Consulting

ETS offers the expertise of faculty trained in a variety of disciplines to evaluate your organization's assessment policies and practices.

Examples of topics our consulting can help you with include:

Discipline	Topics
Psychometrics	Statistical procedures Test and item analysis Standard setting
Test Development	Design and specification development Question writing/review procedures Test assembly Pre-testing Performance assessment Preparation of test familiarization materials Migration from paper- to computer-delivered testing methods
Research	Validity studies Reliability studies
Operations	Printing and distribution Test administration Test security Customer service Test processing
Information Technology	Hardware and software capabilities for scoring and score reporting Software support for item banking, test publishing and test registration Computer-delivered testing software Web-based assessment programs
Score Interpretation	Performance assessments

Past Consulting Projects

Ministries of education, governments, corporations and educators have engaged ETS to address such complex and critical challenges as:

• Teacher licensure and performance assessments
• National assessments at the primary and secondary levels
• Admissions/selections tests
• Standard-setting procedures
• Program evaluation, quality assurance measures and accreditation
• Test development and program management
• Test program audits
• Applying technology to assessment
• Professional development for teachers and school leaders
• Development/management of computer-delivered testing programs

Contact ETS for more information on how ETS experts can help you with your consulting needs.