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Assessment of Skills

Assessment of Skills. An Overview of the Process By: Lawrence Preston. Objectives At the completion of the session to participant will be able to:. Identify potential biases in assessment Identify strategies to provide consistent, valid assessment

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Assessment of Skills

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  1. Assessment of Skills An Overview of the Process By: Lawrence Preston

  2. ObjectivesAt the completion of the session to participant will be able to: • Identify potential biases in assessment • Identify strategies to provide consistent, valid assessment • Develop valid and reliable skills assessment instruments 2

  3. Overview • Bias in Assessment • Assessing Skills • Building Rubrics • NFPA 1001 – Firefighter I Skills • NFPA 1001 – Firefighter II Skills • NFPA 1021 – Fire Officer IV Performance • Questions 3

  4. Bias in Assessment • Reasons for bias • What the research indicates • Suggested strategies to eliminate bias • Pro Board criteria 4

  5. Assessing Skills • Summative assessment of skills • Standard • Design tasks • Indentify the criteria • Create rubric 5

  6. Building Rubrics • Standards are foundation • Process and product expectations • Degree of evaluation • Rating scale 6

  7. NFPA 1001 – Fire Fighter I • 5.3.17 Illuminate the emergency scene, given fire service electrical equipment and an assignment, so that designated areas are illuminated and all equipment is operated within the manufacturer’s listed safety precautions 7

  8. NFPA 1001 – Fire Fighter I • 5.3.17 (B) Requisite Skills. The ability to operate department power supply and lighting equipment deploy cords and connectors, reset ground-fault interrupter (GFI) devises, and locate lights for best effect. 8

  9. NFPA 1001 – Fire Fighter I • 5.3.18 – Turn off building utilities, given tools and an assignment, so that the assignment is safely completed. • (B) – The ability to identify utility control devices, operate control valves or switches, and assess for related hazards. 9

  10. NFPA 1001 – Fire Fighter I Lets break into small groups and develop a skill sheet for 5.3.14 and 5.3.14 (B) 10

  11. NFPA 1001 – Fire Fighter II 6.3.4 – Protect evidence of fire cause and origin, given a flashlight and overhaul tools, so that the evidence is noted and protected from further disturbance until investigators can arrive on the scene. (B) Requisite Skills – the ability to locate the fire’s origin area, recognize possible causes, and protect the evidence. 11

  12. NFPA 1021 – Fire Officer IV 7.2.1 – Appraise the department’s human resource demographics, give appropriate community demographic data to determine if the recruitment, selection, and placement of human resources is effective and consistent with law and current best practices. 12

  13. NFPA 1021 – Fire Officer IV 7.2.1(B) – The ability to communicate orally and in writing, to relate interpersonally, to delegate authority, to analyze issues, and to solve problems. 13

  14. NFPA 1021 – Fire Officer IV 7.2.4 – Appraise a member-assistance program, given data, to determine if the program, when used, produces the desired results. 7.2.4 (B) – The ability to communicate orally and in writing, to relate interpersonally to members, and to analyze needs and results. 14

  15. Questions ??? 15

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