successfully passed an audit for FISMA / FedRAMP Moderate, demonstrating our extremely high security standards for our online assessment platform!  FISMA and FedRAMP are both security protocols

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CalHR Selects Assessment Systems as Vendor for Personnel Selection

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

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Learn About Tech Innovation With Dr. Nathan Thompson On The EdNorth EdTech Podcast

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