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Certified Exam Security Professional
CESP Exam Prep Session #2
Competencies 6-10
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Today’s Presenter
Jamie Mulkey, Ed.D.Executive Director, CESP
Program
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Agenda• Exam Overview• The second five competencies• Important resources for you• Dissect DOMC questions• Allow you to ask questions• Additional support
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CESP Overview
• Fifteen competencies• Adaptive Test• All DOMC items– www.trydomc.com
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Today’s focus:
• Competency 6: Exam Publication and Storage of Test Content at Testing Locations
• Competency 7: Exam Administration• Competency 8: Data Forensics• Competency 9: Physical Security• Competency 10: Information
Technology Security
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Super DOMC
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Competency 6: Exam Publication and Storage of Test Content at Testing Locations• CCSSO - Operational Best
Practices for Statewide Large-Scale Assessment Programs 2013– Ch 10-12
• The ITC Guidelines on the Security of Tests, Examinations, and Other Assessments– Pp 15-17
• The Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing
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DOMC practice item #1
A testing organization that administers computer-based exams wants to decrease the likelihood of items being stolen at the time of test publication and distribution.
Will this help decrease items being stolen?
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DOMC practice item #1Polls 1, 2 & 3
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Competency 7: Exam Administration
• Handbook of Test Security • Chapter 3, 4, 7• TILSA Guidebook• p15-16• The ITC Guidelines on the
Security of Tests, Examinations, and Other Assessments
• Proctoring Best Practices
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DOMC practice item #2Is this statement about proctoring a high-stakes computerized test accurate?
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DOMC practice item #2Polls 4, 5 & 6
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Competency 8:Data Forensics• Handbook of Test Security (Chapter 8)• Unlocking the mystery of the validity triangle
(Webinar)• Considering how to detect cheating? Policies and
procedures first (Blog)• Keeping your Rock Garden Tidy; Measure and
Manage your Test Security Risks (Blog)• A Method for Measuring Performance
Inconsistency by Using Score Difference (Whitepaper)
• A Method for Detecting Pre-knowledge of Exam Content Using Response Latencies (Whitepaper)
• NEW! Handbook of Quantitative Methods for Detecting Cheating on Tests (Educational Psychology Handbook)
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DOMC practice item #3
Would this data forensics analysis result cause you to suspect that an examinee was attempting to copy items from nearby test taker?
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DOMC practice item #3Polls 7, 8 & 9
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Competency 9: Physical Security
• Handbook of Test Security (Chapter 7)
• TILSA Guidebook (Section 10)
• The ITC Guidelines on the Security of Tests, Examinations, and Other Assessments
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DOMC Practice item #4
A company is considering the installation of card key access for its test publication department.
What will this security measure likely provide to the testing organization?
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DOMC practice item #4Polls 10, 11 & 12
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Competency 10: Information Technology Security
• Handbook of Test Security (Chapter 7)• TILSA Guidebook (Section 11)• Risk Management - The Keys to
Secure Data Management (Whitepaper)
• Risk Management: Catch Me If You Can, the Top ten Cheaters on High Stakes Exams (Blog)
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DOMC practice item #5
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• The test development department of an assessment program experienced a breach: A secure item bank file that was sent to a commercial print vendor was accidentally placed on a non-secure server and subsequently leaked to the Internet.
• Will instituting this procedure reduce the likelihood of a similar breach in the future?
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DOMC Practice item #5Polls 13, 14 & 15
• Cost of exam is $175 for each attempt
• Must have a background check prior to becoming certified
• You may attempt the exam 2 times
• Three month wait after 2nd failed attempt
• No more than 5 attempts without permission
Exam Cost and Retake Policy
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Obtaining Level 2 Certification• Must obtain a score of
170 on the exam• May retake exam up to
two times, after passing the level 1 exam
• 3 month waiting period after 2nd failed attempt
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Additional Support• Join the LinkedIn CESP
group – discuss test security topics
• Receive our monthly CSI Newsletter
• Contact us: [email protected]
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Next Steps• Obtain resources• Network with others
interested in the exam
• Set a schedule for reading/studying on a regular basis
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Thank you!
Next Exam prep session: TBA
Jamie Mulkey, Ed.D.Executive Director, CESP Program
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