Learning Opportunities

Principles of Standardized Testing – Level B Assessment

Dr.Dave Carter

In Person Prairie Rose School Division Central Office 918 2nd Ave , Dunmore, AB

Participants will:

Understand the 3 levels of testing and how they differ and the role of each level in assessment
Key Principles of testing including:
- Provincial, national and international standards
- Ethical test selection and use
- Understanding measurement statistics
- Understanding standard Scores, T scores, Z scores, percentiles ranks, grade and age equivalent
- How to interpret standard scores
- Interpreting test results to parents, children and teachers
- Choosing tests with precision
- Understanding measurement error, confidence intervals