Standard 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

Standard Courses

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

Title	Content
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
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
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
Design and Development of Language Assessments	Managing a 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
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
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
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

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