Training Effectiveness: What’s Your Design Strategy?

Bethesda, MD
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How hard can it be to write a 10-question paper and pencil test and call it a knowledge check? Not very. Knowledge assessments continue to be the most commonly used assessment tool, yet they’ve become overly used, misused and, as a result, have become ineffective for measuring true knowledge comprehension. Why? Due to its relative ease of use, it’s convenient to skip the fundamentals of training evaluation design.

Short of taking a semester long course on testing and evaluation, this one-day training course condenses evaluation strategies and techniques into an abbreviated focus and attention around two key design concepts: validity and reliability. Attendees will leave this training course with tools to:

  • Create a design plan for identifying where assessments are needed and type of assessment to use
  • Construct “test blue prints” to ensure content validity
  • Conduct item analyses to provide test reliability
  • Develop valid test questions following basic principles of good test construction

After training course registration, participants will be asked to complete a short needs assessment survey. The in-advance information will be used to prioritize content and focus classroom time appropriately.

Please note: Assessment for performance demonstrations is not included. This is not a Train-the-Trainer course for writing only knowledge checks; however, the industry use of knowledge checks will be discussed.

For more options and/or related training courses, please visit the page(s) below.

PDA Quality Assurance Training Courses

  1. Explain why tests are commonly used as the preferred assessment instrument
  2. Describe the difference between measuring training and evaluating effectiveness
  3. Determine test validity, reliability and accuracy given the types of tests selected for your organization
  4. State basic principles of good test construction for multiple choice, True/False, and short-answer type tests
  5. Develop test questions using a test blue print and basic principles of good test constructions for three most popular test types
Event Location
PDA Training and Research Institute
4350 East West Highway, Suite 110, Bethesda, MD Get Directions

Contact

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Standard Pricing

Standard Member Price

$1,399

GovernmentMember Only

$979

Health AuthorityMember Only

$979

AcademicMember Only

$979

Non-Member

$1,679

See Qualifying Criteria for Member Types.

GROUP REGISTRATION DISCOUNT: Register 3 people from the same organization as a group (at the same time) for the event and receive the 4th registration free. Other discounts cannot be applied.

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS: PDA will send you a confirmation letter within one week of payment being received. You must have this confirmation letter to be considered enrolled in a PDA event. If you have submitted a purchase order or requested an invoice, please be advised that a credit card guarantee is needed. PDA reserves the right to modify the material or speakers/trainers without notice or to cancel an event. If an event is cancelled, registrants will be notified by PDA immediately and will receive a credit (registration fee paid). PDA will not be responsible for any costs incurred by registrants due to cancellation. Please note that the attendee list is shared with attendees, trainers, and exhibitors and may be used to follow up on specific areas of interest after the event. Video, photo, and audio recordings are prohibited at all PDA events.

CANCELLATION: If a cancellation request is received 30 days before the event, a credit (registration fee paid minus a 200.00 USD/EUR processing fee) will be given. No credits will be given for cancellation requests received less than 30 days before the event. Cancellation requests must be emailed to [email protected].

Day 1

An agenda will be available soon. Training courses generally run from 8:30 to 16:00 each day. Breakfast will not be provided, but lunch will be provided.

Agenda is subject to change.

PLEASE READ  PDA is not affiliated or contracted with any outside hotel contracting company. If someone other than PDA or the PDA chosen hotel contacts you suggesting that they represent any PDA event, they do not. It is PDA's recommendation that you book your hotel directly through the official PDA chosen hotel that is listed on our web site.

PDA Training and Research Institute

4350 East West Highway, Suite 110
Bethesda, MD , USA

The following hotels are located near the training course location:

Hilton Garden Inn
7301 Waverly Street
Bethesda, MD 20814

Hyatt Regency Bethesda
One Bethesda Metro Center
Bethesda, MD 20814

Residence Inn Marriott Bethesda Downtown
7335 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814

DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Bethesda
8120 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20814


Please visit the hotel’s website for more information.

How to Get Here
By Air

The Washington/Bethesda area is serviced by the following airports: Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA), Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD), and Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI).

By Car

There is a parking garage located at the training course location. The fee is $12/day. Please do not leave your car in the parking garage past 6:00 p.m. as both the building and parking garage access doors are locked.