Psychometrics

Catalight Unveils Wellbeing Scale to Assess and Enhance the Lives of Families Living with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities and Autism

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

For more than a decade, Catalight has sought to define wellbeing as not just a nebulous, variable feeling but as a measure of treatment success.

Key Points: 
  • For more than a decade, Catalight has sought to define wellbeing as not just a nebulous, variable feeling but as a measure of treatment success.
  • In serving clients with I/DD and autism, clinicians utilize various strategies to improve the lives of the individual and their families, decrease stress and save time.
  • The scale itself and its subsequent psychometrics turned heads at the International Society for Autism Research annual meeting last year in Stockholm, Sweden.
  • By considering a broad range of factors, the scale provides a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of family wellbeing.

NBME Acquires MedVR Education to Enhance Assessment for Medical Professionals

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Thursday, February 15, 2024

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NBME , a leading medical assessment organization, announces the successful asset acquisition of MedVR Education , an extended reality (XR) platform for health care skill development.

Key Points: 
  • PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NBME , a leading medical assessment organization, announces the successful asset acquisition of MedVR Education , an extended reality (XR) platform for health care skill development.
  • The acquisition of MedVR Education brings together NBME’s history of support for medical education and expertise in psychometrics, test development and research with MedVR Education’s leading technology in simulation-based learning.
  • "We are thrilled to welcome MedVR Education into the NBME community," NBME President and CEO Peter J. Katsufrakis said.
  • The acquisition of MedVR Education demonstrates NBME’s investment in innovation and technology that extends medical education assessment into learning and practice, empowering medical learners with actionable insights that assess and guide their development.

NBME Senior Vice President Appointed Co-Chair of Joint Standards Committee

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Monday, February 12, 2024

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NBME Senior Vice President of Assessment Operations, Ye Tong, PhD, has been named co-chair of the joint committee that will revise the “Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing” (the "Standards").

Key Points: 
  • PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NBME Senior Vice President of Assessment Operations, Ye Tong, PhD, has been named co-chair of the joint committee that will revise the “Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing” (the "Standards").
  • Since its initial joint publication, the "Standards" have been revised four times, with the most recent revision published in 2014.
  • The "Standards" represent the gold standard in guidance on assessments in the United States and many parts of the world.
  • "It is truly an honor to have been appointed as a co-chair for the 'Standards' committee," Tong said.

SIIA Releases Principles for the Future of AI in Education

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Tuesday, October 24, 2023

AI technologies used in education should account for educational equity, inclusion and civil rights as key elements of successful learning environments.

Key Points: 
  • AI technologies used in education should account for educational equity, inclusion and civil rights as key elements of successful learning environments.
  • AI technologies used in education should strive for transparency to enable the school community to effectively understand and engage with the AI tools.
  • Companies building AI tools for education should engage with education institutions and stakeholders to explain and demystify the opportunities and risks of new AI technologies.
  • The education technology industry should work with the greater education community to identify ways to support AI literacy for students and educators.

New CAE Webinar Explores How to Increase Students’ Future Employability

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Entitled “A Roadmap to Employability: Integrating Higher-Order Skills Into Curricula and Assessment,” the Sept. 19 live presentation of the webinar drew more than 200 K-12 educators, counselors, and school and district leaders from across the nation.

Key Points: 
  • Entitled “A Roadmap to Employability: Integrating Higher-Order Skills Into Curricula and Assessment,” the Sept. 19 live presentation of the webinar drew more than 200 K-12 educators, counselors, and school and district leaders from across the nation.
  • They also explain how federal funding and policy can support the integration of higher-order skills into instruction, curricula, and measurement.
  • “We must make learning relevant, and students need to see the application of content knowledge and higher order skills.
  • “Our research shows that students with greater proficiency in higher-order skills tend to have better academic and career outcomes,” said Zahner.

Karen Barton Named Vice President of Assessment Operations at ETS

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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ETS CEO Amit Sevak named Karen Barton as the Vice President of Assessment Operations at ETS.

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  • PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- ETS CEO Amit Sevak named Karen Barton as the Vice President of Assessment Operations at ETS.
  • Barton will work with ETS Senior Vice President of Production and Delivery Dennis Stetzel in leading the global organization's design, development and delivery of assessments across operations.
  • "I look forward to innovating how we measure the skills of all learners," said Karen Barton.
  • Barton will head assessment operations and lead a team of professionals in re-envisioning the design and implementation of our assessments, psychometrics and scoring and reporting.

Internet Testing Systems, Pearson VUE, and Microsoft Release Secure Access to Online Documentation during Exams

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Monday, September 18, 2023

With this exam resource, testing programs can directly support secure access to specific online documentation during exams and restrict access to other resources.

Key Points: 
  • With this exam resource, testing programs can directly support secure access to specific online documentation during exams and restrict access to other resources.
  • ITS launched this feature with Pearson VUE and Microsoft for candidates undertaking role-based and specialty Microsoft Certification exams in testing centers and online via OnVUE, allowing them to reference Microsoft Learn as they navigate their exams.
  • Recognizing the real-world need to access resources, this enhancement acknowledges the standard practice in professional scenarios where individuals frequently refer to documentation to solve complex problems.
  • Candidates can only access documentation on Microsoft Learn and to further secure the experience, they cannot access Microsoft Learn Q&A or their profiles.

CAE to Host Education Webinar ‘A Roadmap to Employability: Integrating Higher-Order Skills Into Curricula and Assessment’

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

NEW YORK, Sept. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Council for Aid to Education, Inc. (CAE), the leader in designing innovative performance tasks for measurement and instruction of higher-order skills and for subject area assessments, today announced it will hold an educational leader webinar titled “A Roadmap to Employability: Integrating Higher-Order Skills Into Curricula and Assessment.” The live webinar will be held Tuesday, Sept. 19, from 4-5 p.m. EDT.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Sept. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Council for Aid to Education, Inc. (CAE), the leader in designing innovative performance tasks for measurement and instruction of higher-order skills and for subject area assessments, today announced it will hold an educational leader webinar titled “A Roadmap to Employability: Integrating Higher-Order Skills Into Curricula and Assessment.” The live webinar will be held Tuesday, Sept. 19, from 4-5 p.m. EDT.
  • Designed for K12 state, district and school leaders, the presentation and question-and-answer session will be moderated by Doug Mesecar, a partner with the Strategos Group and former deputy chief of staff for the U.S. Department of education.
  • It will also feature CAE Chief Academic Officer Doris Zahner, Ph.D., and Johnny Key, the former secretary of education for the Arkansas Department of Education, who is also a current partner with the Strategos Group.
  • Registrants will be given the opportunity to ask questions at the end of the presentation.

More than 400 Health Care Professionals to Gather in Chicago (and Virtually) to Improve Health Care

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

CHICAGO, Sept. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the leading not-for-profit organization that oversees U.S. physician and medical specialist certification, will host ABMS Conference 2023 September 19-21 at the Loews O'Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Ill.

Key Points: 
  • Interactive sessions will explore critical topics such as board certification, quality improvement, continuing certification, medical education, assessment and psychometrics, physician well-being, DEI, generative AI, and policy.
  • Participants will share innovative collaborations, evidence-based research, and best practices that accelerate the transformation of certification and the delivery of high-quality care.
  • The conference was developed for professionals and leaders from ABMS Member Boards, medical and professional societies, hospitals and health systems, academic medical centers, quality and practice improvement sectors, continuing medical education, and health care certification organizations.
  • Those attending online can livestream the conference's main content, including both plenary sessions, breakout sessions, the closing session, as well as view this year's posters.

CAE Announces Multiyear Partnership With Project Lead The Way

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

The partnership, which commences with the 2023-2024 school year and continues through 2028, will leverage CAE’s best practices and decades of experience in developing high-quality innovative assessments.

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  • The partnership, which commences with the 2023-2024 school year and continues through 2028, will leverage CAE’s best practices and decades of experience in developing high-quality innovative assessments.
  • CAE will provide assessment design, content development, and psychometrics for end-of-course assessments in all 15 of PLTW’s high school courses within the engineering, computer science and biomedical science pathways.
  • “The partnership of CAE and PLTW unites two complementary organizations that are similarly driven to best prepare today’s students for the realities of the future workplace,” said Bob Yayac, CAE president and chief executive officer.
  • "At Project Lead The Way, we are helping students across the country reach their full potential by providing relevant and engaging learning experiences,” said Dr. David Dimmett, PLTW president and CEO.