Understanding your Test Metrics

12 April 2024 (Friday) & 18 April 2024 (Thursday)

Understanding your Test Metrics

Test metrics are an essential part of assessment validity and quality assurance. While it is possible to produce these metrics by using statistical packages and test software, the interpretation of the metrics is a key skill for all health professions educators. We offer this course to enhance educators’ knowledge & skills in interpreting test metrics and how to use in managing test results/outcomes.

** Please note: this course is not about how to undertake the statistical analyses; it’s about how to interpret the metrics and apply them to your test management. 

Aim

  • For participants to develop understanding and gain skills in the interpretation of test metrics and their application

Objectives

  • Learn about test metrics for SBA tests and OSCEs

  • Gain understanding of how to interpret test metrics

  • Experience hands-on analysis of test metrics

  • Explore how to manage your test outcomes after reviewing metrics

This short course will be delivered as 2 live webinars, lasting 2hrs 30mins each, a week apart.

Webinar 1

Dates : 12 April 2024 (Friday)

Time : 0830-1130 UK Summer Time (1530-1830 Singapore time)

  • Metrics of SBA tests

  • Whole test metrics

  • Item analyses

  • Hands on practice at interpreting test data

  • Managing your test after metrics review

Webinar 2

Dates : 18 April 2024 (Thursday)
Time : 0830-1130 UK Summer Time (1530-1830 Singapore time)

  • Metrics of OSCEs

  • Whole test metrics

  • Station level metrics

  • Hands on practice at interpreting OSCE station data

Tutors:

The expert faculty involved in these workshops will be Katharine Boursicot, and Rikki Goddard-Fuller, who have over 25 years of experience in interpreting test metrics and applying the results to manage examination outcomes. They have worked with undergraduate and postgraduate examinations, across a range of healthcare professions, including medicine, dentistry, veterinary sciences, optometry, physiotherapy and pharmacy.

Fees.

Fees: SGD 600 per participant

Please note that payments via Telegraphic Transfer and Stripe will incur an administrative tax fee. HPAC does not make any income from these fees as they are levied by the respective service providers.

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Meet the Tutors

  • Professor Katharine Boursicot

    Managing Director
    HPAC

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  • Professor Rikki Goddard-Fuller

    Director of Christie Education

    Christie Hospitals NHS Trust / University of Manchester, UK

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