Full Name
Scott Thayn
Job Title
President/Senior Psychometrician
Company
Certification Management Services (CMS)
Speaker Bio
Scott has worked in the testing industry for 29 years in various roles, including managing a test development group servicing the Information Technology industry for the Chauncey Group International, serving as a business development manager for both Galton Technologies and Thomson Prometric, and as a psychometrician for Thomson Prometric and Certification Management Services, the latter of which Scott and Kim Thayn founded in 2006. As a psychometrician, a key responsibility has been to consult with clients to design solutions that both meet the client’s needs and ensure the requirements for validity and reliability are met. Scott has worked with hundreds of different programs, ranging from mature programs to start-up certification programs. Scott has a BS in Electronics, an MS and Ph.D. in Instructional Psychology and Technology with an emphasis in testing and measurement at Brigham Young University. Scott’s primary research interest has been the effects of small sample sizes on the estimation of item parameters.
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