Reputation is everything. After all, organizations are only as good as how they are perceived. This can have all kinds of important consequences, which is why it’s crucial to build a strong reputation. When it comes to certification testing, your credibility and brand perception are always at stake with each and every exam. That’s why it’s important to ask yourself two questions when creating a test:
- Is it of the highest quality?
- Is it legally defensible?
Creating a top-notch exam isn’t just about throwing together a bunch of questions and calling it a day. If you want your certification program to be credible, legally defensible, and actually useful, you need experts who know what they’re doing. That’s where Kryterion’s Test Development and Psychometric Services come in.
Let’s dive deeper into the world of psychometrics to see how it can help your organization.
What are Psychometrics?
At the heart of it, psychometrics ensures that assessments are reliable, valid, and fair. In other words, it helps make sure that test results truly reflect what they’re supposed to measure. A well-designed test has four key components:
- Validity – It accurately assesses the intended attributes or skills
- Reliability – It provides consistent results over time
- Fairness – It doesn’t disadvantage any group of test-takers
- Legal defensibility – It adheres to professional and legal standards
Psychometrics can be used in a variety of ways when creating exams. It can provide end-to-end support for total test development or can be used to assist with specific aspects of the process. A strong psychometric and test development team can help with:
- Test definition
- Job analysis
- Test blueprint development
- Item writing and review
- Item and exam analyses
- Standard setting
- And so much more
What are the Benefits of Working with a Test Development and Psychometric Services Team?
A positive reputation can foster trust, loyalty, and strong relationships with customers, partners, and employees, while a negative reputation can lead to lost opportunities, diminished brand value, and a decline in consumer confidence. Therefore, you want to make sure that your certification exams meet the highest standards. By working with a test development and psychometric services team, you can put your organization in the best position to create exams that enhance your reputation.
There are many benefits that can be taken advantage of by choosing to work with a team rather than creating an exam alone. These include:
- Developing tests that are valid, reliable, fair, and legally defensible
- Utilizing the knowledge of experts to create better exams that more accurately measure what is being tested
- Reducing or eliminating the need for costly exam rework
- Protecting your reputation
- Making sure your exams adhere to multiple testing industry professional and legal guidelines
- And so much more
Learn more about Kryterion’s Test Development and Psychometric Team
We invite you to take a look at our “Kryterion’s Test Development and Psychometric Services” flyer. In it, you will find more information about how our team can help your team.
Let’s talk more about how we can help you create better exams. Please visit kryterion.com/psychometric-services to learn more and connect.
About Kryterion Inc.
Kryterion Inc. is a global leader in innovative testing and credentialing solutions, helping organizations across various sectors develop and manage their assessments with our advanced test development platform and multi-modal delivery solutions. Established in 2001, Kryterion offers secure, integrated services and extensive support, empowering candidates to demonstrate skills and achieve success in world-class careers.
