Learning Opportunities

This is a one-day Advanced Session.  It is intended for people who either have completed the Three Day Level B (or equivalent training in Level B assessment), or who have significant experience administering level B tests in schools (such as the WIAT, WJPB, Kauffman, KeyMath, PPVT, Connors, etc.).

We begin the session by examining the two "keys" to assessment interpretation - simple statistical steps that can be done very easily to consider what is significant among and between standardized test scores.  We will then practice the use of these in two ways - first, Dave will bring several "files" of assessment results for us to examine together, then small groups will be given a "data set" to work through and then we will open it up to look at any student data participants may have brought (test/assessment results).  There is no requirement to bring data - for any data examined we will be careful not to use correct student names, the names of schools, exact dates of birth or anything that would identify the child.

The emphasis of the day is (a) learning simple techniques to quickly interpret test "number", (b) practicing those techniques on student samples Dave will bring and (c) looking at some of the data brought by participants (as much as time allows).  To apply interpretation methods we will focus strongly on the WIAT.

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