School of Education
University of the West Indies, St. Augustine
St. Augustine
ph: 868-477-1500
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SEMESTER 1 WEEK | TOPICS | ASSESSMENT/ ACTIVITY/ MODALITY |
Week 1 | Introduction to Course/Overview of Course Requirements | Face-to-face Lecture / Discussion |
Week 2 | The nature of measurement: Scales, Definitions & Test Theory | Face-to-face Lecture / Discussion |
Week 3 | Validity: History & Theory | Face-to-face Lecture / Discussion |
Week 4 | Validity: New Perspectives | Face-to-face Lecture / Discussion |
Week 4 Tutorial
| From Cronbach to Messick to Kane-Examining the Theorist on Validity | Face-to-face
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Week 5 | Validity: The Validation Exercise | Face-to-face Lecture / Discussion |
Week 5 Tutorial
| Case studies and simulations - Validation |
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Week 6 | Validity: Assignment | Face-to-face Seminar / Workshop |
Week 7 | Fairness & Test Bias
| Face-to-face Lecture |
Week 8 | Test Bias: Software Lab
| Face-to-face Lab |
Week 8 Tutorial
| Case Studies – Fairness in Testing | Face-to-face |
Week 9 | Reliability
| Online Tutorial |
Week 10 | Generalizability Theory
| Face-to-face |
Week 10 Tutorial
| Conducting research into generalizability | Face-to-face |
Week 11 | Generalizability: Software Lab
| Face-to-face Lab |
Week 12 | Assignment Support
| Face-to-face |
Week 13 |
| Assignment on validity, fairness, or generalizability due |
SEMESTER 2 WEEK | TOPICS | ASSESSMENT/ ACTIVITY/ MODALITY |
Week 1 | Introduction to Course/Overview of Course Requirements | Face-to-face Lecture/ Discussion |
Week 2 | Standard Setting Theory and Methods | Face-to-face Lecture/ Discussion |
Week 3
| Standard Setting Methods continued Grade Boundary Setting & Issues in Public Examination Standards | Face-to-face Lecture/ Discussion |
Week 4
| Evaluating Standard Setting Practice | Face-to-face Lecture/Discussion |
Week 4 Tutorial
| Can standard setting be efficiently implemented in non-Western lands | Face-to-face
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Week 5 | Linking, Scaling, and Equating: Theory | Face-to-face Lecture/Discussion |
Week 6 | Linking, Scaling, and Equating: Software Lab | Face-to-face Lab |
Week 6 Tutorial | The value and application of equating |
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Week 7
| Advanced Classical Item Analysis | Online Lecture |
Week 8
| IRT Theory | Online Tutorial |
Week 8 Tutorial
| IRT Theory Tutorial |
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Week 9
| IRT Models | Online Tutorial |
Week 9 Tutorial
| Models Tutorial |
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Week 10
| Lab | Face-to-face Lab |
Week 11
| Lab | Face-to-face Lab |
Week 12
| IRT Assignment Support | Face-to-face Student Presentation |
Week 13
|
| Assignment on equating / lRT due |
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School of Education
University of the West Indies, St. Augustine
St. Augustine
ph: 868-477-1500
delislej