Overview The Short Answer (SA) is a constructed response item type in which the examinee types a short response. Like... View Article

Co-authored by Vincent Lima and David Cox. One of the most valuable and often under managed assets of certification programs... View Article

Professional Testing, Inc. has been leading certification bodies through the accreditation process for several years and is proud to share... View Article

Overview The Drag and Drop (DD) item typically includes a list of elements that the examinee is asked to associate... View Article

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Professional Testing conducted a webinar “Behind the Schemes:  Understanding ISO/IEC 17024, Clause 8” on July 7, 2016.  The purpose of... View Article

Usability testing can significantly enhance the quality of alternative item types and is one method used in incorporating Universal Design... View Article

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

For certification bodies (CBs) accredited to, or working toward, International Standard ISO/IEC 17024 Conformity assessment—General requirements for bodies operating certification... View Article

In the certification arena, a traditional model of item development consists of representative panels of content experts from various locations... View Article