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Virtual Meetings—Good for the Interim But Less Than Ideal? – Part 2

April 26, 2021  | By  | 

Introduction As a result of the COVID 19 pandemic Professional Testing staff needed to quickly adapt to hosting examination development... View Article




Virtual Meetings—Good for the Interim But Less Than Ideal? – Part 1

February 2, 2021  | By  | 

By Christine Niero, Ph.D., Vice President, Professional Certification and Cynthia D. Woodley, Ed.D., Chief Operations Officer & Psychometrician Introduction As... View Article




Continuous, On-Demand Testing vs. Testing Windows

October 10, 2018  | By  | 

One of the first questions an organization must answer when establishing a computer-based examination program is whether they want to... View Article




What are Pretest Questions and Why Do We Use Them?

March 22, 2017  | By  | 

Pretest questions, also referred to as pilot or beta questions, do not count towards candidate’s scores but do provide useful... View Article




What to Consider When Evaluating Item-Banking Systems

February 2, 2017  | By  | 

One of the most important decisions a credentialing organization will make is the selection of an item-banking system for its... View Article




Multiple Choice Items – Can You Guess for Success?

September 23, 2016  | By  | 

Co-authored by Joy Matthews-López and David Cox One of the most common criticisms of the standard multiple-choice (MC) item format... View Article