Learning Opportunities

Level B Assessment and Testing

Presented By

Dr. Dave Carter

Series Sessions

Date Time
Thursday, April 29, 2021 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Thursday, May 06, 2021 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Thursday, May 13, 2021 9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

Location

eCourse Online Your Computer, Online, AB

At the end of Level B sessions, participants will receive a certificate of completion. Participants must attend all 3 days of training to receive a certificate.

Four major topics to be covered in these 3 day training sessions:

1. The three levels of testing and how they differ.

  1. The role of each level in educational assessment.
  2. The principles of standardized testing:
  • Provincial, national and international standards
    · Ethical test selection and use
    · Understanding measurement statistics
    · Understanding T-scores, z-scores, percentile rank equivalents, age equivalents
    · How to compare standard scores
    · Interpreting test scores to parents, teachers and children
  1. Pragmatic issues in test administration:
    · Choosing standardized tests
    · Establishing basals and ceilings
    · Scoring standardized tests with precision
    · Meeting District and Alberta Education guidelines

    Please note: participants must attend all three days of training to receive certification.

This learning opportunity is being offered through curriculum implementation funding from Alberta Education.

 

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