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Introduction to Assessment Literacy The Association of Test Publishers (ATP) is pleased to announce that its first course, Introduction to Assessment Literacy, offered by the ATP Learning Academy, is now available to learners. ATP members can take the course at a reduced rate using the member code: ATPMem The Learning Academy is a new initiative by ATP designed to share knowledge of testing and assessment principles within the testing community and beyond. Over time, the Learning Academy will host a variety of course modules that individuals new to the industry or those seeking to enhance knowledge of a particular topic can complete to advance their knowledge. A team of testing industry leaders worked over the past year to create the inaugural ATP Learning Academy course: Introduction to Assessment Literacy. This course is intended for non-measurement professionals who work in the assessment industry. The objective is to allow participants to develop “conversational fluency” with basic assessment concepts without requiring knowledge of statistics. Delivered by testing industry experts through the Cambridge Assessment platform, participants are actively engaged in reflective exercises and quizzes throughout the course and receive a digital badge upon completion. The course was piloted in March by a few students from a variety of organizations who were asked to give feedback. Li Sijie, who works in Overseas Development for ATA had this to say, "As a new entrant of the testing community, I found the course to be particularly enlightening. Complex concepts were effectively explained and elaborated in a way that is easy to understand, along with valuable insights and practical cases/examples from industry experts. This learning experience provides new entrants like myself a necessary foundation in the assessment industry.” As the leading membership organization representing testing and assessment globally, ATP hopes to leverage the expertise of its membership and share knowledge more broadly within the testing community through the Learning Academy. Over time, coursework will be expanded into many different areas that impact testing in an ongoing effort to educate and promote the value of testing. “We owe a great amount of gratitude to the team that has taken the idea of the Learning Academy and made it a reality,” said William G. Harris, ATP CEO. “Thank you to the following for providing expertise, time, and dedication to this important initiative: Leadership Coach Craig Mills, along with John Kleeman of Questionmark/Learnosity, Joy Matthews-Lopez of JML Measurement and Testing Services, Brodie Wise of Internet Testing Systems, Ada Woo of Ascend Learning, Stephanie Dille of Meazure Learning, as well as Kerry Watt and Sally Brown, both of Cambridge University Press and Assessment. Thank you, too, for the generous support of our donors, without which none of this would be possible: Ascend Learning, ATA, Edu-lab, Examity, ITS, JML Measurement and Testing Services, Meazure Learning, Pearson VUE, Proctorio, PSI, Surpass, and Questionmark/Learnosity. We are united in this opportunity to make our industry better.” [The ATP Learning Academy first course launches today. Learn more here.] ATP Thanks its Learning Academy Supporters
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