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 [...]
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 [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
Anyone who has ever taken a test when the stakes are high—to get a job, promotion or certification, to graduate from high school, to enter college or the military, [...]
HumRRO emerged from the pandemic in 2021 stronger and more agile than ever. It is fitting that the year also marked HumRRO’s 70th anniversary. Our longevity is a testament [...]
The federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) enacted in 2015 stipulates that “all children receive a well-rounded education” and emphasizes that schools should work to “close student achievement gaps.” [...]
In recent years, three words have been enthusiastically embraced by the talent management community: Skills-based hiring. The term generally refers to removing educational degree requirements from the hiring process [...]
Nearly 180 testing professionals, including several from HumRRO, gathered at the 2023 International Personnel Assessment Council (IPAC) Conference in Washington, D.C., to share best practices and trends in various aspects [...]
State education assessment programs are required to conduct alignment studies and include the results in their U.S. Department of Education peer review submissions. These time-intensive validity investigations typically involve human [...]
