A well-designed, properly documented, and thoroughly evaluated testing program will not only yield more reliable results, but will protect you in the event of legal challenge or litigation. The Alpine Testing Solutions psychometricians, test development consultants, and technology experts work closely with you and your team to create tests and testing systems that maximize validity, fairness, reliability, legal defensibility and security.

Our services can be placed into five major categories: Program Design, Test Design, Item/Performance Task Development, Psychometrics and Standard Setting, and Test Maintenance. We offer a la carte services within all five categories and customized, end-to-end solutions that will allow you to defend the validity of the interpretation and use of test scores, maximize the test reliability, and minimize bias.

Contact us today to learn how we can help with your testing program.
Text Box: If you are creating a new testing program or expanding an existing program, we will work with you, your team, and the program stakeholders to design a program that will meet the business goals and stakeholder needs.

Program Design
Text Box: If you are creating a new test or revising an existing test, we will work with you, your team, and your subject-matter experts (SMEs) to define the purpose and use of the test, delineate the target domain(s), define the practice and competencies of the domain(s), and prepare the test specifications and blueprint. Text Box: Test Design Text Box: We will work with your SMEs to convert their knowledge and experience into well-designed, straightforward test items and/or performance tasks that map to the test specifications and blueprint. We will then edit the items/performance tasks for grammar and compliance with psychometric standards and style guidelines. We will also work with your SMEs to ensure that each item/performance task is reviewed for congruence, accuracy, bias, and clarity.

Item/Performance Task Development
Text Box: Our measurement professionals are fluent with classical statistics, Rasch, and multi-parameter item response theory (IRT). We will assess and report on the quality and usefulness of each individual test item/performance task, create balanced and equivalent test forms, provide equating services, and report on the proficiency level of test candidates. We will work with you, your team, and your SMEs to determine an appropriate performance standard (cut score). Our measurement professionals are experienced with multiple standard setting methodologies and will work with you to determine the most appropriate methodology to apply for a given test development project.

Psychometrics and Standard Setting
Text Box: We will work with you and your team to design and implement a test maintenance program that can encompass ongoing validation studies, assessment of the performance and exposure of individual items/performance tasks, assessment of the efficacy of test forms, development and piloting of items/performance tasks, refreshing and equating of test forms, and monitoring test security.

Test Maintenance

Test Development and Psychometrics