Assessment Life Cycle Stage 7: Standard Setting
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Assessment Life Cycle Stage 6: Scoring and Reporting
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Assessment Life Cycle Stage 5: Item and Test Analysis
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Assessment Life Cycle Stage 3: Assembling your Examination Forms
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Assessment Life Cycle Stage 1: Defining your Target & Creating Test Specifications
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2020 in the rear-view: what we are grateful for
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There is no easy way to say this: 2020 has been a typhoon of uncertainty and change and has required a lot of creativity in every aspect of our lives. It’s almost like being back in our adolescent period, a time in all our lives when emotions run high and the consequences of small actions […]
NCCA report evaluates use of online proctoring by accredited programs
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For some time now, online proctoring has been gaining popularity with credentialing programs in order to complement their in-person testing options. Especially in the midst of a pandemic, the ability to remotely test and certify health professionals, technologists, and a variety of other professionals will continue to support pandemic recovery efforts. Despite the increased adoption […]
The Time Crunch: How much time should candidates be given to take an exam?
Author: Chris Beauchamp
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When developing an assessment, two major decisions a credentialing organization needs to make are: how many items will be on the exam, and how much time candidates will be given to complete the exam. These decisions can have a large impact on fairness and validity. Once an exam has been administered, candidates often report running […]
Case Study: National Dental Hygiene Certification Board
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Project overview: The National Dental Hygiene Certification Board (NDHCB) acts in the public interest to ensure high quality standards for Dental Hygienists in Canada by providing a valid and reliable testing mechanism for dental hygiene competencies to support Canadian regulatory bodies. On behalf of all Canadian provincial and territorial Dental Hygiene regulators (except QC), the […]
Case Study: Canadian Organization of Paramedic Regulators
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Project overview: The Canadian Organization of Paramedic Regulators (COPR) is a National organization whose mandate is to represent the collective interests of Canada’s 10 provincial regulators. Key among those interests in the provision of safe and ethical care from licensed, competent, and qualified paramedics. In support of this goal, COPR published a request for proposals […]