ASC’s Blog: Resources on Assessment, Psychometrics, & Edtech
ASC continually posts new resources and articles on our blog, covering industry news, scholarly conferences, and discussions of important psychometric concepts. See the most recent articles in the blog below.
Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT): Smarter, shorter tests
Computerized adaptive testing is an AI-based approach to assessment that dynamically personalizes the exam based on your answers, using item…
How Corporate Academies Choose Their Learning Technology Stack
Organizations across industries are quietly building something that didn’t exist at scale a decade ago: corporate academies. What began as…
Eligibility Pathways for Professional Certification
Eligibility pathways for certification define the first stage of becoming certified: what you need to already have to be able…
Digital Assessment, aka e-Assessment: Best Practices
Digital assessment (DA) aka e-Assessment or electronic assessment is the delivery of assessments, tests, surveys, and other measures via digital…
Test Administration: A Planning Guide
Test administration and other operations are a crucial part of the test development cycle, but often overlooked. Professional-grade exams such…
Improving the Value of Your Certification Program
Value of certification refers to the impact that a certification carries within a profession, leading to additional financial and career…
ICE Exchange Conference: Retrospective of 2025
The ICE Exchange, sponsored by the Institute for Credentialing Excellence, is one of the premier conferences for credentialing and workforce…
Oral and Practical Exams: A Guide for Success
Oral exams and practical/performance tests are important for many credentialing or educational organizations that seek a deeper assessment of complex…
Certification Management System: Drive Your Profession
A Certification Management System (CMS) or Credential Management System plays a pivotal role in streamlining the key processes surrounding the…
Psychometrics: Introduction to the science of assessment
Psychometrics is the science of educational and psychological assessment, using data and research to ensure that tests are fair and…
Assessment Development: Using Quality Management Models
The assessment development is a case of engineering that relies heavily on quality management to ensure that scores are reliable…
Computerized Classification Testing: SPRT, GLRT, and Abraham Wald
Computerized classification testing (CCT) refers to tests or assessments that are delivered to people, obviously via computer, for the purpose…
What are Microcredentials?
Microcredentials are short, focused, and targeted educational or assessment-based certificate programs that offer learners a way to acquire specific skills…
Norm-Referenced vs. Criterion-Referenced Testing: An Overview
The two terms Norm-Referenced and Criterion-Referenced are commonly used to describe tests, exams, and assessments. They are often some of…
Proxy Test Takers: What are they, and how to prevent these cheaters?
Proxy test takers are someone who takes a test on behalf of someone else, with the goal of doing better…
Diagnostic Assessment: The Key to Smarter Learning Strategies
Imagine you are a coach preparing your team for the championship. Would you train them all the same way, or…
¿Qué son los Modelos de Diagnóstico Cognitivo?
¿Qué son los Modelos de Diagnóstico Cognitivo? Los modelos de diagnóstico cognitivo (CDMs, por sus siglas en inglés) son un…
What are Cognitive Diagnostic Models?
What Are Cognitive Diagnostic Models? Cognitive diagnostic models (CDMs) are a psychometric framework designed to enhance how tests are structured…
