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.
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…
Why eLearning & LMS Platforms Aren’t Sufficient for High-Stakes Exams
Why eLearning & LMS Platforms Aren’t Sufficient for High-Stakes Exams Web-based eLearning and LMS platforms have transformed education, providing…
Eligibility Pathways for Professional Certification
Eligibility pathways for certification are a critical, but often underappreciated, component of credentialing programs. Before candidates can register for a…
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…
Is teaching to the test a bad thing?
One of the most cliche phrases associated with assessment is “teaching to the test.” I’ve always hated this phrase, because…
The Value of Certification: Currency for Career Growth
Certifications are becoming the new currency in today’s AI-driven workforce. By validating both technical and soft skills and supporting lifelong…
Beyond the Credential: Retrospective of the 2025 ICE Exchange
The ICE Exchange, sponsored by the Institute for Credentialing Excellence, is one of the premier conferences on the annual calendar…
Machine Learning in Psychometrics: Old News?
In the past decade (this being written in 2017), terms like machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data mining are becoming…
Oral Exams and Practical Assessments: Three Essentials for Remote Delivery
Oral exams, performance tests, and practical assessments are important components of many credentials or educational programs. Over the past 12…
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…
What is Psychometrics? Data science for assessment.
Psychometrics is the science of educational and psychological assessment, using data to ensure that tests are fair and accurate. Ever…
Assessment Development: Using Quality Management Models
Discover how proven healthcare quality management models can improve fairness and reliability in assessments. I spent the first decade of…
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…
Testing and Certification Platform: The Foundation for Credentialing
A testing and certification platform provides an efficient, scalable, and secure solution for managing the development of credentialing exams, delivering…
Norm-Referenced vs. Criterion-Referenced Testing: Definition and Interpretation
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…
