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ACS is heading to Philadelphia this week for the annual NCME Conference!   In addition to Susan's participation as a 2024 NCME Board of Director member, we are excited to share the upcoming presentations that ACS will be participating in.   Friday, April 12, 2024   Susan & Kelley: Credentialing Paper Session on Assessing Complex Reasoning Through the Design and Development of a Credentialing Program 10:05 – 11:05 AM   Chad & former ACS Intern Sarah Alahmadi GSIC Poster Session I Graduate Electronic Board Session: Priors and Evidence: Introducing Bayesian Reasoning to Standard Setting 11:25 am to 12:25 pm   Saturday, April 13, 2024   Chad is moderating the “Pipeline Trends in Certification and Licensure: Psychometric Implications” Organized Discussion 3:05 to 4:35 pm     Sunday, April 14, 2025   Susan will be the discussant for the following paper session. Alignment and Standard Setting: Interrogating Methodologies in Support of Instructional Utility Coordinated Paper Session 9:35 - 11:05 AM   Chad will be the discussant for the following paper session. Medical and Credentialing Test Applications Paper Session Sunday 4/14: 1:15 to 2:45 pm   Link to full program here: https://lnkd.in/eTv33q5T

ACS Introduces our Case Studies Series In our 8th year as a team, and based on our combined experience at ACS, we have organized our work in three key phases of assessment. In this series, we’d like to highlight an example of our work in the Research & Design phase and share a brief case study. Case Study #1 - Updating Current Credential & Developing New Credential ACS Client is an international credentialing organization with a suite of credentials. This was a multi-year project where ACS audited, evaluated existing practices across credentials, and developed solutions that would resolve a series of challenges the program was facing. ACS provided psychometric expertise and identified appropriate solutions that incorporated policy goals, program activities, and psychometric standards. For detailed information please visit: https://lnkd.in/dpiqPg7i #casestudy #researchanddesign #casestudies #testing #credential

ACS is 8 years old and to celebrate, we are launching an updated version of our website. Take a look and check out some of our new features, including * Case Studies * Featured Research * Updated descriptions of our work Keep an eye out throughout the year to follow us and keep track of some continued updates! Check it out at: www.acsventures.com #website #design #birthday #testing #assessment

The ACS team is heading down to sunny California for the 2024 ATP Innovations in Testing conference!   Susan and Chad are collaborating with industry professions and excited to co-host the following sessions:   Chad is co-presenting a Feature Speaker Session titled, “Assessment Strategy – Changes on the Horizon”. This diverse panel of senior level assessment experts, which also includes John Weiner, Ada Woo and Ashok Sarathy, will draw upon their experience in high stakes assessment to discuss rationales, approaches, and considerations for planning and undertaking initiatives to develop the next generation of assessments.   Date: Monday, March 4, 2024 Time 1:20 PM – 2:30 PM PT    Susan will be presenting, “Representing Complex Professional Expectations in Practice Analysis and Exam Development” along with Shelby Williamson. The session will detail how ACS Ventures and National Strength and Conditioning Association developed a multi-dimensional framework, how the multiple dimensions represent the complexity of the profession, and how exam content was created to comprehensively cover the dimensions within the framework.   Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024 Time: 9:40 AM – 10:30 AM PT For detailed information on the presentations, please visit https://lnkd.in/dgnJ5tpk and click on the specific session.   We look forward to catching up with everyone and hope you can join us at these sessions! #ATP #innovationsintesting #innovationsintesting2024 #conferences #speakers #presentations

Susan Davis-Becker, PhD, ICE-CCP is among the I.C.E. R&D Committee members and experts who co-authored a new research paper titled Test Disruption and Impacts on Test Validity.    This I.C.E. research report examines the role of test disruption on the validity and interpretation of credentialing assessment results. The study was commenced to both understand disruption (that is, planned and unplanned changes) and identify best practices on how to avoid, prepare for, or mitigate disruptions.    If you would like to purchase a copy of the research paper, please visit: (https://lnkd.in/dgN6f2yA)

Very excited about this new opportunity. I was able to sit in on one meeting in November and I can see what great professional development this will be.

Congratulations Drew on your Appointment to Serve on the NCCA as Psychometric Commissioner Andrew Wiley, Ph.D., a founding partner of ACS, has been appointed to serve on the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) as one of their psychometric reviewers. His two-year term starts in January 2024. Drew along with psychometric, administrative, and public commissioners will review programs to evaluate compliance with the NCCA standards and continued compliance, with the overarching goal of ensuring the health, safety, and welfare of the public through accreditation.  https://lnkd.in/d5Gh9sDg

Happy Holidays, everyone! 🎄

Happy Holidays from the Brooklyn office of ACS Ventures!

Happy Holidays from ACS! We wish you the happiest of holidays and cheer in the New Year!