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NCARB Selects Alpine Testing Solutions for ARE® Content Management and Candidate Management Services Washington, D.C. – The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) selected Alpine Testing Solutions (Alpine) for content management and candidate management services for the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®) program. Alpine will provide support for exam committees, creation and maintenance of all multiple-choice and graphic content, scoring, psychometric and statistical analysis, score reporting, and management of testing eligibilities and all candidate records. NCARB’s selection process began in the fall of 2010 with a request for information and an evaluation of initial responses by prospective vendors followed by a request for proposals in spring 2011. Vendors were evaluated for one or more categories of service: content management, candidate management, and site management.
“NCARB is pleased to have the opportunity to partner with Alpine Testing Solutions,” said NCARB CEO Michael J. Armstrong. “The strength of Alpine’s psychometric team, paired with its technical systems, provides the Council with tremendous resources to leverage as we continue to move the ARE forward and improve our services to both candidates and Member Boards.”
In response to NCARB’s decision, Chad W. Buckendahl, Ph.D., Director of Education Services noted, “Alpine is excited about the opportunity to collaborate with NCARB and its team on the ARE program given its history of quality and innovation in computer based and performance testing. We are committed to helping maintain the integrity of the exam and reputation of the program.” Susan Davis-Becker, Ph.D., Senior Psychometrician added, “We look forward to working with NCARB as it continues to innovate on measurement strategies for achieving their program goals.”
Blair Harris, Alpine’s Director of Technology Services commented, “We appreciate the chance to provide our credential management system CertMetricsTM as the technology foundation for the content and candidate management services. The system is designed to facilitate connections among content, test, and candidate information for flexibility and control of information.” Harris also announced that Sharla Nielson would serve as the Implementation Manager for the development and integration of customized components for the NCARB ARE program.
About NCARB
The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards’ membership is made up of the architectural registration boards of all 50 states as well as those of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. NCARB assists its member registration boards in carrying out their duties and provides a certification program for individual architects. NCARB protects the public health, safety, and welfare by leading the regulation of the practice of architecture through the development and application of standards for licensure and credentialing of architects. In order to achieve these goals, the Council develops and recommends standards to be required of an applicant for architectural registration; develops and recommends standards regulating the practice of architecture; provides to Member Boards a process for certifying the qualifications of an architect for registration; and represents the interests of Member Boards before public and private agencies.
About Alpine Testing Solutions
Alpine Testing Solutions provides program design, test development, psychometric consultation, analysis, and technology solutions services for licensure, professional certification, and educational testing programs. Alpine focuses on applying industry standards and best practices resulting in practical solutions that enable test sponsors to build, maintain, and continuously improve testing programs. Our staff specializes in psychometric consultation in the context of applicable policy and program design, evaluating and auditing programs, developing validation frameworks, conducting test development and validation projects (e.g., job analysis, blueprint development, item development, item and form analysis, standard setting, equating, security analysis), and technology services for credential management (e.g., eligibility, maintenance) of small- and large-scale testing programs.
For more information contact:
Ms. Myisha Stokes
Program Manager, Alpine Testing Solutions
Myisha.Stokes@alpinetesting.com
Website: www.alpinetesting.com
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