Cost-Effective Consulting: Test Development, Psychometrics, & Accreditation
Our psychometricians and test developers will guide you through the complex process of high-quality test development, aligned with international accreditation standards like NCCA or ANAB, from initial design to psychometric data analysis.
Test development solutions – configured for you
Our team of experts has experience in the entire test development cycle, as well as in operations and management of assessment organizations. Lean on our expertise to make your exams stronger and processes more efficient.
We’ll help you determine the critical phases needed, and plan to achieve your goals.
Job Analysis & Blueprints
Use a scientific, data-driven approach to decide what a test should cover; survey job incumbents and statistically transform into blueprints.
Job Analysis
Item Authoring & Review
Train subject matter experts (SMEs) in how to write fair, effective test questions, and implement a quality assurance process.
Item Authoring
Standard setting & cutscores
It is not defensible just pick a nice round cutscore like 70%. You need a scientific, data-driven approach to this, like modified-Angoff or Bookmark studies.
Standard Setting
Publishing and QA
Our team can assemble psychometrically parallel forms, publish them in our platform, and QA before releasing – so you don’t have to. Best of all, we can do it again immediately, no 6-week waits!
Certification Program Management
Certification & Accreditation
Accreditation is the process of obtaining a stamp of approval that your certification exam is of good quality. Anyone can write 50 questions in their basement and throw it up online, calling it a certification. But there is much, much more to go through if you truly want a certification with validity. Two of the most common boards are NCCA and ANSI.
We help you crack the accreditation puzzle through psychometric consulting, board governance, to policies & procedures for candidates.
Item & Test Performance: Psychometricians Dive In!
Data is the foundation of effective assessments. International standards require certain types of data analysis to provide evidence that the test is good quality.
Our experts work with you to craft comprehensive reports that detail test, subscore, item, and distractor level analyses. From reliability and SEM down to option point-biserials, we flag the poorly performing items or other factors and explain to your experts why and how they should be addressed.
Overwhelmed with operations?
Take a load off your back, and let us handle the day-to-day running of your credentialing and assessment programs. SME management, documentation, candidate registration and scheduling – all the little stuff, so you can focus on big issues like policy and growth.
What is the test development cycle? Validity.
If you want to achieve accreditation, or simply have a defensible exam, you need to follow the Test Development Cycle. The specifics can differ based on the type of assessment, but the graphic here displays a concise summary.
Validity is the amount of evidence that you have to support the use of your test scores. It is supported, in large part, by the appropriate use of the test development cycle, the strength of the connections between the different steps of the cycle, and your documentation of the process.
Want to learn more about the test development cycle and how it impacts Certification exams in particular? Download this whitepaper.
Streamline the test development process with our industry-leading platform
Our FastTest platform is specifically designed to help manage the development and delivery of high-stakes and high-quality exams.
FastTest includes modules for SME management, item banking, test publishing, immediate publishing/scheduling, delivery, and psychometric analytics. Store your test blueprints, run your Angoff studies virtually, and roll out exams in less time than traditional methods.
Ready to start? Contact us to request a demo with one of our assessment experts.
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