Expertise
Assessment
CETE offers a suite of assessment services. From development and delivery to technical assistance, our assessment team is well equipped to address your assessment concerns.
- Assessment Development. CETE staff members develop reliable and
valid instruments to measure job knowledge and skills, career interests, and work
competencies of students and employees. Using specifications created from a practice
or occupational analysis, content standards regulated by a governing body, or other
specification, our staff members guide the creation of item banks for personnel
selection and credentialing (licensing) as well as for measuring competency attainment.
The assessments that our center develops are written, revised and validated by subject
matter experts who are facilitated by trained staff. Our experience includes the
development of statewide objective- and performance-based assessments for educational
programs related to a wide array of careers.
- Online and Paper-Pencil Assessment Delivery. An online assessment
system offers advantages over paper-pencil systems, such as security for assessment
and student information, immediate feedback, and reporting options. Webxam™ is our
secure online assessment system. Currently, it is being used to administer statewide
exams that assess knowledge associated with Ohio's Career-Technical Education (CTE)
and College Tech Prep programs. Webxam™ also hosts exams for certification programs
nationwide. We can design and administer or host assessments online or in paper-pencil
formats.
- Assessment Consultation Services. We offer consultation on the
development, administration, and maintenance of assessment systems for clients who
have the capacity to design and administer assessment systems on their own. Our
consultants assist clients by providing information and systematic approaches that
aid in avoiding potential pitfalls, and in achieving maximum efficiency, effectiveness,
and validity from their assessment systems.
- Alignment of Standards and Assessments. We evaluate and recommend
industry-based standards and assessments to provide advice to clients. CETE staff
members can develop customized solutions using such criteria as marketability and
recognition, alignment to curriculum, technical quality of the standards or of the
certification assessments, usability in employment or educational settings, and
the benefits and potential consequences of using the certification system.
- Assessment Professional Development. Assessment literacy is valuable
for many professionals involved in assessment for credentialing, personnel selection,
or competency diagnosis -- certification board members, teachers and school administrators,
or business and industry personnel. We offer professional development workshops
around best practices in the development and interpretation of assessments. Our
various professional development programs can be customized and delivered to fit
your needs.
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