Using Tests Effectively: Common Goal, Uncommon Skill
This web seminar will address common pitfalls in using test data and ways to avoid them. Participants will learn how districts can improve student outcomes by improving assessment practice in three key areas: creating a culture of data-informed decision making; matching a test to its purpose, and understanding comparability. Speakers will present basic measurement principles, discuss evidence-based best practices, and provide practical examples. We will also present a case study from a California school district.
Viewers of this web seminar will learn how to:
- Identify and monitor key best practices in using assessment data.
- Match a test to its purpose to avoid unjustified conclusions.
- Understand when results from different tests can be compared and when they cannot, to avoid misinterpreting data.
- Support accurate understanding and effective use of test results.
Scheduled speakers:
- Stuart R. Kahl, Ph.D., Founding Principal of Measured Progress
- Deborah Farrington, Measured Progress Professional Development Specialist
- Uve Dahmen, Director of Assessment and Accountability at Twin Rivers Unified School District in suburban Sacramento
Who will benefit:
Superintendents, curriculum directors, assessment directors, technology coordinators and others with responsibility for testing and assessment. Anyone may attend.
Date of broadcast:
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
2 pm EST
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