| ReviewNet technical assessments are challenging, real-world,
and rich in content. They are designed to evaluate practical work experience
and hands on experience. ReviewNet assessments are driven by our KnowledgeBase
of technology content covering the leading and evolving IT technologies used by
industry today. ReviewNet's KnowledgeBase includes over 14,000 questions, with
more being continually developed and refined by ReviewNet's
Subject Matter Experts network.
Learn about the key elements of ReviewNet's proprietary test development
process:
ReviewNet IT skills assessments are job-based, and designed to provide an
accurate evaluation of the technical skills required to do real-world jobs.
Some tests are designed to measure all the features of a particular software
package, such as some vendor-provided certification tests. Job-based tests
focus on the specific combination of skills needed to accomplish a job and are
particularly suited for job-related training and hiring uses.
Hiring decisions are aided by using tests that are job-based because test
performance reflects skills actually needed by the candidate.
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The jobs performed by IT professionals today involve many tasks and skills.
There is no such thing as a "standard" network technician or programmer. In
order to make informed IT personnel decisions, you need to measure the
knowledge and skills of IT professionals a detailed level.
ReviewNet Standard assessments measure
skills and knowledge in the various tasks and topics that make up the different
aspects of a technology job. ReviewNet standard assessments, typically have
between 6 and 12 Topics. Each Topic is further broken down into a number of
subtopics. Each areas of focus allows individual strengths and weaknesses to be
highlighted. Each subtopic has a pool of questions related to it, and the
questions are of varying degrees of difficulty.
Performance on each Topic in the assessment is evaluated based on a number of
factors, including the difficulty of the questions, the candidate performance,
time taken in absolute terms and compared to performance of other IT
professionals, and the number of questions asked. Additionally, the weighting
and importance of each Topic is determined for each assessment by controlling
the difficulty and number of questions related to each topic. Topics that are
of higher importance have more questions devoted to them, to provide more
statistical validity to the Topic evaluation.
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ReviewNet maintains a technical KnowledgeBase of over 14,000 questions that
have been developed by Subject Matter Experts selected for their proficiency
and experience. These questions are categorized according to subject area and
difficulty level (over 300 different subject areas exist in the ReviewNet
KnowledgeBase). There are multiple questions available for each category and
difficulty level.
ReviewNet IT skills assessments are constructed by designating the category and
difficulty level of questions to be used for each Topic in the test. This
allows ReviewNet to use alternate questions interchangeably ("swapping") while
still measuring the same knowledge domains. The use of a variable question set
greatly improves the reliability of the assessment, while the test structure
keeps the Topic mix and difficulty levels consistent. For customers desiring an
identical test for every candidate, "swapping" can also be turned off by the
customer, allowing a fixed set of default questions to be used for each test
administered.
ReviewNet questions include an explanation of the various answer choices, which
is made available to the recruiter or person reviewing the results on-line. The
explanations are used by recruiters and hiring managers to further probe a
candidate's answer during a phone screen or interview, without requiring the
individual to have first-hand knowledge of the subject.
The organization and accessibility of the large question pool allows ReviewNet
assessments to be both accurate and uncompromised.
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ReviewNet supports a wide variety of question formats including:
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Multiple-choice questions: Multiple choice questions can have up to 8 alternate
choices and allow for partial credit scoring.
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Multiple Correct answer questions: Questions can have multiple correct answers,
with different credit awards. Some Multiple Correct answer questions may
require the candidate to select all correct parts of the question to receive
credit.
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Case-Study questions: Questions that have multiple pages or images of background
information, which can be, displayed as linked windows to a specific question.
Case-Study questions are great for evaluating senior level skills of software
designers and consultants.
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Open-ended and fill-in-the-blank questions: Open-ended questions provide input
for technical interviewers to review prior to the interview. For questions
requiring an exact answer, fill-in-the-blank questions can be used with up to
eight possible answer choices. (This question type is not typically used in
ReviewNet Standard Assessments.)
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All questions may use embedded graphics or employ linked exhibits that can
amplify question depth and coverage.
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All questions are constructed according to detailed guidelines by highly
qualified authors, and are reviewed by a Subject Matter Expert panel to insure
job-relevance, accuracy, and correct leveling and categorization.
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All ReviewNet questions have documented answers and explanations for each
answer choice, available on-line to the recruiter. When used with the
integrated ReviewNet on-line Interviewing
feature, the answers and explanations help recruiters get a complete
understanding of a candidate's technical abilities. Some recruiters even use
the explanations to conduct self-training in new technology areas in which they
are recruiting, to improve baseline understanding and conversational
familiarity.
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ReviewNet provides multiple test engine modes to match the skill test design:
(1) "Fixed Mode" which delivers a pre-configured set of questions, (2)
"Weighted Topic mode" which delivers questions from a pool of relevant
questions in the proportion defined by the mix and difficulty levels
established for the assessment.
Fixed mode tests are simple to construct, and are generally used for low volume
assessments, or for custom tests developed directly by the customer. The order
of the questions can be pre-set or randomized. Fixed mode tests are also used
for surveys that can be incorporated into a ReviewNet session either before or
after the selected assessment questions.
Weighted Topic mode delivers an assessment that measures a combination of Topics
in a pre-set proportion and difficulty level, but with different questions
chosen from the Categorized Question Pool. Each candidate will be administered
a test session that measures essentially the same knowledge domains, but with
different questions to preserve test integrity. Weighted Topic mode assessments
provide an easily understandable and verifiable method of comparing one
candidate to another. Topic Weighted assessments perform well for assessments
with topics of unequal importance and difficulty levels.
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ReviewNet maintains a network of hundreds of Subject
Matter Experts (SMEs) who have deep hands-on experience in their
technical field of specialty. These SMEs make up the teams that use the
ReviewNet online test publishing process to develop rigorous, content-validated
assessments. They are chosen for their practical experience and ability to
author real-world questions and assessments. They also serve as the validation
and peer review team to ensure appropriate question leveling, consistency,
accuracy, and job-relatedness of the assessments.
Click here to learn more about our Subject
Matter Experts.
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Skills Assessments undergo continual review to ensure that they are accurate
and performing to expectations. New assessments undergo a "beta" period during
which percentiles are developed and question performance is extensively
monitored. After the "beta" period, performance is continually monitored.
Discrepancies are referred to the author and validation team for review and
follow-up if necessary. This monitoring process continues on an ongoing basis
throughout the life of a ReviewNet IT skills assessment.
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