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Why Assessments, Learning and Competence Frameworks Must Be Connected

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The Forgotten Half of Assessment Design: Designing for the Data You Actually Need

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Most people think assessment design starts with the question.

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Part 5: Cognitive Load: Do Not Make the Assessment Hard for the Wrong Reason

Rudy Crous:

This is Part 5 of the 'Better Assessment Design Series: Why Good Tests Are About More Than Questions and Scores.' Click here for more in the series....

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Behavioural Science in Hiring: What Actually Works in 2026

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If you want to know how behavioural science in hiring actually works, you have to accept one uncomfortable truth: almost everything we traditionally...

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Are Personality Tests Accurate For Predicting Job Performance?

Compono:

If you want a direct answer: no, most off-the-shelf personality tests are not accurate for predicting job performance on their own.

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Part 10: Assessment Design Is Decision Design

Rudy Crous:

This is Part 10 of the 'Better Assessment Design Series: Why Good Tests Are About More Than Questions and Scores.' Click here for more in the series.

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Part 9: Data Design: If You Only Design for a Score, You Only Get a Score

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This is Part 9 of the 'Better Assessment Design Series: Why Good Tests Are About More Than Questions and Scores.' Click here for more in the series.

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Part 8: Assessment Alignment: When the Learning, the Test and the Result Do Not Match

Rudy Crous:

This is Part 8 of the 'Better Assessment Design Series: Why Good Tests Are About More Than Questions and Scores.' Click here for more in the series.

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Part 7: Fairness and Bias: Giving Everyone the Same Test Does Not Always Make It Fair

Rudy Crous:

This is Part 7 of the 'Better Assessment Design Series: Why Good Tests Are About More Than Questions and Scores.' Click here for more in the series.

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Part 6: Item Design: Every Question Needs to Earn Its Place

Rudy Crous:

This is Part 6 of the 'Better Assessment Design Series: Why Good Tests Are About More Than Questions and Scores.' Click here for more in the series.