https://exampit.com/blog/Practical articles on exam design, automated grading, remote proctoring, psychometrics and certification programs, from the Exampit team in Albuquerque.en-ushttps://exampit.com/blog/feedback-candidates-can-use/https://exampit.com/blog/feedback-candidates-can-use/Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to design an exam score report that leads with the decision, shows domain results honestly, avoids overreading subscores and tells candidates what comes next.https://exampit.com/blog/skills-gap-audit/https://exampit.com/blog/skills-gap-audit/Thu, 05 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to conduct a skills gap analysis that staff trust: a skills map from the job, real measures beyond self-ratings, group reporting and a training plan.https://exampit.com/blog/designing-a-work-sample-test/https://exampit.com/blog/designing-a-work-sample-test/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTA day-by-day plan for work sample test design: choosing the task, writing the rubric, training raters and piloting with staff before candidates sit it.https://exampit.com/blog/grading-large-courses/https://exampit.com/blog/grading-large-courses/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTA day-by-day plan for grading a 600-student exam in one week: the scoring math, exam design for grading, question-by-question teams, calibration and regrades.https://exampit.com/blog/structured-interviews-and-work-samples/https://exampit.com/blog/structured-interviews-and-work-samples/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTSackett and colleagues revisited which hiring tools predict job performance. What their 2022 findings mean for interviews, work samples and skills tests.https://exampit.com/blog/choosing-assessment-software/https://exampit.com/blog/choosing-assessment-software/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to choose assessment software: twelve questions on evidence, accessibility, data ownership, proctoring, integrations and three-year cost to ask every vendor.https://exampit.com/blog/inter-rater-reliability/https://exampit.com/blog/inter-rater-reliability/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat inter-rater reliability measures, how percent agreement and Cohen’s kappa differ, a worked kappa example, and how to monitor scorers during a live window.https://exampit.com/blog/title-ii-accessibility-exams/https://exampit.com/blog/title-ii-accessibility-exams/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat the ADA Title II web rule and its 2027 and 2028 dates mean for public bodies that test online, and how to plan an exam accessibility review now.https://exampit.com/blog/remote-proctoring-fairness/https://exampit.com/blog/remote-proctoring-fairness/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to run remote proctoring that deters, detects and documents without treating candidates as suspects: notice, privacy, accommodations and human review.https://exampit.com/blog/writing-rubrics-that-score-consistently/https://exampit.com/blog/writing-rubrics-that-score-consistently/Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to write a scoring rubric two scorers apply the same way: criteria tied to the claim, level descriptors built on evidence, anchor papers and a pilot.https://exampit.com/blog/practice-tests-and-retention/https://exampit.com/blog/practice-tests-and-retention/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTRoediger and Karpicke found that practice tests improve retention more than restudying over days. How to build low-stakes quizzes into a training program.https://exampit.com/blog/automated-essay-scoring-human-review/https://exampit.com/blog/automated-essay-scoring-human-review/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat automated essay scoring accuracy should mean, how to measure agreement with trained scorers, and three review designs that keep a person accountable.https://exampit.com/blog/recertification-design/https://exampit.com/blog/recertification-design/Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to design recertification requirements that track real practice: cycle length, credit rules tied to the blueprint, audits, reminders and fair lapse rules.https://exampit.com/blog/ai-item-drafting-review/https://exampit.com/blog/ai-item-drafting-review/Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAI can draft exam items quickly, but a draft is raw material. Here is a review workflow with named roles, a provenance log and the checks AI drafts most often fail.https://exampit.com/blog/item-analysis-basics/https://exampit.com/blog/item-analysis-basics/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to read p-values, point-biserials and distractor counts after an exam window, with five example items, common flags and what to do with each one.https://exampit.com/blog/setting-a-cut-score/https://exampit.com/blog/setting-a-cut-score/Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to set a passing score with a documented method: define the borderline candidate, run an Angoff or Bookmark panel, review impact data and record it all.https://exampit.com/blog/exam-blueprint-weights/https://exampit.com/blog/exam-blueprint-weights/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow to turn job task survey ratings into exam blueprint weights and item counts, with a worked example, rounding rules and a panel review that is on record.https://exampit.com/blog/how-to-write-multiple-choice-questions/https://exampit.com/blog/how-to-write-multiple-choice-questions/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTA practical method for writing multiple-choice items: one objective, a stem that asks a question, one defensible key and distractors built from real errors.https://exampit.com/blog/iso-17024-impartiality/https://exampit.com/blog/iso-17024-impartiality/Sun, 25 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat ISO/IEC 17024 asks of a certification body on impartiality, where pressure usually comes from, and how to keep a record an assessor can follow.https://exampit.com/blog/what-validity-means/https://exampit.com/blog/what-validity-means/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTValidity is not a badge a test earns once. It is evidence that a score supports one use. Here is how to state the claim, gather the evidence and file it.