Test Development & Psychometric Consulting
Cost-effective psychometric consulting to develop sound exams aligned with industry & accreditation standards.
Test Design & Development
From job analysis, blueprint design, item writer training, item authoring, item review, and technical reports, to custom adaptive testing algorithms, we are familiar with the entire test development cycle.
Moreover, we understand the practical realities of working through test development cycle. SME time is very valuable, and we try to leverage technology to utilize them most effectively. We also help you understand each step of the way, so that you can ensure you candidates understand the investment you are making in psychometric services.
Certification & Accreditation
Accreditation is the process of obtaining a stamp of approval that your certification exam is of good quality. Anyone can write 50 questions in their basement and throw it up online, calling it a certification. But there is much, much more to go through if you truly want a certification with validity. Two of the most common boards are NCCA and ANSI.
We help you crack the accreditation puzzle through psychometric consulting such as job analysis, item writer training, standard-setting studies, test blueprint development, and statistical performance reports. We can help with non-psychometric work as well, from board governance to recertification policies.
Item & Test Performance
Data is the foundation of effective assessments. By implementing sound analytics of item and test performance, we drive valid, defensible, and reliable tests. Our psychometric consultants are regarded as world leaders in this type of data analysis.
We produce comprehensive reports that detail test, subscore, item, and distractor level analyses. From reliability and SEM down to option point-biserials, we flag the poorly performing items or other factors and explain to your experts why and how they should be addressed.
- Item response theory (IRT): This is a machine learning paradigm for psychometric analytics, used by most large-scale assessments in the world.
- Classical test theory (CTT): This is a simpler approach, focusing on proportions and correlations, and regarded as essential for low-volume tests.
Custom software development
Need software that drives modern psychometrics while making your team more effective? We are the leaders in the industry. From research software like monte carlo simulations to building custom adaptive/multistage algorithms into our test delivery engine, we’ll help modernize your exams.
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