What must be satisfied?
Normative requirements and governed procedures are stated in the applicable controlled standard or policy.
Standards Registry →CHSPS Technical Publications
Technical notes & methods
Controlled, nonnormative publications that explain technical methods, evidence models and emerging assurance risks without creating new accreditation requirements. Use them alongside the applicable CHSPS standard, policy or formal interpretation.
RequirementsStandards & policiesNormative obligations
ClarificationFormal interpretationsControlled meaning
MethodsTechnical notesNonnormative guidance
MeasurementFrameworks & specificationsDefined data methods
Publication authority
Know what kind of document you are reading.
The technical-note series is part of the CHSPS controlled publication system, but its authority is deliberately different from an accreditation standard.
Nonnormative does not mean unofficial.
CHSPS-TR-001 through CHSPS-TR-004 are current controlled publications listed in the Master Controlled Document Register as Published Technical Notes, Edition 2026.1. They may guide method and analysis, but they do not independently create an accreditation obligation.
Technical Note Series 2026.1
Four current notes, each answering a different technical question.
Start with the question you are trying to answer, then read the note with the applicable standard or policy open beside it.
CHSPS-TR-00101
Evidence Quality in Accreditation Review
A practical method for testing authenticity, traceability, currency, implementation, sampling and consistency without turning document count into a score.
Use whenUse when the question is whether submitted evidence actually demonstrates a requirement.
Read CHSPS-TR-001 →CHSPS-TR-00202
Human Oversight of AI-Assisted Assessment
A four-tier impact model for AI used in content development, identity, proctoring, scoring support and other candidate-affecting functions.
Use whenUse when automated or AI-supported activity can influence assessment content, monitoring or candidate outcomes.
Read CHSPS-TR-002 →CHSPS-TR-00303
Remote Examination Integrity
Technical guidance on identity, remote delivery, proctoring, accommodations, incidents, security and operational monitoring.
Use whenUse when evaluating the integrity and operating controls of remotely administered examinations.
Read CHSPS-TR-003 →CHSPS-TR-00404
Credential Performance Measurement
A measurement reference connecting measure design, calculation rules, validation logic and the CHSPS Credential Performance Data Set.
Use whenUse when defining, calculating, validating or interpreting credential-performance measures.
Read CHSPS-TR-004 →Choose the right technical source
Start with the question, not the document title.
This routing table keeps standards, interpretations, guidance and measurement publications from being used interchangeably.
| Question | Primary source | Why |
|---|---|---|
| What requirement governs this accreditation file? | Standard / policy | The finding must trace to the applicable controlled requirement. |
| What does a published requirement formally mean? | Formal interpretation | Controlled interpretations clarify meaning without relying on informal guidance. |
| How can evidence sufficiency or sampling be analyzed? | TR-001 | Provides the evidence-quality model, sufficiency test and sampling logic. |
| How should candidate-affecting AI be governed? | TR-002 | Provides impact tiers, validation-file elements and human-oversight controls. |
| What technical risks matter in remote examination? | TR-003 | Organizes identity, delivery, proctoring, security, accommodations and incidents. |
| How should credential performance measures be structured? | TR-004 | Connects measure design and validation concepts to the CHSPS measurement system. |
Connected technical infrastructure
The notes sit inside a larger public technical system.
Use these destinations when the question moves from explanatory method to assessment design, controlled standards, measurement or expert participation.
Technical guidance has a boundary.
Methods can inform review. Only controlled requirements create accreditation obligations.
When in doubt, start with the Standards Registry or a formal interpretation. Use technical notes to understand methods and risks, not to invent additional requirements.