Certification and Licensure News

  • FAQ’s on Intellimetric and Automated Essay Scoring August 16, 2019 What is IntelliMetric® ? IntelliMetric®  is an intelligent scoring system that emulates the process carried out by human scorers.  IntelliMetric is theoretically grounded in a cognitive model often referred to as a “brain-based” or “mind-based” model of information processing and understanding.  This Automat3ed Essay Scoring (AES) engine draws upon the traditions of Cognitive Processing, Artificial Intelligence, ...
  • Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Formative Assessment of Student Writing – A Success Story June 21, 2019   On June 11, at the Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education’s (AALHE) Ninth Annual Assessment Conference, Paul Edelblut of Vantage Labs with Rebecca Wolf and Andrew Wolf of the University of Rochester’s School of Nursing (URSON) co-presented a session entitled, “Artificial Intelligence to Enhance Formative Assessment of Student Writing.”  The session was ...
  • Stuck in Remediation – Overcoming College Placement Hurdles October 1, 2018 McCann is a leading producer of placement exams; our CollegeSuccess® Standard Computer Adaptive Placement Tests are low-cost alternatives for many community colleges nationwide. The platform allows for customization which drives Florida’s PERT, the Virginia Placement Test, and many others.  Diagnostic assessments are available allowing administrators to determine students’ competency-based strengths and weaknesses. Placement tests can be used in several ...
  • Study Guide for the CollegeSuccess Standard Placement Tests September 24, 2018 The CollegeSuccess Standard Placement Tests were created to help colleges place students in the most relevant courses.  The tests were created based on a measure of college readiness outlined in the Common Core initiative.   Community college test centers are the most common places where the CollegeSuccess tests are delivered, other places include high schools who ...
  • McCann Associates and etrainlearn Team Up to Reduce Sexual Harassment in the Workplace July 31, 2009 Online Training and Certification Program designed to educate and inform employees on the latest sexual harassment laws, reducing time and costs spent on corporate training. Ewing, NJ, July 31, 2009 – McCann Associates, the leading provider of online assessment tools, and etrainlearn, provider of online training and certification for companies and their employees, are pleased to announce ...