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Virtual Meetings—Good for the Interim But Less Than Ideal? – Part 2

April 26, 2021  | By  | 

Introduction As a result of the COVID 19 pandemic Professional Testing staff needed to quickly adapt to hosting examination development... View Article




Virtual Meetings—Good for the Interim But Less Than Ideal? – Part 1

February 2, 2021  | By  | 

By Christine Niero, Ph.D., Vice President, Professional Certification and Cynthia D. Woodley, Ed.D., Chief Operations Officer & Psychometrician Introduction As... View Article




Nudges and the work-from-home world – How to inspire your team from a distance

May 20, 2020  | By  | 

Just a few short weeks ago, the work world underwent a rapid, unplanned, sea change. Those of us in the... View Article




Expectations When Developing a New Certification Examination—Be Aware So You Can Manage Your Expectations and Those of Subject-Matter-Experts

September 27, 2019  | By  | 

Co-authored by Reed Castle, PhD and Christine D. Niero, PhD If you are new to developing a certification program, this post... View Article




The Revision of ISO/IEC 17000

July 15, 2019  | By  | 

Generally, speaking, the ISO 17000 series of standards and documents (any document starting with 17xxx) are meant to be used... View Article




Pain Points – Addressing Your Big Problems the Behavioral Design Way

November 27, 2018  | By  | 

By Cynthia G. Parshall and David Cox What are the biggest pain points that you have to deal with, at... View Article




Developing Nudges for Your Exam Program

September 19, 2018  | By  | 

By Cynthia G. Parshall and Brittany Johnson Introduction Behavioral design is the process of identifying points in a user process... View Article




Credential Transparency: Sorting Through the Maze and Meaning of the Letters Behind Your Name

March 20, 2018  | By  | 

The Credential Engine provides organizations like the Society of Certified Senior Advisors a new platform for connecting their credential with the marketplace.




ISO/IEC 17011 – A Standard for Accreditation Bodies

January 26, 2018  | By  | 

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published an updated version of ISO/IEC 17011: Conformity assessment – Requirements for accreditation bodies... View Article




Action Design Approaches For Survey Administration

December 14, 2017  | By  | 

Action design is a set of tools aimed at making it easy for users to take an action or make... View Article