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YAS Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Greg Sadesky sat down with Michelle Porter, from the International Code Council to discuss virtual proctoring. GS: And the response from candidates? MP: We’ve received many positive responses from candidates. At the beginning, there were questions that you would expect from any change. But once people started to really see […]

YAS Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Greg Sadesky sat down with Michelle Porter, from the International Code Council to discuss virtual proctoring. GS: First of all, thank you so much for agreeing to do this interview. I first wanted to ask you to describe the International Code Council a bit… what it does, the industry it […]

What is AI? Dr. Greg Sadesky discusses the applications of AI that are most relevant for assessment. It sounds so futuristic… artificial intelligence and assessment! Maybe it’s just that much of current assessment practice involves theory developed in the early 1900’s (classical test theory) or the 1960’s (item response theory), the idea that assessment might […]

YAS Is Reinventing Measure’s Shopping Cart Friday, May 11th 2018 will mark the start of a roll out of an upgraded shopping cart on the Yardstick Measure™ platform. Over the next few weeks, you will notice a seamless, new interface which optimizes user experience. Another major upgrade we are excited about is the introduction of debit payments. These changes will solely affect clients utilizing the […]

Dr. Greg Sadesky explains the significance of formative assessment for your learning outcomes. I think it’s safe to say that very few people actually enjoy taking tests. That said, tests tied to the topic of this blog may be an exception: Formative Tests. A formative test is one that is built for learning, rather than […]

  Yardstick Assessment Strategies (YAS) is excited to introduce you to our newest features: Autocomplete, Visual Confirmation & Venue Time Zone, the perfect tools to improve your experience when creating and/or modifying venues on Measure. We’ve updated three powerful capabilities by rendering them more user friendly and simplistic: Autocomplete – When you are entering an […]

Accomplish more with Measure Image Library Yardstick Assessment Strategies (YAS) developers broke new grounds again! Over the past year, our team has been hard at work researching and building a fantastic new tool for anyone who uses images in their assessments. We are thrilled to introduce you to our newest feature, Yardstick Measure™ Image Library! […]

Former Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Greg Sadesky dives into a favorite topic: automated item generation. Rapid Content Production for Professional Testing When it comes to high-stakes testing and credentialing, the validity of the results depends heavily on the quality of the questions being asked. Those questions need to make sense, cover the subject matter comprehensively, […]

The next instalment in Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Greg Sadesky’s series on virtual and remote proctoring. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 Dr. Sadesky unpacks some recent research on the efficacy of remote proctoring versus live proctoring. Paradigm shift After having examined this issue for the past several months, I […]

The next instalment in Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Greg Sadesky’s series on virtual and remote proctoring. It’s time to explore the potential for remote proctoring in the high-stakes testing industry. In this latest instalment in the blog series on virtual proctoring and its appropriateness for use in high-stakes testing (Part 1), I spoke with Mickie […]