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 [...]
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 [...]
Traditionally, states have evaluated student performance using end-of-year summative assessments, which produce cut scores that classify examinees into broad performance categories, such as, “Nearing Proficiency” or “Proficient.” Such classifications [...]
Seven years ago, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) went into effect, giving states more flexibility to create individual education accountability plans that address their specific needs. ESSA replaced the [...]
The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) recently released its 2022 Salary Survey focused on the latest income and employment-related trends for industrial-organizational psychologists. HumRRO analyzed the data [...]
HumRRO Vice President, David Dorsey, Ph.D., and HumRRO Director of Education, Hillary Michaels, Ph.D., leveraged their unique expertise and experience to edit the Fall 2022 Special Issue of the [...]
