Questionmark Offers Course on Creating Effective Assessments

For Immediate Release

Questionmark Offers Course on Creating Effective Assessments

STAMFORD, CT – April 21, 2005 – A new training course provided by testing and assessment software provider Questionmark Corporation is helping educators and trainers write effective surveys, quizzes, tests and exams.

“Creating Assessments that Get Results” offers two days of instruction on effective assessment design, development and delivery. Through learning exercises, case studies and group projects, participants learn the best practices, tips and techniques essential to the sound and effective use of assessments in business, training and education. The course includes four modules:

• Measuring Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes through Needs Analysis and Assessment Techniques
• Motivating Learning with Questions and Assessments
• Writing Sound Test Items and Building Valid and Reliable Assessments
• Delivering Assessments Safely and Securely

Classes are currently scheduled for May 10-11 in Philadelphia, May 17-18 in San Antonio June 18-19 in New York, August 16-17 in Chicago, and September 28-29 in Baltimore, with other cities still to be announced. Complete details are available at http://www.questionmark.com/go/training.

About Questionmark:
As a company that has been producing testing and assessment software since 1988, Questionmark is committed to helping educators and trainers succeed in deploying online surveys, quizzes, tests and exams. Questionmark™ Perception™ software enables educators and trainers to write, administer, and report on tests and surveys securely using individual PCs, local networks, the Internet, and intranets. Some 2,000 businesses, governments, schools, colleges, and universities in more than 50 countries use Questionmark Perception. Typical applications include exams, quizzes, study aids, diagnostic tests, pre-course skills assessments, and course evaluations. Questionmark has offices in the United States, England, and Belgium, with distributors worldwide. The company website is at http://www.questionmark.com.

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