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Test Design and Delivery Certificate

Develop reliable tests for training, certification, and management decision making.

Design and deliver tests that will meet organizational needs and follow professional standards.

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Credits: CEU 1.4 MORE
Level: Capable
Role(s): Instructional Designer More
Language(s): English
Capability Area(s): Performance Improvement More

Pricing

$1,495
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$1,745
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Course Info

Learning professionals use tests for a variety of reasons, yet the guidelines and best practices for developing reliable and valid tests are not widely known. This program, offered in partnership with ACT Inc., provides a comprehensive approach to ensuring your tests measure what they claim to measure, both consistently and reliably.

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Learning professionals use tests for a variety of reasons, yet the guidelines and best practices for developing reliable and valid tests are not widely known. This program, offered in partnership with ACT Inc., provides a comprehensive approach to ensuring your tests measure what they claim to measure, both consistently and reliably.

Through examples and application exercises, learn the entire test development and delivery process, including planning the test, creating test items, creating the test form, delivering the test, and evaluating the test. Ample time will be dedicated to item-writing so you can gain experience generating well-crafted test items. Learn from facilitators who are real-world consultants whose professional focus is to help organizations improve their testing practices.

WHY SHOULD I ATTEND?

  • Gain a systematic approach for developing and administering tests that will meet your organization’s needs and follow professional standards.
  • Develop tests that do not put your organization in legal jeopardy.
  • Become knowledgeable in testing best practices to increase your credibility within your organization.

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What You Will Learn
  • Develop a test content outline and understand its value to the testing process.
  • Identify the hallmarks of a good test question, and apply them to developing and evaluating test questions.
  • Develop test forms including writing directions for examinees, page layout, and item sequencing.
  • Use item analysis to identify and correct problem items.
  • Use professionally accepted methods for setting a passing score for a test.
  • Determine the appropriate mode of delivery, what score reports are needed, and who should have access to score reports.
  • Evaluate a test to determine if the individual items and the overall test are functioning properly.
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Test Design and Delivery Certificate: Eric Vincent

ATD facilitator, Eric Vincent, discusses the Test Design and Delivery Certificate program.

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COURSE TOPICS
Topic 1 - Planning the Test
Planning the Test
Addressing Legal Considerations
Employment Laws
Best Practices
Developing the Testing Plan
Establishing Validity
Methods of Establishing Validity
Identifying Content Areas to Test
Determining the Number of Test Items
Time Examinees Need to Respond to Items
Weighting the Test Content Areas
Identifying Benefits and Challenges of Delivery Methods
Categories of Item Types
Pros and Cons of Item Formats
Topic 2- Creating the Test Items
Creating the Test Items
Anatomy of a Multiple-Choice Item
General Guidelines for Item Construction
Constructing the Item Stem
Constructing the Options
Practice Reviewing Items
Visuals
Additional Ideas
Reviewing for Good Item-Writing Principles
Using Item Shells
Increasing the Cognitive Level
Verbs Associated with Cognitive Levels
What Level is Required?
Avoiding Bias
Avoiding Stereotyping
Providing Rationales for Items
Justifying the Answer Key
Linking the Item Content to the Test Content Outline
Topic 3 - Creating the Test Form
Creating the Test Form
Developing Test Directions
Test Directions Checklist
Writing Administrator Directions
Test Administrator Directions Checklist
Complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act
Avoiding National Origin Discrimination
Allocating Sufficient Time
Using an Item Bank
Using Item Banks for Test Assembly
Item Formatting, Sequencing, and Page Layout
Setting Passing Standards
Using the Angoff Method
Topic 4 - Delivering the Test
Delivering the Test
Ensuring Test Security
Establishing Test–Retest Policies
Controlling Item Exposure
Limiting Opportunities for Cheating
Topic 5 - Evaluating the Test
Evaluating the Test
Using Item-Level Data to Improve Item Quality
Item Analysis
Interpreting Item-Analysis Data
Practice Interpreting Item-Analysis Data
Using Test-Level Data to Improve Test Quality
Types of Reliability
Developing Rater Training
Conducting Rater Training
Calculating Reliability Using KR-20
Calculating Reliability through Mastery Classification Consistency
Validity of Test Scores
Documenting the Test Development and Design Process
Communicating the Test Results
Instructions for Interpretation
Who Should Attend

This program is designed for learning professionals who want a systematic approach for developing tests.

ATD Education programs are designed primarily for learning professionals—trainers, instructional designers, and organizational development practitioners—but also greatly benefit anyone within an organization who is responsible for developing others, from managers to human resources specialists.

Level: Capable
Roles: Instructional Designer, Talent Development Manager, Trainer/Facilitator
Language: English
What Our People Are Saying
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Sarah Ames

"My favorite takeaway from this program was the more complete view of an effective test item. We had been focused on writing items that aligned with our course objectives, but had not been paying enough attention to our distractors. I feel confident that I am better prepared to write and analyze more complete items."

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David Norris

"The best takeaway was learning how to determine the appropriate passing score for an exam. This program instructs participants how to properly create an examination in a way that most people probably wouldn't think of or haven't been exposed to before."

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Ruth de Zayas

"ATD is a leader in the industry and their credential and certificate programs are a valuable asset to have on your resume."

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  • Jul 22-Aug 02, 2024
    01:00 PM - 03:00 PM
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Facilitators
Eric Vincent
Cindy Hill

Things to Know

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS

Participation in all originally scheduled days of the program, including both face-to-face and live online formats, and completion of all coursework is mandatory to receive the certificate of completion and continuing education credits.

Face-to-Face Programs:
Participants who miss more than two hours of the entire program will not be eligible to receive the certificate.

Live Online Programs:
ATD requires active participation throughout the program to receive credit. Active participation in live online sessions includes, but is not limited to, participating in virtual classroom activities, discussions, breakout sessions, and intersession work.

Make-up policy: You can miss and make up one session* by listening to a session recording. Instructions for reporting make-up sessions are posted on ATD’s learning platform.

*For full-day sessions, you can only miss up to 3.5 hours and make up the time by listening to the recording.

CREDITS

1.4 learning hours

1.4 CEUs awarded

This program is eligible for 1.4 professional development hours or recertification points from the ATD Certification Institute (ATD CI) for the APTD or CPTD credential.

This program has been approved for 14.0 (General) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.

This program is valid for 1.4 PDCs for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit shrm.org/certification.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

A laptop computer with Wi-Fi capability is required to participate in ATD Programs.

Face-to-Face Program Components (if applicable):
Please do not bring mobile devices (for example, phones or tablets) instead of a laptop. There will be no computers available on-site for participants. Note: You might not have an optimal experience using Internet Explorer or Microsoft Edge to access your courses. Chrome is the recommended browser.

Live Online Program Components (if applicable):
You must log in to the learning platform to access course content and to join all live online sessions. Special software is not required. You only need a standard web browser and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) capability to participate. Please join your session from a location with a strong internet connection and plan to use VoIP for your audio during the entire session.

ATD LEARNING PLATFORM

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TRANSFERS/CANCELLATIONS

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ATD HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY

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