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Archives for Cynthia G. Parshall, Ph.D. Nudges and the work-from-home world – How to inspire your team from a distance May 20, 2020  | Published by Cynthia G. Parshall, Ph.D. | Comments Off on Nudges and the work-from-home world – How to inspire your team from a distance Just a few short weeks ago, the work world underwent a rapid, unplanned, sea change. Those of us in the... View Article Pain Points – Addressing Your Big Problems the Behavioral Design Way November 27, 2018  | Published by Cynthia G. Parshall, Ph.D. | Comments Off on Pain Points – Addressing Your Big Problems the Behavioral Design Way 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  | Published by Cynthia G. Parshall, Ph.D. | Comments Off on Developing Nudges for Your Exam Program By Cynthia G. Parshall and Brittany Johnson Introduction Behavioral design is the process of identifying points in a user process... View Article Action Design Approaches For Survey Administration December 14, 2017  | Published by Cynthia G. Parshall, Ph.D. | Comments Off on Action Design Approaches For Survey Administration Action design is a set of tools aimed at making it easy for users to take an action or make... View Article Action Design for Instruction and Assessment March 1, 2017  | Published by Cynthia G. Parshall, Ph.D. | Comments Off on Action Design for Instruction and Assessment There are many areas of life where people have the desire to take actions, but have difficulty following through. This... View Article Audio – Why, When, and How to Use This Item Type December 16, 2016  | Published by Cynthia G. Parshall, Ph.D. | Comments Off on Audio – Why, When, and How to Use This Item Type Overview In a typical Audio (AU) item a sound file is included within the stem of a multiple choice item,... View Article The Short Answer – Why, When, and How to Use this Item Type July 19, 2016  | Published by Cynthia G. Parshall, Ph.D. | Comments Off on The Short Answer – Why, When, and How to Use this Item Type Overview The Short Answer (SA) is a constructed response item type in which the examinee types a short response. Like... View Article The Drag and Drop – Why, When, and How to Use this Item Type June 22, 2016  | Published by Cynthia G. Parshall, Ph.D. | Comments Off on The Drag and Drop – Why, When, and How to Use this Item Type Overview The Drag and Drop (DD) item typically includes a list of elements that the examinee is asked to associate... View Article Designing a Test with Accessibility in Mind March 30, 2016  | Published by Cynthia G. Parshall, Ph.D. | Comments Off on Designing a Test with Accessibility in Mind Testing organizations have a legal obligation to provide a broad range of test accommodations, based on the 2008 amendment to... View Article The Hotspot – Why, When, and How to Use this Item Type January 27, 2016  | Published by Cynthia G. Parshall, Ph.D. | Comments Off on The Hotspot – Why, When, and How to Use this Item Type Overview In a Hotspot (HS) item the examinee responds to the question by clicking directly on an image. This is often a... View Article 1 2 Next »