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Categories for Industry News Webinar Recap – Behind the Schemes: Understanding ISO/IEC 17024, Clause 8 June 9, 2016  | By Cynthia D. Woodley, Ed.D. |  Professional Testing conducted a webinar “Behind the Schemes:  Understanding ISO/IEC 17024, Clause 8” on July 7, 2016.  The purpose of... View Article Should Certification Applications “Ban the Box”? May 19, 2016  | By Richard Bar |  This post is written by guest blogger and principal at GKG Law, P.C., Richard Bar. Employers looking to hire are increasingly concerned... View Article How A Threat Analysis Can Help Safeguard Impartiality May 18, 2016  | By Christine Niero, Ph.D. |  For certification bodies (CBs) accredited to, or working toward, International Standard ISO/IEC 17024 Conformity assessment—General requirements for bodies operating certification... View Article The Use of Certification and Licensure Programs in Developing Career Path Models April 27, 2016  | By Reed Castle, Ph.D. |  Over the past few years there has become increasing interest in the number of ISO/IEC 17024 accredited certification bodies certifying... View Article Translation vs. Test Adaptation: What’s the Difference? April 14, 2016  | By Joy Matthews-López, Ph.D. |  While translation is necessary and usually the main focus in a test adaptation/localization project, a perfect translation may not be... View Article Test Adaptation: A Psychometric Perspective April 14, 2016  | By Joy Matthews-López, Ph.D. |  The primary role of psychometrics in the adaptation/localization process is to provide evidence that target and source forms are equivalent... View Article Designing a Test with Accessibility in Mind March 30, 2016  | By Cynthia G. Parshall, Ph.D. |  Testing organizations have a legal obligation to provide a broad range of test accommodations, based on the 2008 amendment to... View Article Finding the Right Consultant for Accreditation March 23, 2016  | By Christine Niero, Ph.D. |  Certification bodies (CBs) seek third-party accreditation[i] for various reasons, among them: evidence that the CB is meeting an independent third-party... View Article Senate Hearings Hammer Licensing March 16, 2016  | By David Cox |  In his 1966 book “The Psychology of Science” Abraham Maslow quoted “If your only tool is a hammer then every... View Article Validity, Test Security, and the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (AERA/APA/NCME) March 10, 2016  | By Joy Matthews-López, Ph.D. |  Simply put, validity refers to the degree to which evidence supports the inferences we make from test scores. Such inferences... View Article « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 10 Next »