Evaluating & Approving CMT Test Questions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Schwartz ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Accreditation Body ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Reliable Test ◽  
Assessment Measure ◽  
Robust Process ◽  
And Training ◽  
Testing Criteria

Getting an ISO/IEC 17024 testing accreditation for a Certified Metrology Technician is no trivial matter. Much like a 17025 accreditation, which we are all familiar with, 17024 has a long list of requirements and procedures in place to get accredited. Not only do you need to create testing criteria, but the results also have to be statistically evaluated for reliability and validity. Creating a test that is both valid and reliable is an extensive and robust process. A valid and reliable test will certify that the education and training have properly prepared the technician to take the test and the test accurately measures the competencies and standards set forth by the accreditation body. More importantly passing the test will show that a certified technician has the required knowledge and capacity to enter the metrology field. Ensuring the process is robust has several significant components and procedures that must be followed. Psychometricians are trained professionals that ensure the efficacy and integrity of certified tests are met and maintained. Psychometricians use quantitative data and analysis procedures to determine the reliability, validity, and fairness of an assessment measure. This paper will cover the 17024 requirements and how psychometricians evaluate tests for reliability and validity. Additionally, this paper will discuss the process to follow for creating test questions, assessing their quality, and developing rigorous assessment methods that align with accreditation standards and education content.

Innovative Technologies to Support Education and Training: Researches by LabTEVE

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liliane Machado ◽  
Ronei Moraes
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Serious Games ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Educational Content ◽  
Innovative Technologies ◽  
Training Systems ◽  
The Future ◽  
And Training

Training systems based on virtual reality, serious games, assessment methods, systems to support learning, assessment methodologies and technologies to extend interaction with educational content have been the focus of researches at LabTEVE. The interdisciplinarity can be observed in each project, highlighting the need for dialogue between areas for the production of solutions and technologies that can be used today as well as prospected for the future.

Problems in the Field. Assessing document quality: Not as easy as one might think

2004 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-123
Author(s):  
Leon de Stadler
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Multicultural Society ◽  
Document Design ◽  
And Training

This article focuses on the usability of quality-assessment methods in designing documents for a multicultural society. The case discussed is a project run by the Unit for Document Design of the Language Centre of the Stellenbosch University for SETA (Sector Education and Training Authority) in South Africa.

scholarly journals Availability and Characteristics of Humanitarian Health Education and Training Programs: A Web-Based Review

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Awsan A.S. Bahattab ◽  
Monica Linty ◽  
Monica Trentin ◽  
Claudia Truppa ◽  
Ives Hubloue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Curriculum Design ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Health Sector ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Target Audience ◽  
Web Based ◽  
And Training

Abstract Introduction: Education and training programs are critical to achieve personnel capacity building and professionalization in the rapidly growing humanitarian health sector. Thus, this study aimed to describe the status of humanitarian health education and training programs world-wide. Methods: A web-based analysis was conducted to identify the available humanitarian health programs. The following characteristics of the training programs were described: geographical location, target audience, prerequisite, qualification, curriculum, content, length, modality of delivery, teaching and assessment methods, and tuition fee. Results: The search identified a total number of 142 training programs, most of them available in few countries of the global North. Only seven percent of the identified programs qualified for a master’s degree in humanitarian health. Public health was the most identified content (47.2%). Approximately one-half of the training programs (50.7%) were delivered face-to-face. Theoretical knowledge was the most common method used for teaching and assessment. The duration of the training and tuition fees were different for different programs and qualifications, while target audience, prerequisite, and curriculum design were often vaguely described or missing. Conclusions: The study shows a global inequality in access to humanitarian health training programs due to financial and geographical constraints. The study also reveals gaps in program contents, as well as teaching and assessment methods, all issues that could be addressed by developing cost-effective e-learning and online simulation programs. Lastly, the data from this study provide a learning tool that can be used by humanitarian health educators and training centers to further define and standardize the requirements and competencies of humanitarian health professionals.

scholarly journals Doprinos vjerskog odgoja cjelovitom razvoju djece rane i predškolske dobi

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Marijana Mohorić
Keyword(s):  
Religious Education ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Comprehensive Education ◽  
The Republic ◽  
And Training ◽  
Relevant Factors

The paper affirms the need for comprehensive education and training in the segment of early and pre-school education in the Republic of Croatia, and particularly points to the need for the contribution of religious education. The possibilities of implementing a religious program are considered, given the legal framework and available quantitative data. In particular, the basic foundations of the Catholic Church's educational activity and the religious-pedagogical concept on which the educational curricula of religious education are based, whose contribution is not justified solely by legal bases, but also by scientific circles. For the sake of the better contribution, they stand out at the end the three challenges. They relate to the formation of educators in the faith, public awareness and the strengthening of educational cooperation between all relevant factors.

scholarly journals The Value of Competence-based Assessment in Pre-service Teacher Training

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (9) ◽  
pp. 320-340
Author(s):  
Mamsi Ethel Khuzwayo
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Teacher Educators ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Initial Teacher Education ◽  
Teacher Qualification ◽  
And Performance ◽  
And Training

Given the focus on developing an alternative approach toward improving the quality of teacher education and training in South Africa, teacher educators and curriculum developers face increasing responsibility to implement competence-based assessment in initial teacher education and training. This exploratory examination of the scaffolding assessment of foundational, practical, and reflexive competences conducted through a case study intended to gather data on the experiences, views, and performance of a sample of 42 students in the third-year level of a teacher qualification program. The analytic rubrics with performance descriptors and the rating scale of outstanding, excellent, good, satisfactory, and weak were instruments for gathering quantitative data. The second source of data was face-to-face verbal comments and the diagnostic evaluation conducted by the participants in a focus group on their performance under the codes feedback, feed forward, and feed up in the templates. The analysis of quantitative data presented in the pie chart highlighted different levels of proficiency achieved by participants in foundational, practical, and reflexive competences. The data summarized in the bar chart point to the improvement attained by participants in the focus group. Findings proved that scaffolding assessment into phases allows learners to: regulate their attainment of higher levels of proficiency; work independently; and develop a piece of comprehensive and integrated knowledge, set of skills, and abilities. This study revealed that competence-based assessment is perceived by students to be both an accurate way of gauging their performance and a vital part of the learning process itself.

scholarly journals An overview of Portugal's educational challenges and responses to the global pandemic of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
pp. 98-101
Author(s):  
Filipa Alves da Costa ◽  
Maria Deolinda Auxtero ◽  
Ana Paula Martins ◽  
Maria Margarida Caramona
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Pharmaceutical Sciences ◽  
Development Goal ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Educational Challenges ◽  
Response Measures ◽  
And Training

The current pandemic of SARS-CoV-2 came un-expectantly and required unprecedented ability to adapt and quickly put in place the most appropriate response measures to limit the spread of COVID-19 disease, while minimising disruption to society’s essential activities. Some sectors were more capable of adapting and reacting than others. Higher education was one of the sectors where the academic capacity (FIP Development Goal 1) demonstrated was phenomenal, partially attributable to the ability to create partnerships between academia and practice. This editorial provides a description of the major changes put in place in Portugal to ensure the education and training of future graduates in Pharmaceutical Sciences was maintained with the same quality. It also discusses some of the potentially less beneficial long-term impacts of these adaptions to the teaching and assessment methods for the competencies of the workforce of tomorrow.

scholarly journals Innovative Technologies to Support Education and Training: Researches by LabTEVE

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-53
Author(s):  
Liliane Machado ◽  
Ronei Moraes
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Serious Games ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Assessment Methods ◽  
Learning Assessment ◽  
Educational Content ◽  
Innovative Technologies ◽  
Training Systems ◽  
The Future ◽  
And Training

Training systems based on virtual reality, serious games, assessment methods, systems to support learning, assessment methodologies and technologies to extend interaction with educational content have been the focus of researches at LabTEVE. The interdisciplinarity can be observed in each project, highlighting the need for dialogue between areas for the production of solutions and technologies that can be used today as well as prospected for the future.

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