{"product_id":"fame-bundle-2-courses-1-through-6","title":"FAME Bundle 2: Courses 1 through 6","description":"\u003cp\u003eACER’s Foundations in Applied Measurement in Education (FAME) is a suite of 8 short, online, modular courses with facilitated live sessions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFAME Bundle 2 covers courses 1 through 6:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable width=\"100%\" style=\"width: 100%;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.574%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFAME 1 – Foundations of educational measurement\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginner level or refresher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 day. No additional software.\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 66.065%;\"\u003eIntroduces 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.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.574%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFAME 2 – Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdvanced beginners\/FAME 1.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 day. No additional software.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 66.065%;\"\u003eProvides a broad overview of technical aspects of constructing measures, starting with a comparison of Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory. Participants 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. Practical exercises teach participants to interpret a range of psychometric analysis outputs giving due consideration to measurement error.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.574%;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFAME 3 – Item and test analysis using ConQuest®\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntermediate-proficient level\/FAME 1\u0026amp;2\/Experienced analysts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1.5 days. ConQuest® software. \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 66.065%;\"\u003eInvolves conducting and interpreting a psychometric analysis of a multiple-choice assessment using 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 Rasch Partial Credit Model.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 33.574%; height: 165.562px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFAME 4 – Differential Item Functioning (DIF)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProficient-Advanced\/FAME 1–3\/Experienced analysts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 days. 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