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Guidelines for creating test questions
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Constructing Test Items (Guidelines & 7 Common Item Types)

Introduction

Erika Johnson
December 7, 2023 at 6:16 PM
Future of online exams: Examity and Caveon case study
Exam Development Online Exams

Case Study: How Examity & Caveon Are Building the Future of Online Assessment

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Caveon
August 11, 2022 at 8:45 AM
Fair exam development practices
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Fairness (and Perceived Fairness) Matters: Best Practices in Exam Development

Introduction

Testing programs often hear candidates say that the test they took “wasn’t fair.”

Saundra Foderick
April 26, 2022 at 8:30 AM
Tackling the impacts of cheating and fraud on exams
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Addressing the Unfairness That Exists in Testing: Part 2

Part 2: How to Stop Cheating and Fraud to Improve the Fairness of your Exams

There are two very...

Allie McCabe
March 9, 2022 at 4:06 PM
Addressing unfairness and cheating in exams
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Addressing the Unfairness That Exists in Testing: Part 1

Cheating and the Corrosion of Fairness in Testing 

Why cheating on exams hurts not just the...

Allie McCabe
March 3, 2022 at 6:21 PM
What is the Discrete Option Multiple Choice format? Definition & Benefits
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What Is DOMC?

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  1. What Is DOMC?
    1. How Cheating and Testwiseness Impact Multiple-Choice Items
  2. How...
Caveon
December 28, 2021 at 9:45 AM
Computerized adaptive test meaning
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What Is Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT)?

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  1. Computer Adaptive Test Meaning
    1. What Is Adaptive Testing?
    2. How Is CAT Different...
David Foster, Ph.D.
December 21, 2021 at 7:45 AM
The 4-step test security process
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The Only Tried & True Test Security Process

Introduction

There is comfort and security that come from following a reliable road map to a...

David Foster, Ph.D.
December 13, 2021 at 9:15 AM
A round of applause for the multiple-choice item
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Goodbye, Multiple Choice

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David Foster, Ph.D.
November 30, 2021 at 4:38 PM
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