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Volume 21, December 2008
     • NC-CME Develops New Certification Program
       • SMT Offers Paper-Pencil Administration
       • SMT Staff Spotlight: Rachel Tan, Ph.D.
       • SMT Staff Spotlight: Laura Riley, Ph.D.
       • Face-to-Face Meetings Produce Better Results

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Expect a more frequent, easier-to-read, internet-based format coming with our next newsletter.

In addition, we will be upgrading Dimenions with industry news, relevant stories impacting you, and more.
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Volume 20, April 2008
     • SMT offers Marketing Services
       • IQT Kicks Off Operations
       • SMT Staff Spotlight: Erika Irby
       • SMT Staff Spotlight: Laura Riley, Ph.D.

  
Volume 19, October 2007
     • New Sister Company Focuses on International CBT
       • New SMT Clients
       • SMT's TD Group on Sports Team Day
       • SMT Staff Spotlight: Bhaskar Dawadi

 Volume 18, May 2007
       • Scoring Tests: Scaling & Equating
       • New SMT Clients
       • SMT Staff Spotlight: Darcy St. George
Volume 17, March 2006.
       • A Different Dimenions
       • New SMT Clients
       • SMT Staff Spotlight: Doug Gregory
       • New SMT Test Centers		 Volume 16, August 2005.
       • Queen Mary at NOCA
       • SMT Test Center Network Grows
       • New SMT Clients
       • What You Can Find at smttest.com
       • Testing Terms
       • SMT Staff Spotlight: Micah Roberts
Volume 15, April/May 2005.
       • Innovative new software for SMT Test Center CBT
       • SMT-Bank goes multilingual
       • SMT Staff Spotlight: Charles Norwood
       • SMT joins IAAMC
       • How to market certification
       • Certification pays!
       • ATP keynote speaker: Gaston Capterton

 Volume 14, January/February 2005.
       • SMT marks 10th year in 2005
       • SMT sponsors DC networking meeting
       • Castle, Karmazyn appointed to industry committees
Volume 13, October 2004.
       • SMT launches test center network
       • Test security
       • CLEAR subcommittee co-chair
       • SMT welcomes new clients (ABNN, AOA)
       • SMT hosting Washington Network meeting		 Volume 12, July/August 2004.
       • SMT introduces web testing
       • SMT helps (ISC)2 earn ANSI ISO 17024 accreditation
       • Legal defensibility
       • SMT welcomes new clients (NFPT, NCMA)
       • AERA/NCME report
       • SMT adds space, marketing assistant
Volume 11, April 2004.
       • Candidate processing
       • SMT welcomes new clients (NASM, BCA, CompTIA)
       • Continuous job analysis
       • SMT to host casino cruise at 2004 NOCA Conference		 Volume 10, January 2004.
       • Examination language translation
       • New Private Investigator examination
       • National Family and Consumer Sciences exam piloted
       • SMT welcomes new clients (AAFCS, NSA, NFSA)
       • SMT affiliations
Volume 9, September 2003.
       • SMT goes global
       • SMT client tests rated best in IT certification
       • Item banking for test professionals
       • Development of cut scores
       • SMT opens Delaware office

 Volume 8, September 2002.
       • SMT growth
       • Algorithmically-derived examinations: Specification via job analysis
       • In the Spotlight: Richard Soule - Business Development Director
       • SMT to launch new website with contest!
Volume 7, December 2001. (not available online)
       • Online item writing
       • Computer adaptive testing
       • New features for SMT-Bank
       • In the Spotlight: Dr. Reed Castle - Director, R&D
       • SMT facilities in Florida

 Volume 6, December 1999.
       • IRT sets the standard
       • Standard setting software removes subjectivity
       • In the Spotlight: Steve Schimsky - Director, MIS

Volume 4, November 1998.
       • Breaking down the language barrier
       • Scoring examinations: equating and scaling
       • In the Spotlight: Matt Wenger - Vice President

 Volumes 1-3, 5 out of print.