Questionmark Training Course:
Creating Assessments That Get Results

• Create measurable objectives as a preliminary step to developing effective assessments.
• Define the difference between knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
• Identify 6 different kinds of question types and 4 assessment types.
• Identify when best to utilize each questions and assessment type.
• Apply the most appropriate forms of question and assessment types to the measurement of knowledge, skills, and attitudes

Module 2:

• Describe how questions can motivate learners and increase retention before, during, and after instruction.
• Discuss the benefits and best practices of using feedback.

Module 3:

• Define the meaning and importance of assessment reliability and validity.
• Define and describe the difference between norm-referenced and criterion referenced tests.
• Describe the elements and benefits of a test blueprint.
• State the “rules of thumb” for constructing quality questions for the most common item types.
• Create assessment questions following the best practices for item construction.
• Critique assessment questions for proper format and content.
• Use item statistics to evaluate the performance of a test item.
• Assemble a test form appropriate for the purpose, score interpretation, and audience of the test.
• Establish an appropriate cut-score for the goal of an assessment.

Module 4:

• Discuss the impact of low, medium, and high stakes have on the delivery of an assessment.
• Identify and describe up to seven security issues to consider when delivering assessments.
• Develop a delivery methodology based on an assessment’s stakes and security issues.