The Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO)
HumRRO has a long, rich history of providing solutions to a variety of challenges, including human capital, educational, training, measurement, survey assessments, and more.
Our staff work with clients to help resolve their “people” issues and improve their human capital management. Through our research, program evaluation, and policy analysis, HumRRO has supported a wide variety of federal and state agencies as well as corporate and nonprofit organizations, and foundations. We are dedicated to excellence in everything we do, drawing on the qualities that have long contributed to our success: competence, objectivity, professionalism, character, integrity, energy, and commitment. We also are committed to understanding and meeting our clients’ needs and expectations, and developing a lasting partnership with them.
Latest News & Updates
Beth Bynum, Ph.D., Brings Technical Expertise and Strategic Mindset to Public Sector Business Development Role
Alexandria, Virginia—The Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO), an industry leader offering a science-based approach to talent management, educational measurement, assessment, credentialing, and program evaluation, is pleased to announce the appointment of Bethany Bynum, Ph.D., to the position of Business [...]
HumRRO Heads to the Mile-High City for SIOP 2025!
HumRRO is looking forward to sharing our innovative research and best practices—as well as learning from our peers—at the 40th Annual Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) Conference being held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver from April [...]
Evaluating K-12 Assessment Systems with Reduced Emphasis on Summative End-of-Year Assessments: 4 Lessons Learned About Local Competency-Based Assessments
It can be challenging to build an assessment that authentically measures the depth and breadth of student learning and focuses on important competencies rather than isolated decontextualized academic content knowledge. It is especially difficult in an environment where tests [...]
Evaluating K-12 Assessment Systems with Reduced Emphasis on Summative End-of-Year Assessments: 4 Lessons Learned About Growth Assessments
Educators, like most professionals, are given more responsibility as their expertise and experience grow. Most school principals, content specialists, and district-level personnel have been classroom teachers. Because the summative end-of-year assessments results did not meet their needs when they [...]
Evaluating K-12 Assessment Systems with Reduced Emphasis on Summative Year-End Assessments: 5 Lessons Learned About Interim Tests
“Everyone hates summative end-of-year assessments!” Complaints about them are rampant among educators, legislators, parents, students, and even some measurement professionals. The tests come at the wrong time, just when students are changing teachers, grades, or schools. They don’t provide [...]
Critical Role of Interviewer Training in Ensuring Effective Structured Interviews and Benefits of Video-Based Learning
Years of research and experience have demonstrated that structured interviews are highly effective at predicting applicant success, while enhancing more consistent, objective application relative to other assessments. However, the true success of structured interviews hinges on the training and [...]