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March 30, 2016 | By Cynthia G. Parshall, Ph.D. |
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Testing organizations have a legal obligation to provide a broad range of test accommodations, based on the 2008 amendment to... View Article
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March 23, 2016 | By Christine Niero, Ph.D. |
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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
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March 16, 2016 | By David Cox |
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In his 1966 book “The Psychology of Science” Abraham Maslow quoted “If your only tool is a hammer then every... View Article
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March 10, 2016 | By Joy Matthews-López, Ph.D. |
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Simply put, validity refers to the degree to which evidence supports the inferences we make from test scores. Such inferences... View Article
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March 3, 2016 | By Cynthia D. Woodley, Ed.D. |
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This month’s Issue of CLEAR’s Journal addresses how licensing boards can rely on accredited certification programs By Cynthia D. Woodley, Ed.... View Article
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February 19, 2016 | By Natalie Judd |
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In today’s multi-channel world, we often refer to marketing value in overly narrow and simplistic views. When one calculates their... View Article
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January 20, 2016 | By Joy Matthews-López, Ph.D. |
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A test security plan is a comprehensive collection of policies, procedures, and documents that outline and guide actions related to test security. From the development of an exam’s blueprint to the reporting of scores, test security touches nearly every aspect of test development and the testing process. Trust is a prerequisite to interpreting scores, and without evidence to support the integrity and veracity of scores, trust is compromised. Without trust, credibility is compromised.
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January 14, 2016 | By Adrienne Cadle, Ph.D. |
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The first step in developing a credentialing exam is to conduct a job/task analysis (JTA). A job/task analysis refers to the... View Article
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January 7, 2016 | By Corina Owens, Ph.D. |
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As testing professionals, we are often communicating statistical information about items on examination forms to stakeholders involved in the examination process. This information includes a range of topics such as item difficulty and discrimination as well as simple multiple choice item option frequencies. While it is clear to those of us in the field of certification and licensure what these statistical properties mean, they can be less clear to those stakeholders who only encounter them during an exam committee meeting or even a board meeting. It is our responsibility as testing professionals to demystify these numbers and provide a meaningful discussion on the relevance and importance of the data examinations yield.
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December 23, 2015 | By Professional Testing |
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From our PTI family to yours, we wish you the happiest of holidays and a Happy New Year! Check back... View Article
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