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Register for the 2024 E-ATP Conference!

Registration and sponsorship are open for the 2024 E-ATP Conference!

Join us on 23-25 October in Berlin, Germany, for Europe's leading forum for assessment expertise. E-ATP connects a global community of innovators and experts, making it a pivotal event for those at the forefront of educational and professional testing.

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Getting started with Automated Scoring

Getting started with Automated Scoring

This blog article from Sue Lottridge of Cambium Assessment, who authored the Chapter in the TBA Guidelines on Automated Scoring of Constructed Response Items introduces automated scoring for those considering it for the first time.

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Guidelines for Test Design: Blueprints for Blueprints

Guidelines for Test Design: Blueprints for Blueprints

This blog article by Nathan Thompson, CEO & Co-Founder of Assessment Systems is part of a series supporting the ITC/ATP Guidelines for Technology-Based Assessment. Nathan contributed to Chapter 2 (Test Design and Assembly) of the Guidelines.

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Introducing the Web-based Delivery Section of the ITC/ATP Guidelines

Introducing the Web-based Delivery Section of the ITC/ATP Guidelines for Technology-based Assessment

This blog article by Elizabeth Stone, an independent consultant, is part of a series supporting the ITC/ATP Guidelines for Technology-based Assessment.

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Using TBA to Design a TEI

Using the TBA Guidelines to Design a Technology-Enhanced Item (TEI): A Hypothetical Case Study 

This blog article by Belinda Brunner, Assessment Systems Corporation, and Cynthia Parshall, PhD, Touchstone Consulting, is part of a series supporting the ITC/ATP Guidelines for Technology-Based Assessment. These authors contributed to Chapter 1 of the Guidelines.

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Translation and Adaptation Chapter of TBA Guidelines

Introducing the Translation and Adaptation Chapter of the ITC/ATP Guidelines for Technology-Based Assessment

This blog article by Steve Dept, Founding Partner of cApStAn, is part of a series supporting the ITC/ATP Guidelines for Technology-based Assessment

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Using item response time in scoring

Using Item Response Time in Scoring: Guidelines for Psychometric Quality and Fairness

This blog article by Dylan Molenaar and Deborah Schnipke, is part of a series supporting the ITC/ATP Guidelines for Technology-based Assessment.

Testing time can be a valuable factor in evaluating the abilities and skills of test takers.

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Introducing the data privacy chapter of TBA guidelines

Introducing the Data Privacy Chapter of the ITC/ATP Guidelines for Technology-Based Assessment

This blog article by John Kleeman, EVP of Learnosity and Questionmark, is part of a series supporting the ITC/ATP Guidelines for Technology-based Assessment.

Why data privacy matters to assessment

Data privacy isn’t everyone’s favorite subject. Software and system developers know privacy matters, but the intricate nature of the rules can be intimidating. There are lots of different privacy laws - and it’s a bit like alphabet soup: BIPA, CCPA, GDPR, LGPD, PIPA, PIPL and many more!

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