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ACS is Going to Nashville!

ACS is excited to attend the upcoming I.C.E. Exchange live in Nashville, TN from November 15-18, 2021. We are looking forward to getting together with colleagues to discuss current trends and issues within the credentialing community.

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Coronavirus Impacts on Today's Educational Assessments

Drew and Chad recently co-authored an article in a special issue of Educational Measurement: Issues and practices. The entire issue was focused on the coronavirus and the events of 2020 and how it could impact the landscape of educational assessment. Their article reviewed how some of these events have impacted the professional credentialing field, and the lessons that could apply to educational assessment. Please click below to read an in-depth summary of the article.

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Three Common Questions (and Misconceptions) about NCCA Accreditation

The process of receiving or renewing NCCA accreditation can feel overwhelming, and can lead to questions that may not appear to have clearly defined answers. How many forms does our program need to publish? Is a retake policy really important? Why would our program need to check examination items for bias? This article helps to clarify a few of these common questions and misconceptions.

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Commitment to Service

A fundamental principle for ACS is providing service to the measurement community. Click here to learn more about where and how ACS demonstrates its commitment to service.

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ACS Collaborations

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has announced that they are one of 11 states to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Education for its Comprehensive Literacy State Development (CLSD) program. Please click below to learn more about ACS's contribution to this project.

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ACS Ventures, LLC (ACS) has more than 40 years of combined experience consulting directly with state, regional, national, and international testing programs in education and credentialing. Across these experiences, our staff members have provided actionable input to program leaders on various testing related issues, designed and led numerous test development and validation activities, and conducted alignment studies for various programs. 

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Services

Design

 

Program Design & Redesign
Assessment Design & Redesign
Research Design

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Operational Support

 

Standard Setting
Outsourced Psychometric Staff Alignment
Psychometric Analysis
Technical Documentation

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Quality Assurance

 

Psychometric Oversight
Program Review and Audit
Program Evaluation
Technical Advisory Committees

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