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April 27, 2016 | By Reed Castle, Ph.D. |
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Over the past few years there has become increasing interest in the number of ISO/IEC 17024 accredited certification bodies certifying... View Article
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April 14, 2016 | By Joy Matthews-López, Ph.D. |
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While translation is necessary and usually the main focus in a test adaptation/localization project, a perfect translation may not be... View Article
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April 14, 2016 | By Joy Matthews-López, Ph.D. |
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The primary role of psychometrics in the adaptation/localization process is to provide evidence that target and source forms are equivalent... View Article
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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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