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• Practical Analytics and Psychometrics

  • When
    14 Mar 2019
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    8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
  • Location
    One day, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm , simultaneously live & online,

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  Practical Analytics & Psychometrics
  
  One day, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm , simultaneously live & online.l 
  Limited Enrollment = 20

  The practicum-based workshop is offered as a live 1-day program. Attendees may also join virtually.  It is for the lay person involved in credentialing. This workshop provides skills in using analytics and psychometrics for credentialing and assessments along with guidance on working more effectively with psychometricians and evaluation professionals. 

  Intended audience
  

  1. Managers and professionals who make decisions related to the application of psychometrics and who engage psychometricians
  2. Professionals who want a better understanding of psychometrics so they can be  better consumers of the services

  Objectives

  Given a mandate to oversee or develop a credential and require psychometric and analytic services, you will learn to:

  • Make sampling decisions that support your credentialing mandate
    
  • Select a defensible method for setting a pass score that best meets your needs
    
  • Identify the need for policies and procedures to reduce administrative error
    
  • Judge the validity of an assessment based on assessment data
    
  • Interpret item analyses and test results
    
  • Judge the efficacy of an assessment instrument
    
  • Design and conduct validation studies
    
  • Partner with measurement professionals in ways that protect your interests
  • Respond to challenges to the validity and defense ability of your credential

  Books and Materials

  The fee includes an electronic copy of the Practical Analytics & Psychometrics Workbook for Credentialing Professionals.   The workbook contains instructions and guidelines.

   

  Topic Outline for the Practical Analytics & Psychometrics Workshop
  Morning Definition of analytics, psychometrics, and evaluation Emergence of new players and new methods in analytic, psychometric, and evaluation services Threats to Internal Integrity: Errors          –  Sampling           –  Administrative          –  Construct  Critical questions to ask	Afternoon Norm v criterion scales A comparison of seven standard setting methods. Importance & Criticality Item Analysis Open response & performance assessments Critical questions to ask

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Virtual Coffee Meet-up

  • When
    25 Mar 2019
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    9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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  This is a virtual meeting for colleagues engaged in credentialing, performance improvement, and training.  The purpose is to share ideas, exchange tips, and ask questions. 

  Once you register please watch for your WebEx invitation.  

  Audio is all that is needed.   

  Hope you can join me,

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• Fourth Wednesdays with Judy: emerging trends

  • When
    27 Mar 2019
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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  4th Wednesdays with Judy

  This virtual meeting is for professionals engaged in some aspect of credentialing whether that be advising, designing, validating, implementing, or evaluating certifications, certificate programs, micro-credentials, and accreditations.   The meeting is held 10 times a year on the 4th Wednesday of the month.  

  The intent is to provide a platform for peers to discuss, share, and collaborate on how to best address issues and challenges they face.  Participants are expected to help shape the agenda. 

  This month's topic is on emerging trends in training.  Judy will summarize the the finding presented in a chapter she contributed to in the technology section of the Routledge Encyclopedia of Education (2019).  For more information, contact Judy@HaleCenter.org   

  Register now and you will receive a WebEx meeting invitation before the meeting.

  
  

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