Company is Pioneer in Conversational and VR Credentialing Tests ROCHESTER, New York—Vincent Lima has been appointed president of Authentic Testing Corp., a leading provider of professional credentialing and assessment services. The appointment, effective April 2, 2024, was announced by the corporate board of directors. “Vincent will build on our legacy of providing credentialing programs with innovative solutions and reliable support … Read More
Crane Hotline article details how to build a VR test
In February 2022 the Construction Hazards Identification exam, developed by ITI (Industrial Training International), became the first VR exam to be awarded accreditation by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) National Accreditation Board. It was accredited under ISO/IEC 17024, the standard for personnel certification bodies. In an article, “Construction Certification Test Can Now Be VR,” (click on link for pdf) … Read More
First-Ever ANSI and ISO-Compliant VR MEWP Training Announced
Equipment Operators to be Certified Without Touching Physical Machines EDMONTON, ALBERTA—Virtual reality (VR) pioneer Serious Labs, the global leader in virtual reality (VR) heavy equipment and vehicle training simulators, has announced its new ANSI Compliant Assessment Scenario, the first-ever availability of VR operator training for Mobile Elevating Work Platforms (MEWPs) that complies with American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and International … Read More
“Mastering 17024 Accreditation” workshop series to launch in October
A three-session remote workshop tha will go through the steps involved in creating a certification body that is compliant with the international standard for entities engaged in the certification of persons, ISO/IEC 17024—and for developing a compliant test.
What to Tell Angoff Panelists for Test Revisions
I recently received this question about standard setting from a certification director: We’re revising our certification with some new items, a few revised items, and a large number of existing items with data. For the revised and existing items, should we give the Angoff judges the p-values of the items? What Data Should Judges Get? The answer is a qualified … Read More
Webinar explores VR in crane operator certification testing
Wallace Judd, Ph.D., described a study designed to determine the extent to which a virtual-reality crane operator test could predict the results of a test conducted on an actual crane
Study Explores Use of VR in Certification Testing
Can a test using virtual reality effectively supplement or replace a performance test? Hands-on performance testing often ties up equipment and personnel. This costs money and may also limit where and how often the test can be delivered. If VR testing could reliably predict the outcome of the performance test, it could be used as a funnel: candidates who are … Read More
When should you equate test forms?
If the test blueprint is substantially the same and you have simply introduced new questions, use statistical equating to set the passing score.
Lessons from a Teacher-Licensing Crisis in North Carolina
The fact that the state felt a need to look into the question of alignment retroactively is curious.
Standard practice for any professional credentialing exam is to start with alignment, and think about alignment at every step. If you’re not doing that, you’re not doing credentialing right.