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2003 NAWI Annual Conference: Leading Change in Career & Technical Education. General Session II Panel – What’s New in Assessment Pilot Testing Cross Cluster Skills. Presenter: Brenda Hattaway Assistant Executive Director. ANY COMMON KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS?. ? ? ? ?.
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2003 NAWI Annual Conference: Leading Change in Career & Technical Education General Session II Panel – What’s New in Assessment Pilot Testing Cross Cluster Skills Presenter: Brenda Hattaway Assistant Executive Director
ANY COMMON KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS? ? ? ? ? • Arts, Audio-Video Technology, • & Communications • Health Science • Information Technology • Manufacturing • Transportation, Distribution • & Logistics • “The Eleven” We decided to find out!
WHERE WILL WE FIND COMMON KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS? Foundation Knowledge & Skills . . . Common Across All Clusters In . . . • Communications • Employability & Career Development • Information Technology
DID WE FIND ANY COMMON KNOWDEDGE & SKILLS? YES! We identified 23 skills that are consistently addressed in all 16 career clusters.
AN EXAMPLE from COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNICATIONS Skill F02.7 Develop and interpret tables, charts, and figures to support written and oral communications.
How can we Document Proficiency Attainment?
Let’s Develop A TEST!!
And That’s How The Great Adventure Began. Assessment Assessment Assessment
? ? ? ? WHAT ITEM FORMAT? ? ? ? ?
Develop Items • Scenarios (Performance) • with Rubrics • Situation • Multiple Choice
Establish Validity . . . . . . of the Assessment Instruments by: ~ Linking Each Item to a Validated Knowledge/Skills List . . . and of the Assessment Procedures by: ~ Providing a Test Administration Manual & Materials
Career Cluster Assessment Employability F09.3 Career Cluster Assessment Communications F02.7 Then…. We Designed the Materials For the Pilot Test Package.
What’s in the pilot test package? • Packing Slip • Test Administration Manual • Pre-paid “Label” for Material Return • For each Common Skill Assessment: • Security Checklist • Test Administrator’s Report Form • Test Booklets • Answer Sheets • Rubric Sheets for Scenarios
Test Booklets & Answer Sheets
A Rubric For Each Scenario COMMUNICATIONS Skill F02.7
TEST ADMINISTRATION MANUAL
Conduct Pilot Test Package & Deliver Test Materials To Pilot Sites
Score Pilot Test • Score pilot tests • and compile scores. Review Pilot Test Results • Perform appropriate statistical analyses.
Review/Revise • Review/revise/delete items • Review/Revise Test • Administration Procedures
A Session on the Pilot Test of the Common Skills will be presented at: For More Information & to Register On-Line Go to www.v-tecs.org