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INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE

ACRM Instructional Course: Measuring Up: An Introduction to Improving the Meaning of Your Clinical Assessments With Rasch Analysis

ACRM TRAINING INSTITUTE
12 – 13 APR 2019 (Day/Time TBD)
HILTON CHICAGO // 720 S. Michigan Ave
Chicago, Illinois, USA

Earn up to 3.5 Hours of CME/CEUs

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DESCRIPTION

This workshop will provide attendees with hands on experience to using Rasch Analysis to examine their assessments from a fresh perspective. Attendees will learn how to read and write a Rasch Analysis program using Winsteps software, read and interpret the output from a Winsteps program, and how to recode a rating scale. Attendees will gain most from the workshop if they come prepared to analyze their own data set, however, the instructor will provide a data set if needed.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the course, participants should be able to:

  1. Recognize the value and importance of three measurement concepts: hierarchical order, unidimensionality, equal intervals
  2. Evaluate and interpret Rasch Analyis output; discuss how this information can be applied to improving assessment pscyhometrics
  3. Write, run, and critique and troubleshoot basic Winsteps programs

 


FACULTY

Trudy MallinsonTrudy Mallinson, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Associate Professor
George Washington University

 


CME/CEUs

Continuing education hours will be offered for the following professionals:

  • Occupational Therapists
  • Physical Therapists (California Only)
  • Speech-Language Professionals (ASHA)
  • Psychologists (APA)
  • Physicians (ACCME)

 


INCLUDES

  • Live instruction
  • Access to presentation slides
  • CME/CEUs
  • 6-months introductory ACRM membership (for non-members)

 

 

*Although significant changes are not anticipated, all schedules and presenters posted on this website are subject to change.