Foundations in Applied Measurement in Education
Presented by ACER
ACER’s Foundations in Applied Measurement in Education (FAME) is a suite of 8 short, online, modular courses with facilitated live sessions.
COURSES 1 AND 2 COURSES 1 AND 2 Focus on the theoretical foundations that are essential to educational measurement.
COURSES 3 TO 8 Focus on applying the skills and require ACER ConQuest® software. Course 7 and 8 is offered for advanced analysis of large-scale education data.
For more information about ACER ConQuest®, please go to the ACER ConQuest® webpage https://www.acer.org/au/conquest
FAME 1 Foundations of educational measurement
Introduces the foundational concepts of educational assessment and measurement. Examines key concepts of reliability, validity, latent variables and measurement error. Covers basic statistical concepts used in educational measurement and reporting.
Beginner level or refresher 1 day No additional software
FAME 2 Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory
Provides a broad overview of technical aspects of constructing measures, starting with a brief overview of Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory, highlighting key differences between them. Participants will learn to evaluate how different data and metrics can contribute evidence about the validity and reliability of measures, with an initial focus on the quality assurance of assessment tasks and test questions. The course ends with practical exercises where participants will interpret a range of psychometric analysis outputs giving due consideration to measurement error.
Advanced beginners / FAME 1 1 day No additional software
FAME 3 Item and test analysis using ACER ConQuest®
Involves conducting and interpreting a psychometric analysis of a multiple-choice assessment using ACER ConQuest® software to inform refinements to an existing measure. It analyses assessment items where partial credit scoring applies. Participants apply both the Rasch model and the one parameter logistic (IRT) model. Participants will work with models for dichotomous and for polytomous data.
Intermediate–proficient level / FAME 1&2 / Experienced analysts 1.5 days ACER ConQuest® software
FAME 4 Differential Item Functioning (DIF)
Explores important validity and comparability questions through an Item Response Theory paradigm by introducing participants to Differential Item Functioning (DIF) and requiring them to undertake a DIF analysis using ACER ConQuest®.
Proficient–advanced / FAME 1–3 / Experienced analysts 2 days ACER ConQuest® software
Explores test equating methods using the one parameter logistic (IRT) model. Participants will learn to equate 2 assessments on a common measurement scale through common item equating.
Advanced / FAME 1–3 / Experienced analysts 2 days ACER ConQuest® software
FAME 6 Automated psychometric analysis reports with conquestr
Introduces participants to the conquestr package that interfaces with ACER ConQuest® software. Participants will use R and RStudio with conquestr output to produce an auto