Name
Less Meeting, More Meaning: Asynchronous SME Feedback, AI Summaries, and Exams That Stay Current
Description

Exam maintenance maximizes exam longevity and underpins score validity and psychometric rigor, but job analysis updates demand significant time from volunteer subject matter experts. This Snapshot presents a framework for engaged efficiency: surveys collect SME feedback asynchronously, and generative AI transforms those responses into representative, decision-ready summaries, putting clay on the table so live panel time focuses on refining and finalizing blueprint updates rather than starting from scratch. Grounded in significant industry experience across multiple certification partners, and illustrated with two completed case studies, the session shares techniques for generating summaries that earn SME trust and building “flag, don’t decide” guardrails that keep humans as final arbiters, reducing time and cost while adding flexibility, giving every panelist equal voice, and preserving defensibility. For test developers, psychometricians, and program managers; no coding required.

Primary Topic
Design, Development, and Psychometrics
Session Area
Certification & Licensure (C&L) Division, Technology-Based Assessment Committee