Forward Translation and Back Translation: Do They Improve Quality?
Blogs on Assessments, Certifications, Comms Multilingual News & Blog, Psychometrics, Translation topics
In this post, we dive into a popular methodology employed to bridge the linguistic and cultural gaps in high-stakes assessments: forward translation and back translation.
Using CAT Tools to Translate Psychometric Assessments
CAT tools can be an immense help in the translation process. But to reuse translated content in the area of psychometric assessments, you have to be careful.
Test Adaptation: A Psychometric Perspective (Guest Post)
Comms has been asking industry thought leaders to provide guest contributions for our blog. In her first post for Comms Multilingual, Dr. Joy Matthews-López, Senior Psychometrician at the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) writes about test adaptation and equivalence of translated and adapted versions to the original.
Upcoming Conferences & Exhibitions
Comms Multilingual at I.C.E. Exchange 2025 Phoenix
November 17, 2025 - November 19, 2025
We are excited to announce that we’ll be sponsoring and exhibiting at the I.C.E. Exchange 2025 in Phoenix, Arizona, taking place from November 17–20, 2025. As a trusted partner for credentialing organisations worldwide, we specialise in translation, localisation, and multilingual assessment services - ensuring that exams, certifications, and communications are accurate, culturally relevant, and defensible in every language. You can find our team at Booth 306.
