Last week we began a blog series based on the first stage in the Assessment Life Cycle, Defining Target and Creating Specifications. This is our third post in this series and will focus on Blueprinting: Determining the Weighting Formula. CLICK HERE to read our most recent post on this topic, Surveying Practitioners.
This week we begin a blog series based on the first stage in the Assessment Life Cycle, Defining Target and Creating Specifications. This is our second post in this series and will focus on Blueprinting: Surveying Practitioners. CLICK HERE to read our first post, Establishing Competency Profiles.
The first stage in the Assessment Life Cycle, Defining Target and Creating Specifications, is where any assessment program starts. Here test developers decide what they’d like their assessment to be able to conclude about test takers, and finish by creating a crystal clear blueprint on the number and types of test questions that need to be written.
The Yardstick Psychometrics 101: Defensibility Boot Camp has received a fantastic response and seats for this exciting event are nearly sold out!
Regulators, test developers, program managers, and educators from across North America will be heading to Toronto on May 29 to take part in this comprehensive, one-day seminar.
We are over-the-moon excited to officially announce that Yardstick will be opening a second Canadian office and we need some great people to help run the office!
Apply today and become the next Yardsticker!
We are over-the-moon excited to officially announce that Yardstick will be opening a second Canadian office!
Located in Toronto, this new office will be our first physical expansion and will serve as the Eastern headquarters for all of our professional testing and training services. Yardstick EAST will also be home to a world-class testing centre, similar to the Edmonton Exam Centre.
Last week we posted a blog discussing the fun and fabulous Angoff standard setting method. This time around we will talk about the Angoff Bookmark method.
The Bookmark method is a somewhat more intuitive method of standards setting compared to the Angoff method and is appropriate for both fixed exam forms as well as item banks using in Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT).
Download the Yardstick April Psychometrics newsletter and learn about our participation at the 2012 CME Congress in Toronto, the Angoff Standard Setting Approach, and an innovative Yardstick client that is taking advantage of live proctors and screen sharing to expand their existing market base.
The Yardstick Psychometrics 101: Defensibility Boot Camp has received a fantastic response and seats for this exciting event are quickly filling up. Early bird pricing ends soon, so register today and receive a discount on your sign-up fee.
EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS APRIL 15 AT MIDNIGHT!
We are happy to be a donating sponsor of the 2012 Hockey Marathon for the Kids, in support of the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation.
This exciting and world record breaking event will be held from May 6-16 and will feature volunteers from across Alberta playing hockey for 10 days, 24 hours per day in an effort to break the current world record of 243 hours. All proceeds raised in support of the event will go to the Alberta Children’s Hospital Foundation, which will support life saving equipment for PICU and cancer research at the Alberta Children’s Hospital.