AIDP · The standard

    A standard, set deliberately.

    Authored, governed, and fixed. Never guessed.

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    01 · Three pillars

    How the AIDP bar is set.

    authors → governsfixed cut scoreAuthored byAIM ResearchGoverned byExamination boardFixed byStandard-setting panelConferred byADaSci

    • Authored

      Body of knowledge by AIM Research

      Six domains, weighted, published in full in the Competency Blueprint.

    • Governed

      An examination board owns the standard

      Item writing, review and standard setting sit with the board.

    • Set, not guessed

      A defensible bar of competence

      The cut score is fixed by an expert panel. Most do not clear it first time.

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