Princeton Metrics' workshops draw on both the latest in learning and assessment theory AND 25 years of practical experience. We know the latest literature, but we also know what works. Some of our workshops are offered as three hour instructor-led live workshops; others are offered as a one hour Webinar. Please contact us for details.
What Every Trainer Needs to Know About Testing:
Ensuring That Your Exams Are Fair, Valid and Reliable
Testing is a science. You need to ensure that your test questions and exams are fair, valid and reliable. This popular Workshop covers basic topics in test development, including: Kirkpatrick Levels of Evaluation, Bloom's Taxonomy, the role of learning objectives, rules for question writing, the concepts of test validity and reliability, setting passing scores and item analysis.
What Every Trainer Needs to Know About Learning;
Basics of Learning Theory and How to Apply It To Your Learning Programs
Most corporate trainers do not have academic backgrounds in cognitive science. They tend to develop learning programs by "what feels right," perhaps with a brief introduction to the instructional design principles of Gagne. While learning is not an exact science, (like physics or chemistry, for example) there are some important principles we do know about how people learn. This Workshop covers: critical learning theory, metacognition, constructivism, cognitive load, the "curve of forgetting," the test/retest effect, the "new" Bloom's Taxonomy, spaced learning, repetition, the role of feedback, working memory, scaffolding and self-explanation, among other topics. After an introduction to these important principles you will then learn how to apply them to create learning programs that work.
What Every Trainer Needs to Know About Testing:
Ensuring That Your Exams Are Fair, Valid and Reliable
Testing is a science. You need to ensure that your test questions and exams are fair, valid and reliable. This popular Workshop covers basic topics in test development, including: Kirkpatrick Levels of Evaluation, Bloom's Taxonomy, the role of learning objectives, rules for question writing, the concepts of test validity and reliability, setting passing scores and item analysis.
What Every Trainer Needs to Know About Learning;
Basics of Learning Theory and How to Apply It To Your Learning Programs
Most corporate trainers do not have academic backgrounds in cognitive science. They tend to develop learning programs by "what feels right," perhaps with a brief introduction to the instructional design principles of Gagne. While learning is not an exact science, (like physics or chemistry, for example) there are some important principles we do know about how people learn. This Workshop covers: critical learning theory, metacognition, constructivism, cognitive load, the "curve of forgetting," the test/retest effect, the "new" Bloom's Taxonomy, spaced learning, repetition, the role of feedback, working memory, scaffolding and self-explanation, among other topics. After an introduction to these important principles you will then learn how to apply them to create learning programs that work.