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February
2007
Welcome
to the February issue of the Pedagogue Solutions
Newsletter, our online general interest newsletter
for the assessment community. The Newsletter highlights
industry news, provides assessment-related tips
and techniques, and updates our clients on our
latest products and services.
Note:
This article continues our discussion of how an Assessment
Management System differs from other systems that can
create assessments, such as authoring systems and LCMSs.
For Part 1 of this article click here.
In an Assessment Management System the
question "item" is part of a larger item pool,
a database of questions that is structured by topics,
sub-topics and learning objectives. Assessment "instruments"
are assembled by gathering questions from the item pool,
and applying a wide range of presentation settings (timing,
randomization, feedback, review, etc.). These instruments
are also versioned, and the AMS can provide reports
on how individuals and groups performed on the assessment,
in any given assignment instance or over time.
For many organizations, the ability to
make specific and group assignments of assessments is
a critical business need. The AMS allows the creation
of both fixed and flexible "groups" of users,
who can be assigned an assessment or a series of assessments.
Because the AMS centralizes assessment
delivery and results, there is one repository that becomes
the master "system of record" - one method
for delivering assessments-of-record, one interface
for learners, one place to store and run reports. While
self-assessments created within e-learning courses provide
value as an individual measure of progress, summative
assessments in the AMS allow corporations to easily
access all relevant assessment information for every
kind of training event, in one central database.
For more information on what an Assessment
Management System is and how you can benefit from having
one contact Pedagogue
Sales or call (609) 921-7585 x22.
Best
Practices
Best Practices in Test Validation
Workshop Offering
Steven Just recently developed and delivered
an expanded version of his one hour presentation on
Best Practices in Test Development and Validation. The
new three-hour workshop includes hands-on exercises
and a more in-depth treatment of key validation topics.
If you are interested in hosting a Best
Practices workshop, please contact Steven
Just for more information.
Pedagogue Solutions can help you during, before and
after a product launch though our assessment consulting
services.
Did you know that Pedagogue System
8.1 meets European Union Privacy Directive Standards?
It's true! The Pedagogue System is already
being used in close to 60 countries; Pedagogue Version
8.1 enhances the global-ready enterprise features of
the system, particularly for the European market.
Using separate, protected, administratively
distinct student groupings enables Pedagogue to meet
stringent EU privacy requirements.
For a demonstration of Pedagogue AMS 8.1,
contact Pedagogue
Sales or call (609) 921-7585 x22.
Pedagogue Solutions works with clients
ranging in size from small companies and departments
up to large Fortune 100 companies.
All clients, no matter how small or large,
require that their student rosters be loaded into the
assessment system so assessments can be assigned both
at the individual and group levels. We work with several
methods of information transfer:
By: Joe Sabin VP, Operations and Ted McClure, DBA Contact
Joe
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