Training: Psychometrics applied to healthcare professions education
December 13 @ 08:00 - December 14 @ 17:00
€560New dates for the training! Due to the Corona due to the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) we were forced to postpone this training towards the end of this year. We hope that we are able to offer this training end of this year and the critical Corona situation has been improved by then.
Date: December 13-14 (2 days), 2020
Location: Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
Course leaders: Dr. Carlos F. Collares & Prof. dr. Cees van der Vleuten
Target group: Beginners and intermediate level on psychometrics
Objective: To help medical teachers and other (healthcare) professionals interested in the field of psychometrics to understand the concepts and apply psychometric techniques in their own settings
Psychometric properties such as reliability and validity are essential components in the utility of assessment in medical education. Many medical teachers are interested in knowing more about psychometrics and how to apply psychometric analysis in their institutions. At the same time, it might be difficult for them to find the opportunity of having a course where they can learn not only the theoretical concepts of Psychometrics, but also their strengths and limitations. Furthermore, learning how to do the psychometric analyses might be a challenging task for non-psychometricians. For those reasons, EBMA now offers the new course on “Psychometrics Applied to Medical Education”, destined to non-psychometricians who wish to learn the theory and the practice of psychometrics and how it can be used in the field.
Topics that will be covered during the training:
What is psychometrics? Exploratory factor analysis
Validity Principal component analysis
Reliability Confirmatory factor analysis
Classical Test Theory Structural equation modeling
Generalizability Theory Measurement invariance
Item Response Theory Computerized adaptive testing
Many-facet Rasch model Network psychometrics
Price: €560,-, including 2 days training by experts and lunch + coffee/tea/drinks during both days
Testimonial – Training participant 2017
Dr. Rachmad Swarwo Bekti, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Brawijaya, Indonesia
‘I recommend to everybody who is interested in psychometric application in medical education to join the training, especially those who still knew nothing on this subject. I learned in practice of using RStudio to do essentials psychometry analysis (promptly in IRT & EFA) and practicing G-theory analysis by using most affordable software. This training has also made me confident enough to provide interpretation of any assessment result. The introduction section and practical sessions would shift the participant from novice to advance beginner status.’
Course programme:
Sunday, 13 December 2020
09.00 Introduction
09:30 Classical Test Theory
10:30 Break
11:00 Reviewing a test with classical test theory parameters
12:00 Lunch
13:00 Generalizability Theory
15:00 Break
15:30 Discussion of papers using generalizability theory
17:00 End of day 1
Monday, 14 December 2020
09:00 Factor analysis
10:30 Break
11:00 Item response theory
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Discussion of papers using item response theory and factor analysis
15:00 Break
15:30 Demonstrations on how to conduct a psychometric analysis using classical test theory, generalizability theory and item-response theory
16:45 Final discussion and evaluation
17:00 End of day 2