1. Preparing for a Local Validation
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2. Test Support Specialist Illinois Fire Service Institute Champaign, IL
Janis Hooper
Test Support Specialist
Illinois Fire Service Institute
Champaign, IL
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3. Getting the Data you need during a Local Validation
Is this term familiar to everyone?
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Collecting and organizing data regarding exam questions are both huge tasks.
How can we make data collection and organization simpler so that retrieval is more efficient?
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5. A Good Framework Accurate data
Two Key Elements
A Good Framework
Accurate data
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LXR is the Framework
we use to Store the Data
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LXR is the Framework
we use to Store the Data
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LXR is the Framework
we use to Store the Data
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9. Getting Good Data is also Key!
But that is a lot of information! How do we teach our SME’s what all of that is and where to find it?
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The Curriculum and Testing office created a training video so that our Subject Matter Experts are informed on how to do this work prior to arriving on-site for our local validation.
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11. We tried to keep it light and interesting!
The video gives our SMEs the ability to navigate through it at their own pace.
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Pre-Work Package
We send our SMEs a packet of materials that they can use to start the Pre-Work at home.
The next clip from the video describes in detail what each item is in the Pre-Work packet that they receive.
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Pre-Work Instructions
Once they know what the contents are, we give them very detailed instruction on the best way to proceed through the work.
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Describes exactly what SMEs will be asked to do at the Local Validation.
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The SMEs are now ready to start their work!
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Local Validations are a quality assurance program to confirm that our end of course examinations are valid and applicable to the course content and the course objectives.
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17. Link to the full video https://goo.gl/duVOs7 Questions?
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