What’s Good Enough? Setting Standards

NOTE: The 2014 standard setting workshop presentation slides include the speaker notes.

In this workshop, you will learn how to choose an appropriate kind of standard and set specific performance standards.

PowerPoint and Handouts (2012)
Excel file examples
Workshop Evaluation Report

Level: Intermediate
Format: Lecture + small group activity
Date/time/location:
Friday, April 27, 2012, 10:30 –11:45 AM, KUY106
Tuesday, November 13, 2012, 12:30 -1:45 PM, KUY106

100 is a good score. Or is it? A score of 100 doesn’t mean anything on its own. Standards provide the context or comparison that give a score meaning. They help us interpret assessment results and figure out how the results can be used to improve teaching and learning.