The Future Of Distance Learning - In Practice
"Distance learning" is one of those phrases that is commonly known but loosely defined. It encompasses many things – from online self study courses to webinar type environments that incorporate chats and networking among…
Test Security
Cheating 2.0 – How to Fight Back Against Cheaters Would you want someone who cheated on their nursing exam standing over your child in an operating room? How about someone who didn't really understand accounting worki…
Test Delivery Options
Computerized Exams: A More True-to-Life Experience Combining all the advantages of paper and pencil-based testing (PBT) into an electronic format, computer-based testing (CBT) adds flexibility, convenience and securi…
Proven Protection That's Getting Even Stronger
Prometric already offers a service called "Data Forensics" – to its clients. Our data forensics service provides analysis of items and exams to detect and flag abnormalities in the test process. Data forensics looks to i…
Pre-Employment Testing
The public sector is faced with unique personnel issues. Decreasing retention rates, budget constraints, and the need for increased scrutiny can make the hiring process seem daunting. Adding to the potential hurdles, "wr…
Performance Based Testing
Assessing the Future of Testing, by First Looking Back Thanks to a combination of innovative technology and a holistic view of the knowledge, skills and abilities required to measure competency, the future of testing …
Online Testing: How To Make It Count
A significant increase in online testing and assessment has resulted from the proliferation of Internet-based courses at corporations as well as educational and government institutions. If courses are delivered via the W…
New “Renaissance” In IT Certification
IT certifications, which experienced a sharp decline for the past several years, are staging a comeback, with annual growth for the past two years trending significantly upwards. There are many reasons for this ree…
Is IT Certification Experiencing A Renaissance?
After several years of declining certification volumes, information technology exam programs are staging a comeback, with annual growth for the last two years that is continuing to trend significantly upward. The r…
Internal Psychometric Guidelines For Classical Test Theory
This document describes the general guidelines by which Prometric internal psychometricians evaluate and flag internal items for additional review. These guidelines apply to those programs that utilize classical test the…