Dallie Sandilands, PhD

Founder and Principal Consultant



About EMP Educational Measurement Professionals

who we are

© EMP Educational Measurement Professionals

Dallie founded EMP Educational Measurement Professionals in 2009 after having completed her Masters degree in Measurement, Evaluation and Research Methods at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver. In 2014, she decided to take this project full time, and hasn't looked back since.

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At EMP, we aim to provide the highest standards in educational testing. Through consultation and review of your examination goals, we are able to deliver educational testing and measurement services tailored to your needs.


We provide educational measurement and assessment services, including:

  • Designing and developing assessment tools
  • Conducting item writing and standard setting workshops
  • Analyzing assessment data and reporting on assessment results
  • Preparing and presenting assessment results, technical reports, and other assessment-related documentation to internal committees
  • Conducting reliability and validity studies and presenting results to internal committees
  • Translating complex assessment and measurement concepts for non-specialists


We also provide research and analysis services, including:

  • Analyzing complex data and large-scale assessment data
  • Assisting clients to use data and analysis results to inform policy and decision-making
  • Conducting research for in-house use and for peer-reviewed publication


​If you have other educational testing or measurement needs, visit our Contact Us page to send an enquiry.