Ask Agatha: A Recipe for SmartItem Success
Ask Agatha is an advice column written by Z. Agatha Klaxovox. Agatha is an intergalactic test security specialist who is only too happy to offer
How SmartItems Improve Tests
Written by David Foster, CEO of Caveon In the beginning, one of my biggest concerns about SmartItems was about how they would contribute (or not)
Celebrating 15 Years with Steve Addicott
An interview with Steve Addicott, Chief Operating Officer at Caveon How has the reality of working for Caveon differed from your expectations
Notes from the Field: SmartItems
Written by Tara Williams, Chief Editor, Caveon For the past year, I’ve been working as a specialist on exam development projects that utilize a
Meet a CESP: Kim Brunnert
An interview with Dr. Kim Brunnert, Director of Psychometrics at HESI Review and Testing at Elsevier Dr. Kim Brunnert has worked extensively in
Is There a Youtube for That?
Written by Dr. Jamie Mulkey, Vice President of Client Services, Caveon Learning how to combat test security incidents through YouTube; it still
The Incident of the Test Killer
Written by Alison Foster Green, Marketing Director of Caveon Test Security Data Forensics is essential for assessing test security threats to
Industry Insider: Kpayah Tamba
Written by Kpayah Tamba, Director of Certification, Okta During the 19th century, French essayist and novelist Marcel Proust — the author of In
The “Difficulty” Question
Written by David Foster, CEO of Caveon Test Security I introduced the Caveon SmartItem in February of 2018 as a possible selected-response
Celebrating 15 Years: an Interview with Dennis Maynes
Written by Dennis Maynes, Chief Scientist 2018 marks the 15th anniversary since Caveon Test Security first opened its (virtual) doors. Caveon has
Finding Fairness
Written by Lou Woodruff of Caveon Test Security Those of us who work in the testing field have assumed important responsibilities for developing
Fair and Square: DOMC Findings by Demographic Group
Written by Sarah Toton of Caveon Test Security Fairness is important in testing for ensuring that groups or individual test-takers are not
Ask An Expert: Nikki Eatchel
Written by Nikki Eatchel, Chief Assessment Officer, Scantron Nikki Eatchel, Chief Assessment Officer for Scantron, has more than 23 years of
Cheating in the Movies
Written by Alison Foster, Test Security Specialist Ranging from the serious to the absurd, Caveon test security professionals recommend these 10
Test Security is a Matter of Fairness
Written by Wayne Camara, Horace Mann Research Chair at ACT The Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (AERA, APA, and NCME, 2014)
Industry Insider: Tamara Lewis
Written by Tamara Lewis, State Test Security Officer, Maryland State Department of Education During the 19th century, French essayist and
Superheroes and Supervillains
Written by Dr. David Foster, CEO The testing industry is under attack from two nefarious supervillains: testwiseness and cheating. Worry not, it
Improving Fairness in Standardized Testing
Written by Tara Williams Dear Agatha, My child is in 9th grade and just took standardized tests in our state. I’m concerned about the overall
The Future of Multiple Choice
Written by Dr. David Foster, CEO Teddy Roosevelt is attributed with saying: “The more we know about the past, the better prepared we are for the
Celebrating 15 Years with Jamie Mulkey
Written by Jamie Mulkey, VP of Client Services 2018 marks the 15th anniversary since Caveon Test Security first opened its (virtual) doors.
Name It To Tame It
A Case Study: How Okta Won with Threat-Based Security The Need: Following five years of rapid growth, Okta, an industry leader in identity and
Can Good Items Have Bad Item Statistics?
Written by Sarah Toton of Caveon Test Security Every psychometrician knows that tests can be improved by removing misbehaving items. Items that
Ask an Expert: Aimée Hobby Rhodes
Written by Aimee Hobby Rhodes of the CFA Institute, & Alison Foster Green of Caveon Test Security Aimée Hobby Rhodes is the Director of Exam
ATP Women Give Back
Written by Dr. Jamie Mulkey, VP, Client Services Caveon’s annual ATP pre-conference Women in Testing reception aims to celebrate and
Celebrating 15 Years: an interview with John Fremer
Written by Dr. John Fremer, President of Consulting Services 2018 marks the 15th anniversary since Caveon Test Security first opened its
Ask an Expert: James A. Wollack
Written by James A. Wollack of the University of Wisconsin, & Alison Foster Green of Caveon Test Security James A. Wollack is an Associate
Risky Business: Determining Risk to Enhance Security
Written by Dr. Jamie Mulkey, VP, Client Services When you think of the word protection, what comes to mind? Do you think of physical safety and
5 Steps to K-12 Test Security Success
Please join Caveon for an Upcoming Webinar series on achieving test security success in the K-12 arena. The first webinar will be held March 22.
Protection: The Primary Purpose of Security
Written by Dr. David Foster, CEO I’ve been involved in the field of testing since 1982. I started my career as a testing program manager and
