Australian Council for Educational Research
FAME Bundle 3: Courses 3 through 6
ACER’s Foundations in Applied Measurement in Education (FAME) is a suite of 8 short, online, modular courses with facilitated live sessions.
FAME Bundle 3 covers courses 3 through 6:
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FAME 3 – Item and test analysis using ConQuest® Intermediate-proficient level/FAME 1&2/Experienced analysts. 1.5 days. ConQuest® software. |
Involves 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. |
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FAME 4 – Differential Item Functioning (DIF) Proficient-Advanced/FAME 1–3/Experienced analysts. 2 days. ConQuest® software. |
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 ConQuest®. |
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FAME 5 – Test equating Advanced/FAME 1–3/Experienced analysts. 2 days. ConQuest® software. |
Explores test equating methods using the Rasch model. Participants will learn to equate 2 assessments on a common measurement scale through common item equating. |
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FAME 6 – Automated psychometric analysis reports with conquestr Advanced/FAME 1–3/ 1.5 days. ConQuest®, conquestr |
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