At Comira, we strive to continuously innovate and improve upon the testing process, and have authored numerous papers and thought-leadership pieces for the industry.

We invite you to download our most recent paper "Certification: Meanings, Advantages, and Standards". With hundreds of websites dedicated to the topic of certification, we developed this paper to help provide a concise definition while pulling from the latest research showing how certification helps improve productivity.

In addition, you can find other timely reference materials and research papers below:

Chinn, R. N. (2006). Considerations in setting cut scores. Lexington, Kentucky: Council on Licensure, Enforcement, and Regulation, Resource Brief.

Hertz, N. R. (2006). To translate, or not translate: That is the question. Lexington, Kentucky: Council on Licensure, Enforcement, and Regulation, Resource Brief.

Chinn, R. N., Hertz, N. R., & Showers, B. A. (2004). Building and managing small examination programs. Lexington, Kentucky: Council on Licensure, Enforcement, and Regulation, Resource Brief.

Chinn, R. N., & Hertz, N. R. (2002). Alternative approaches to standard setting for licensing and certification examinations. Applied Measurement in Education, 15, 1-14.

Hertz, N. R., & Chinn, R. N. (2001). Oral examinations: Psychometric and practical considerations. CLEAR Exam Review, 12, 13-16.

Hertz, N. R., & Chinn, R. N. (1999). Licensure examinations. Lexington, Kentucky: Council on Licensure, Enforcement, and Regulation, Resource Brief 99-2.

Hurtz, G. M., & Hertz, N. R. (1999). How many raters should be used for establishing cutoff scores with the Angoff method? A generalizability theory study. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 59, 885-897.

Chinn, R. N., & Hertz, N. R. (1998). Practice analysis: A guide for regulatory boards. Lexington, Kentucky: Council on Licensure, Enforcement, and Regulation, Resource Brief 98-5.

For more information on these or other publications, contact us at 1-800-613-4169.