Validation & Standard Setting: 2023-2024 Courses

This meeting took place over 6 days: 7/16, 7/17, 7/18 and 8/6, 8/7, and 8/8. The following documents the number of participants and the type of workshop:

Agriculture & Environmental Systems Attendees

7/16/24 – Validation Workshop: 18 participants (attendance list)

7/17/24 – Validation Workshop: 20 participants (attendance list)

7/18/24 – Validation Workshop: 8 participants (attendance list)

8/6/24 – Validation Workshop: 19 participants (attendance list)

8/7/24 – Validation Workshop: 15 participants (attendance list)

8/8/24 – Validation Workshop: 4 participants (attendance list)

Personal Wellness Attendees

7/16/24 – Validation Workshop: 1 participants (attendance list)

7/17/24 – Validation Workshop: 2 participants (attendance list)

7/18/24 – Validation Workshop: 2 participants (attendance list)

8/6/24 – Validation Workshop: 2 participants (attendance list)

8/8/24 – Validation Workshop: 2 participants (attendance list)

Advanced Manufacturing Attendees

8/6/24 – Validation Workshop: 2 participants (attendance list)

8/8/24 – Validation Workshop: 1 participant (attendance list)

Each participant reviewed, validated and provided course-level performance standards for newly created test items in the Agriculture & Environmental Systems career field, for the Personal Wellness course bank, and the Advanced Manufacturing courses banks, providing reviews and ratings and setting a cutoff score.

Courses align with the following outlines:

Agriculture & Environmental Systems

Personal Wellness

Advanced Manufacturing

CTAG alignments

Vacuum Systems (176XXX) Course Workshops

This meeting took place over four days: 7/9/24, 7/10/24, 7/11/24,  and 7/25/24, and from 3-5 pm on all days. The following documents the number of participants and the type of workshop:

7/9 – Item-Writing Workshop: 6 participants (attendance list)

7/10 – Item Writing Workshop: 6 participants (attendance list)

7/11 – Item Writing Workshop: 6 participants (attendance list)

7/25 – Item Review Workshop: 6 participants (attendance list)

Each item-writer also completed homework assignments after the item writing workshop.

Courses align with their corresponding outline and CTAG alignment.

Introduction to Semiconductors and Cleanroom Processing (176030) Course Workshops

This meeting took place over four days: 6/13/24, 6/14/24, 6/21/24,  and 7/24/24, and from 3-5 pm on all days. The following documents the number of participants and the type of workshop:

6/13 – Item-Writing Workshop: 6 participants (attendance list)

6/14 – Item Writing Workshop: 7 participants (attendance list)

6/21 – Item Writing Workshop: 5 participants (attendance list)

7/24 – Item Review Workshop: 6 participants (attendance list)

Each item-writer also completed homework assignments after the item writing workshop.

Courses align with their corresponding outline and CTAG alignment.

Principles of Advanced Manufacturing (176035) Course Workshops

This meeting took place over four days: 6/10/24, 6/11/24, 6/12/24,  and 7/23/24, and from 3-5 pm on all days. The following documents the number of participants and the type of workshop:

6/10 – Item-Writing Workshop: 11 participants (attendance list)

6/11 – Item Writing Workshop: 12 participants (attendance list)

6/12 – Item Writing Workshop: 10 participants (attendance list)

7/23 – Item Review Workshop: 8 participants (attendance list)

Each item-writer also completed homework assignments after the item writing workshop.

Courses align with their corresponding outline and CTAG alignment.

CTAG (010920 and 010925) Additions Workshop

This meeting took place on: 6/20/24, and from 3-5 pm. The following documents the number of participants and the type of workshop:

6/20 – Item-Writing and Review Workshop: 10 participants (attendance list)

Each item-writer also completed homework assignments after the item writing workshop.

Courses align with their corresponding Companion Animal & Livestock outline and CTAG alignment.

Animal Science & Technology (010910) Course Workshops

This meeting took place over three days: 6/7/24, 6/17/24, 6/24/24, and from 3-5 pm on all days. The following documents the number of participants and the type of workshop:

6/7 – Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing Workshop: 8 participants (attendance list)

6/17 – Item Writing Workshop: 8 participants (attendance list)

6/24 – Item Review Workshop: 9 participants (attendance list)

Each item-writer also completed homework assignments after the item writing workshop.

Courses align with their corresponding outline and CTAG alignment.

Parks & Recreational Management (017035) Course Workshops

This meeting took place over four days: 6/5/24, 6/6/24, 6/18/24, and ?? and from 3-5 pm on all days. The following documents the number of participants and the type of workshop:

6/5 – Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing Workshop: 10 participants (attendance list)

6/6 – Item Writing Workshop: 9 participants (attendance list)

6/18 – Item Review Workshop: 9 participants (attendance list)

Each item-writer also completed homework assignments after the item writing workshop.

Courses align with their corresponding outline and CTAG alignment.

Equine Selection, Nutrition and Management (010935) Course Workshops

This meeting took place over three days: 6/3/24, 6/4/24, 6/18/24, and from 3-5 pm on all days. The following documents the number of participants and the type of workshop:

6/3 – Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing Workshop: 14 participants (attendance list)

6/4 – Item Writing Workshop: 12 participants (attendance list)

6/18 – Item Review Workshop: 12 participants (attendance list)

Each item-writer also completed homework assignments after the item writing workshop.

Courses align with their corresponding outline and CTAG alignment.

Foundations of Sustainable and Innovative Agriculture & Natural Resources (010XXB) Course Workshops

This meeting took place over four days: 4/30/24, 5/1/24, 5/31/24, and from 3-5 pm on all days. The following documents the number of participants and the type of workshop:

4/30 – Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing Workshop: 11 participants (attendance list)

5/1 – Item Writing Workshop: 10 participants (attendance list)

5/31 – Item Review Workshop: 10 participants (attendance list)

Each item-writer also completed homework assignments after the item writing workshop.

Courses align with their corresponding outline.

Animal & Plant Biotechnology (012010) Course Workshops

This meeting took place over three days: 5/22/24, 5/23/24, 5/30/24, and from 3-5 pm on all days. The following documents the number of participants and the type of workshop:

5/22 – Standards Alignment/ Item-Writing Workshop: 11 participants (attendance list)

5/23 – Item Writing Workshop: 11 participants (attendance list)

5/30 – Item Review Workshop: 10 participants (attendance list)

Each item-writer also completed homework assignments after the item writing workshop.

Courses align with their corresponding outline and CTAG alignment.