Introduction to Item Response Theory and Computerized Adaptive Testing
4-5 September, 2010
Tokyo, Japan
ASC is offering a workshop on modern testing methodology in Tokyo, September 4-5, 2010. The goal of this workshop is to provide a broad introduction to item response theory (IRT) and computerized adaptive testing (CAT). It is intended for postgraduate students, lecturers, researchers and assessment professionals working in the fields of education, psychology, certification/licensure testing, training, and e-assessment. Content will be at an introductory level, with the objective that participants will be able to apply IRT analysis in their own area of work and understand the concepts of CAT.
The workshop will be taught by Prof. John Barnard, Ph.D., ASC’s representative in Africa, Australia, and New Zealand, President of EPEC, and faculty at the University of Sydney. Prof. Barnard is an expert in assessment, mathematics, and psychometrics.
The workshop is held in association with Waseda University Graduate School of Human Sciences (http://www.waseda.jp/eng/academics1/human.html).
The venue for the workshop is the Hotel Arcadia Ichigaya near the Ichigaya station.
An attendance certificate will be issued to each person that attends.
Schedule:
Day 1: Introduction to Item Response Theory (IRT)
- Limitations of classical test theory and lead into IRT
- IRT models (dichotomous and polytomous) and their response functions
- Item parameters and item fit
- Item and test information and their uses in test assembly
- Theta estimation (scoring)
- Linking, equating, and scaling
Day 2: Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT)
- Basic principles of CAT (the five components)
- Calibrated item pool: peaked, broad; concurrent linking for CAT item banks
- Starting point: fixed, random, previous knowledge
- Item selection algorithm: using item information
- Theta estimation: MLE, EAP, MAP
- Termination criteria: SEM, minimum info
- Benefits of CAT
- Practical constraints: test length, content balancing, item exposure
- Simulation research and designing CATs
Cost:
Registration and payment deadline is August 27, 2010.
- Regular: $400 for 2 days or $250 per day
- Academic/Government: $300 for 2 days or $190 per day
- Student*: $150 for 2 days or $125 per day
* Proof of student status must be provided in the form of a copy of a student ID card or a letter from a faculty member or University official confirming student status.
Cost includes registration, software (some trial versions and some full versions), PowerPoint slides, lunches, coffee breaks. It does not include lodging or transportation.
A limited number of student scholarships to fully cover registration are also available; please email djweiss@umn.edu for an application.
Cancellations requested prior to August 25, 2010 will be refunded subject to a $25 processing fee. Cancellations on or after August 25, 2010 will be accepted only for extenuating and unavoidable circumstances and will be subject to a $50 cancellation fee.
Questions:
More logistical information is located
here.
If you have questions about logistics, such as the workshop location, please contact Prof. Tetsuo Kimura (kimura [at] n-seiryo.ac.jp) at Niigata Seiryo University. If you have questions about workshop content, please contact Prof. Barnard (johnbarnard [at] bigpond.com).
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