Scheduled Courses

The ETS Global Institute offers a variety of general training programs to build assessment expertise among education leaders, classroom teachers and school administrators. Program participants:

• develop an understanding of how standards and test specifications should align with test items
• learn how to evaluate test quality and the most appropriate delivery method to meet goals
• conduct psychometric analyses of test results and identify opportunities for curriculum improvements
• review the principles and benefits of scaling and equating in large-scale assessments

The Global Institute offers scheduled three to five day courses on topics related to the following subjects:

• Design and Development of Large-Scale Assessments
• Language Assessments
• Teacher Assessments
• Performance Assessments
• National Assessments
• Psychometric Methods
• Development of Computer-Based Testing Programs

2012 Scheduled Courses

Dates*	Title	Content
April 23–27, 2012 July 23–27, 2012	Design and Development of Large-Scale Assessments	Deciding what to measure Developing specifications Determining question (item) types and writing to specifications Item review and pre-testing Item analysis and differential item functioning Performance measures Follow-up studies to determine predictive validity
May 14–18, 2012	Development of Computer-Based Testing Programs	Evolution of Computer-Based Testing (CBT) Considerations in Computer-Based Testing Item Banking Automated Scoring Test Security Issues Computer-based delivery models Consideration of students with special needs in test design Score Reporting
June 11–15, 2012	Design and Development of Teacher Assessments	Establishing testing framework based on national standards Using evidence centered design and job analysis methodology to establish test validity Item writing and reviewing to meet content specifications Use of external experts Standard setting to establish cut scores Performance assessments Test equating Application of IRT
September 17–21, 2012	Design and Development of Language Assessments	Managing second language assessment program Design of test specifications Procedures for training of item writers Assessment of Reading Comprehension Skills Assessment of Listening Comprehension Skills Performance assessment (Speaking principles) Performance assessment (Writing principles) Contemporary Research Issues in Language Assessment
October 8–12, 2012	Psychometrics Methods	Overview of Psychometric Concepts Developing Psychometric Specifications Reliability and Standard Error of Measurement Automated Essay Grading Scale Development Item-Response Theory Item/Test Analyses Item Banking Standard Setting Validity
November 12–16, 2012	Design & Development of National Assessments	Design and development of national assessments Development of frameworks and test content specifications Psychometric models Item banking Test development procedures Constructed response development and scoring Communication of results to key stakeholders
December 3–7, 2012	Design and Development of Performance Assessments	Psychometric Concepts for Performance Assessments Evidence Centered Design Development of Scoring Rubrics Performance Assessment Item Writing and Review Scoring Performance Assessments Use of Technology in Performance Assessments Performance Assessment in Computer-based Testing Programs Performance Assessment in Teacher Evaluation Programs Standard Setting Current Research

*This schedule is subject to change. Sufficient enrollment is required to hold class.

If you are interested in an ETS Global Institute General Course, contact globalinstitute@ets.org.