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Insights, trends, and lessons learned through 30 years of experience as an online exam software and certification management solution for organizations with advanced testing needs.
How to Prepare Employees for Remote Certification
There are a few key things to consider when you’re planning how to prepare employees for remote certification. Whether remote team members are sitting for a one-time test or will need to be regularly re-certified, you can make the process easier by following these guidelines: Use a secure online exam software solution that lets you … Read Article
Welcome to Gauge, Your Online Exam Platform Source of Truth and Support
Welcome to the Gauge blog – you might be wondering why we’ve decided to start sharing content with you now. Well, we’ve been at this thing of helping people like you test and certify your teams for nearly thirty years and we’ve learned a few things we want to share. We know that if you … Read Article
Does Psychometric Testing Fit Into Your Skills Assessment Program?
If you’re administering skills assessment tests and exams for your company or organization, you’re likely at least familiar with the concept of psychometric testing. These tests have existed in paper form and been used for a variety of purposes since the early 1900s and are developed by psychologists who specialize in psychometry. Psychometry is the … Read Article
Not all Proctoring Services are Created Equal
As more and more companies and organizations move their skills assessment programs online, the need for expert, reliable proctoring services to ensure security continues to grow. Proctored testing offers several seamless ways for test managers to monitor individuals while they take online tests and Gauge integrates with several proctoring solutions so our customers can trust … Read Article
5 Ways to Eliminate Online Testing Bias
Most companies, institutions, and organizations today aspire to build diverse and inclusive working environments and you’re likely in charge of doing the same in your testing and exam program. To honor the diversity of your working community and guarantee fair and equitable hiring and promotion practices, you need to closely examine your online skills assessment … Read Article
10 Keys to Shifting From Paper-Based to Online Skills Assessment Testing
If you’re considering making the shift from paper testing to an online platform, but feel overwhelmed by the seemingly endless options, we put together a list of questions and answers about the process to help you decide. We outline 10 key ways it might make good sense to move your organization’s skills assessment using test … Read Article
Emerging Technology Use in Test Delivery Software and Remote Proctoring | Enhanced User Experience and Security in Online Skills Assessment
Online testing is an industry that’s been steadily growing for decades to help large and small companies meet their professional certification needs and Gauge has been at it for nearly thirty years. While that growth has progressed naturally in response to companies recognizing the many benefits of utilizing online employment assessment tools, the start of … Read Article
Professional Certification and Licensure: What’s The Difference?
Licensure is a government-issued authorization to practice a regulated profession. Certification is a voluntary credential issued by a private organization to verify competency in a field. Both involve exams. Both result in a credential. But for anyone responsible for running one of these programs, the two are not interchangeable — and treating them as if … Read Article
The Art Of Creating Test Questions Online
How to Create Exam Questions for Online Assessments If you’re unsure of how to effectively create exam questions for online assessment programs, using a test delivery software platform that offers advanced features is a great place to start. Familiarize yourself with the wide variety of question types available and be sure you understand when and … Read Article
How Gauge Works for Remote Teams
Level Up Online Testing and Exam Management for Remote Teams with Gauge It’s been a turbulent few years for office work, remote teams, and work culture in general, and as a top global online test delivery software platform, Gauge has an up-close view of this rapidly-changing landscape. Due to challenges related to the pandemic, a … Read Article