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    <title>Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE) upcoming events</title>
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    <pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:36:13 GMT</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Introduction to Key Concepts in Language Testing (15 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;This workshop provides&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style=""&gt;an overview of ALTE, who we are and what we do, and what kind of support and guidance we offer our members, and what to expect from our conferences and events. It also includes an introduction to key concepts and terminology in assessment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;What knowledge and/or skills will I gain from this workshop?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;After outlining the activities, committees and basic organisation of ALTE, the course focuses on basic assessment terminology and concepts in several key areas:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;·&lt;font style="font-size: 9px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Welcome to ALTE: who we are and how we support members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;·&lt;font style="font-size: 9px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The test development cycle &amp;amp; task and item design&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;·&lt;font style="font-size: 9px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Piloting, pre- and post-testing and analysis&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;·&lt;font style="font-size: 9px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;External frameworks: The CEFR, and the socio-cognitive framework&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Who is this workshop suitable for?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course is intended for those individual or associate members who are new to ALTE, or new to assessment, or who are taking on an assessment focused role for the first time, or who have just joined a member organisation. &lt;font style=""&gt;No previous knowledge of assessment is required. This is an entry level workshop.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;How is this workshop delivered?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This workshop is delivered online. It consists of bite-size introductory input, interactive discussions, and Q&amp;amp;A. The session will consist of four 1-hour sessions, with breaks in between.&lt;br&gt;
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Does this workshop require and specific software?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course does not require any specific software, but it is a paper-free ‘green’ workshop, and all material will be delivered/shared online. You will need your own laptop.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Who is the tutor?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The course will be presented by&amp;nbsp;Jane Lloyd&amp;nbsp;(Cambridge University Press and Assessment). Jane is Senior Research Manager at Cambridge English. Her main responsibilities are leading on standard setting for Cambridge exams, working on large-scale educational reform projects with ministries and NGOs, and working for ALTE. Her work for ALTE is to support other national language test providers. This includes: statistical analysis of items, analysis of rater performance, research into exam and language use at regional and national level, courses and training in assessment, preparation for audits, and training for item writers, test designers and raters. She has a degree in Linguistics, a DELTA, an MA in Linguistics and TESOL, and an MA in Language Testing. She is currently studying for a PhD in Language Testing at CRELLA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;Additional Event Information:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;For group bookings, ALTE advises to book maximum three places per institution.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Payment is in full when registering. Payment can be made online using a Visa, MasterCard or American Express.&lt;br&gt;
If you cannot pay with a credit/debit card please contact the ALTE Services Unit:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:servicesunit@alte.org"&gt;&lt;font color="#004B80"&gt;servicesunit@alte.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. We will then issue an invoice and&amp;nbsp;a bank transfer will be possible.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In case of cancellation up until one month before the start of the events, the full amount will be refunded minus an €50 administration fee. However, in the case of cancellation after this date, no refunds can be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Use of Personal Data Disclaimer&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;I agree that by clicking 'Register', the personal data I include in the registration form may be used and held by ALTE staff only for the purposes related to the organisation of the ALTE Introductory course in language testing course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Spam alert&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that ALTE will never ask you to pay via a third-party website.&lt;br&gt;
Please avoid clicking on any links that direct you to a payment website other than WildApricot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.alte.org/event-6251256</link>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 08:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Spring Days on Artificial Intelligence for Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment (18 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;Following the success of the Winter School in January 2026, the&amp;nbsp;&lt;span&gt;Università per Stranieri di Perugia, in cooperation with ALTE, will host the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Spring Days on Artificial Intelligence for Language Learning, Teaching and Assessment, 18–20 May 2026, Perugia&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Spring Days bring together researchers, educators, language professionals, and assessment specialists to explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping language education and assessment. Building on the &lt;a href="https://www.unistrapg.it/offerta-formativa/corsi-di-formazione-e-aggiornamento/summer-e-winter-school/winter-school-artificial-intelligence-language-learning-teaching-and-assessment" target="_blank"&gt;Winter School&lt;/a&gt; (January 2026), the event offers three intensive days of keynote lectures, workshops, and round tables focused on AI-enhanced learning, teaching, and testing, with particular attention to ethical, pedagogical, and policy implications.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The event addresses the key question:&lt;br&gt;
&lt;em&gt;How can AI augment the human role in language education in a multilingual society, without replacing it?&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scientific Coordinator:&lt;/strong&gt; Letizia Cinganotto&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;CVCL Director:&lt;/strong&gt; Giovanna Scocozza&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Please click &lt;a href="https://www.alte.org/resources/Programme_Spring%20Days_May%202026.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt; to see the Programme of the event.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The registration for this event is available &lt;a href="https://www.unistrapg.it/it/offerta-formativa/corsi-di-formazione-e-aggiornamento/summer-e-winter-school/spring-days-artificial-intelligence-language-learning-teaching-and-assessment?fbclid=PAdGRleAQ9tRZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAadkwTD2lGWQXBVMhNlijF47fgJQ0EYoneB9L0avo40JBE94vXyUFSPzxgrfyg_aem_MaFtIKTx3VWaIT8ZfwxUXA" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.alte.org/event-6626235</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>ALTE Introductory Course in Language Testing (21 May 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course introduces core principles guiding the assessment of language abilities. It relates theoretical issues both to the language classroom and to large-scale institutional, national and international assessments. The course provides the essential foundations for language assessment practice and for further study in this field.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;What knowledge and/or skills will I gain from this course?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 32px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The course will provide extensive opportunities for hands-on practice, including in-test design, item writing, scoring and quality assurance processes. Participants will learn:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-top: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55);"&gt;Principles that inform the decisions that individuals and organisations responsible for language assessment systems have to make about their design, content, implementation and use&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55);"&gt;The qualities of language assessments that contribute to their usefulness&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55);"&gt;Approaches to the assessment of the skills that language learners need for communicative success&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55);"&gt;How to connect tasks found on assessments to the tasks involved in real-world language use&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="color: rgb(55, 55, 55);"&gt;Practical applications of theoretical and conceptual frameworks in the development and validation of assessments.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;How is this course delivered?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Participant will be invited to join a Microsoft Teams group where all the materials and tasks will be available for participants to access, plus a discussion board for each session&lt;strong&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt; The course is structured in 12 separate sessions, and the Microsoft Teams group will reflect this structure. All 12 sessions will have the same set of activities:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 32px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Questions or points to consider, before you begin any tasks or reading&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Pre-session reading&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;A simple quiz based on the reading&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;Reflective questions to be completed post reading&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;A recorded lecture&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;An individual task&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;A task to prepare for the live discussion session&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;During the course, there will be a series of online meetings incorporating group tasks related to the session content. This is an &lt;strong&gt;intensive&lt;/strong&gt; course that requires:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 32px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;font&gt;A minimum of four hours of independent study for each session (reading, completing tasks, watching recorded presentations)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;A series of online group discussions (discussions and group tasks)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;All the activities for the relevant sessions &lt;u&gt;must&lt;/u&gt; be completed before the live discussions&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Participants must attend the online sessions ready to discuss their pre-prepared tasks&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;We appreciate that most participants are working full time, and so&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;the Microsoft Teams platform will be opened two weeks before the start of the course to&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;allows participants to prepare fully for the discussions. Participants can access the course materials for two weeks after the live sessions end, in order to interact and respond to online posts and comments by other participants and make up for any shortfalls in task completion. However, we recommend participants keep on track.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;When is the next ALTE Introductory Course in Language Testing?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The session materials will be available from Thursday 21&lt;sup&gt;st&lt;/sup&gt; May 2026 and the live discussions will take place in June and August from &lt;strong&gt;09.00-11.00 (CET)&lt;/strong&gt; on the following days:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      &lt;td valign="top" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" align="left"&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Online discussion:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Session 1: Purposes of assessment&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;td style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px;" align="left"&gt;Friday 5&lt;sup&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;th&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;June 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Session 2: The assessment cycle&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Session 3: Qualities of effective assessment&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;Tuesday 9&lt;/font&gt;&lt;sup&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;th&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&amp;nbsp;June 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Session 4: Linking aims to theories and specifications&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Session 5: Assessing Reading&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Thursday 18th June 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Session 6: Assessing Listening&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Session 7: Assessing language knowledge&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Session 8: Eliciting performance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Tuesday 11&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; August 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Session 9: Judging performance&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Session 10: Frameworks and objectives&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Friday 14&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; August 2026&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Session 11: Statistics in the assessment cycle&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Session 12: Scoring, reporting and setting standards&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Who is the tutor?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The course will be presented by Jane Lloyd, a Senior Research Manager at Cambridge University Press and Assessment. Her main responsibilities are researching integrated learning and assessment practices in the classroom, working on large-scale educational reform projects with ministries and NGOs, and working for ALTE. Her work for ALTE is to support other national language test providers. This includes advising and training in standard setting, statistical analysis of items, analysis of rater performance, delivering pre-conference and online courses and training in assessment, and supporting exam boards with bespoke training and mentoring.&amp;nbsp; She has a degree in Linguistics, a DELTA, MAs in Linguistics and TESOL, and in Language Testing, and is completing her PhD in Language Testing from CRELLA. Materials written by Dr. Tony Green are part of the course, including the core text. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Can several people from the same organisation join this course?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;For group bookings, ALTE advises a maximum of three places per organisation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Additional Event Information:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that &lt;span data-teams="true"&gt;a minimum number of 4 people need to register for the course for it to take place.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px;"&gt;Payment is in full when registering. Payment can be made online using Visa, MasterCard or American Express.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;If you cannot pay with a credit/debit card please contact the ALTE Services Unit:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:servicesunit@alte.org"&gt;servicesunit@alte.org&lt;/a&gt;. We will then issue an invoice and&amp;nbsp;a bank transfer will be possible.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In case of cancellation up until one month before the start of the event, the full amount will be refunded minus a €50 administration fee. If you have received the course book, you do not need to return this if cancelling. However, in the case of cancellation after this date, no refunds can be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Use of Personal Data Disclaimer&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;I agree that by clicking 'Register', the personal data I include in the registration form may be used and held by ALTE staff only for the purposes related to the organisation of the course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Spam alert&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that ALTE will never ask you to pay via a third-party website.&lt;br&gt;
Please avoid clicking on any links that direct you to a payment website other than WildApricot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Oral Assessor Recruitment Training (4 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The ALTE course in&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;oral assessor recruitment and training&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is suitable for those of you who are new to recruiting and training oral assessors and those wishing to review their current practices.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;This short course of two 90 minute sessions will look at face-face and online assessor training from assessor and interlocutor perspectives. There will be an introductory overview of the process starting with an initial exploration of an oral assessor ‘s role and responsibilities through to training, standardisation and ongoing quality assurance programmes. In the recruitment and selection section we will consider issues such as conflict of interest, contractual obligation and effective screening processes. The training section will include delivery mode options,&amp;nbsp; suggestions for content, for example the number and type of exam performances required and&amp;nbsp; the frequency and timing of training sessions. The final section will look at methods to maintain assessor reliability and consistency and ensure that assessors are adhering to the required standards. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;This&amp;nbsp; course is designed to be interactive and attendees will work in groups sharing ideas and experiences. You will be asked to complete a short questionnaire&amp;nbsp; at registration on your&amp;nbsp; testing context to ensure the course is shaped to your needs.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The course will be delivered by Cathy Taylor, ALTE expert member. Cathy has 15 years experience in recruiting and training oral assessors.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.alte.org/event-6256915</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Introduction to Statistics (5 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="PT Sans, sans-serif"&gt;This half-day online course is aimed at those who would like to learn about statistics for language testing.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" face="PT Sans, sans-serif"&gt;The course provides an overview of the different stages at which statistics are useful throughout the cycle of designing, validating, managing, and reviewing a language exam, and suggestions for practical follow-up action. It also&amp;nbsp;aims to help better understand the role of statistics and how to interpret them when working with analysts, or individually.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" face="PT Sans, sans-serif"&gt;The course will be led by Jane Lloyd (Cambridge University Press and Assessment), an experienced tutor and expert in the field.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" face="PT Sans, sans-serif"&gt;A more detailed programme will be available closer to the date.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Additional Event Information:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;For group bookings, ALTE advises to book a maximum of three places per institution.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Payment is in full when registering. Payment can be made online using Visa, MasterCard or American Express.&lt;br&gt;
If you cannot pay with a credit/debit card please contact the ALTE Services Unit:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:servicesunit@alte.org"&gt;servicesunit@alte.org&lt;/a&gt;. We will then issue an invoice and&amp;nbsp;a bank transfer will be possible.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In case of cancellation up until one month before the start of the event, the full amount will be refunded minus a €50 administration fee. If you have received the course book, you do not need to return this if cancelling. However, in the case of cancellation after this date, no refunds can be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Use of Personal Data Disclaimer&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;I agree that by clicking 'Register', the personal data I include in the registration form may be used and held by ALTE staff only for the purposes related to the organisation of the course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Spam alert&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that ALTE will never ask you to pay via a third-party website.&lt;br&gt;
Please avoid clicking on any links that direct you to a payment website other than WildApricot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Introduction to Rasch and Facets Analysis (26 Jun 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Rasch analysis is a psychometric technique which places the proficiency level of test takers, and the relative difficulty of items on a common scale. Rasch software (such as Winsteps) is used to calibrate the data and produces statistical measures for items and test takers. This analysis provides statistical data on the relative difficulty and consistency of the items, and the relative performance of test takers. Rasch analysis is suitable for pre- and post-testing of items in receptive skills tests.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Many Faceted Rasch Measurement (MFRM) analysis is a statistical approach used to evaluate speaking and writing assessments, particularly focusing on the variability introduced by different ‘facets’ such as raters, tasks, and test takers. It is sometimes referred to as Facets analysis, referring to a commonly used MFRM software (Facets).&amp;nbsp; MFRM is designed to account for and analyse the effects of various sources of variability such as differences in rater severity, task difficulty, and test taker ability.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;This course provides an overview of the basics of Rasch and MFRM analysis. The course assumes, at best, only limited awareness of the type and content of files used for input and the type of output produced by Rasch Analysis and Rasch Measurement or MFRM software.&amp;nbsp; It covers the cycle of preparing data for analysis and understanding input and output. It does not provide any training on operating any specific software but concentrates on understanding typical content and design of input and output files.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;This course is aimed and assessment professionals with a language or teaching background, who need to work and communicate with analysts, make sense of output and tables, and who need to prepare or adapt input for analysis.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The course is led by Jane Lloyd (Cambridge University Press and Assessment), an experienced tutor and expert in the field.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Additional Event Information:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;For group bookings, ALTE advises to book a maximum of three places per institution.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Payment is in full when registering. Payment can be made online using Visa, MasterCard or American Express.&lt;br&gt;
If you cannot pay with a credit/debit card please contact the ALTE Services Unit:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:servicesunit@alte.org"&gt;servicesunit@alte.org&lt;/a&gt;. We will then issue an invoice and&amp;nbsp;a bank transfer will be possible.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In case of cancellation up until one month before the start of the event, the full amount will be refunded minus a €50 administration fee. If you have received the course book, you do not need to return this if cancelling. However, in the case of cancellation after this date, no refunds can be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Use of Personal Data Disclaimer&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;I agree that by clicking 'Register', the personal data I include in the registration form may be used and held by ALTE staff only for the purposes related to the organisation of the course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Spam alert&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Please avoid clicking on any links that direct you to a payment website other than WildApricot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Writing Assessor Recruitment Training (16 Jul 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course will look at the recruitment and training of writing assessors whereby trained judgement is required to assess written work. The course is designed to be interactive, and attendees will work in groups sharing ideas and experiences.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;There will be an introductory overview of the process starting with an initial exploration of an writing assessor‘s role and responsibilities through to training, standardisation and ongoing quality assurance programmes. In the recruitment and selection section we will consider issues such as conflict of interest, contractual obligation, and effective screening processes.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The training section will include delivery mode options, recommendations for training content, e.g., the number and type of exam performances required, the frequency and timing of training sessions. The final section will consider typical assessor behaviours which compromise relibility such as severity/leniency, central tendency, the halo effect and inconsistency. We will look at methods to maintain assessor reliability and consistency to ensure that assessors are adhering to the required standards.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The course will be delivered via Microsoft Teams by Cathy Taylor, ALTE expert member. Cathy has 15 years’ experience in recruiting and training oral and writing assessors. It will consist of two 90-minute sessions.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Additional Event Information:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ALTE gives a 10% discount for those who book the Oral Assessor Recruitment Training and Writing Assessor Recruitment training. Please email us to request the discount.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;For group bookings, ALTE advises to book a maximum of three places per institution.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Payment is in full when registering. Payment can be made online using Visa, MasterCard or American Express.&lt;br&gt;
If you cannot pay with a credit/debit card please contact the ALTE Services Unit:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:servicesunit@alte.org"&gt;servicesunit@alte.org&lt;/a&gt;. We will then issue an invoice and&amp;nbsp;a bank transfer will be possible.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In case of cancellation up until one month before the start of the event, the full amount will be refunded minus a €50 administration fee. If you have received the course book, you do not need to return this if cancelling. However, in the case of cancellation after this date, no refunds can be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Use of Personal Data Disclaimer&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;I agree that by clicking 'Register', the personal data I include in the registration form may be used and held by ALTE staff only for the purposes related to the organisation of the course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Please avoid clicking on any links that direct you to a payment website other than WildApricot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Introduction to Standard Setting (24 Jul 2026)</title>
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&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The ALTE Standard Setting&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;course covers the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:0}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Who is this course suitable for?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:0}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;No&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;previous&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;knowledge of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;standard setting&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;is&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;required&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;or assumed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;The&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;course&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;is&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;suitable for&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;people who are new to standard&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;setting and need to have an overview of the basics. It is suitable for someone who is new to this work in their institution, or who would like to gain experience as a participant in a standard setting panel.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{&amp;quot;201341983&amp;quot;:0,&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:0,&amp;quot;335559740&amp;quot;:240}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;Can I run standard setting for my institution after attending this&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;course&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{&amp;quot;201341983&amp;quot;:0,&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:0,&amp;quot;335559740&amp;quot;:240}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course is an introduction to the basic concepts, it will enable participants with no experience to work alongside a more experienced colleague. The ALTE Services Unit offer an additional course in setting up and running standard setting. Please contact the ALTE Services Unit for details: &lt;u&gt;servicesunit@alte.org&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;How is this course delivered?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:0}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This workshop is delivered online. It consists of interactive meetings with the whole group, small breakout sessions, bite-size introductory input, individual study tasks, group discussions, and interactive Q&amp;amp;A. It is not necessary to prepare for the tasks in advance, but these will be made available for those who may want to review the content or language.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Does this course require and specific software?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:0}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;This course does not&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;require any specific software, but it is a paper-free ‘green’&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;course&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;, and all material will be delivered/shared online. You will need your own laptop.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Who is the tutor?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:0}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The course will be presented by Jane Lloyd (Cambridge University Press and Assessment). Jane is Senior Research Manager at Cambridge English. Her main responsibilities are leading on standard setting for Cambridge exams, working on large-scale educational reform projects with ministries and NGOs, and working for ALTE. Her work for ALTE is to support other national language test providers. This includes: statistical analysis of items, analysis of rater performance, research into exam and language use at regional and national level, courses and training in assessment, preparation for audits, and training for item writers, test designers and raters. She has a degree in Linguistics, a DELTA, an MA in Linguistics and TESOL, and an MA in Language Testing. She is currently studying for a PhD in Language Testing at CRELLA. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Additional Event Information:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;For group bookings, ALTE advises to book a maximum of three places per institution.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Payment is in full when registering. Payment can be made online using Visa, MasterCard or American Express.&lt;br&gt;
If you cannot pay with a credit/debit card please contact the ALTE Services Unit:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:servicesunit@alte.org"&gt;servicesunit@alte.org&lt;/a&gt;. We will then issue an invoice and&amp;nbsp;a bank transfer will be possible.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In case of cancellation up until one month before the start of the event, the full amount will be refunded minus a €50 administration fee. If you have received the course book, you do not need to return this if cancelling. However, in the case of cancellation after this date, no refunds can be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Use of Personal Data Disclaimer&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;I agree that by clicking 'Register', the personal data I include in the registration form may be used and held by ALTE staff only for the purposes related to the organisation of the course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Spam alert&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that ALTE will never ask you to pay via a third-party website.&lt;br&gt;
Please avoid clicking on any links that direct you to a payment website other than WildApricot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Expression of Interest in ALTE Courses&lt;br&gt;
&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; If you would like to express your interest in any other ALTE course, please click&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://forms.gle/zKtrj1FFcRfm1f4SA"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.alte.org/event-6250749</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Introduction to Key Concepts in Language Testing (7 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style=""&gt;This workshop provides&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style=""&gt;an overview of ALTE, who we are and what we do, and what kind of support and guidance we offer our members, and what to expect from our conferences and events. It also includes an introduction to key concepts and terminology in assessment.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;What knowledge and/or skills will I gain from this workshop?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;After outlining the activities, committees and basic organisation of ALTE, the course focuses on basic assessment terminology and concepts in several key areas:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;·&lt;font style="font-size: 9px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Welcome to ALTE: who we are and how we support members&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;·&lt;font style="font-size: 9px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The test development cycle &amp;amp; task and item design&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;·&lt;font style="font-size: 9px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Piloting, pre- and post-testing and analysis&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;·&lt;font style="font-size: 9px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;External frameworks: The CEFR, and the socio-cognitive framework&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Who is this workshop suitable for?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course is intended for those individual or associate members who are new to ALTE, or new to assessment, or who are taking on an assessment focused role for the first time, or who have just joined a member organisation. &lt;font style=""&gt;No previous knowledge of assessment is required. This is an entry level workshop.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;How is this workshop delivered?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This workshop is delivered online. It consists of bite-size introductory input, interactive discussions, and Q&amp;amp;A. The session will consist of four 1-hour sessions, with breaks in between.&lt;br&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Does this workshop require and specific software?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course does not require any specific software, but it is a paper-free ‘green’ workshop, and all material will be delivered/shared online. You will need your own laptop.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Who is the tutor?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The course will be presented by&amp;nbsp;Jane Lloyd&amp;nbsp;(Cambridge University Press and Assessment). Jane is Senior Research Manager at Cambridge English. Her main responsibilities are leading on standard setting for Cambridge exams, working on large-scale educational reform projects with ministries and NGOs, and working for ALTE. Her work for ALTE is to support other national language test providers. This includes: statistical analysis of items, analysis of rater performance, research into exam and language use at regional and national level, courses and training in assessment, preparation for audits, and training for item writers, test designers and raters. She has a degree in Linguistics, a DELTA, an MA in Linguistics and TESOL, and an MA in Language Testing. She is currently studying for a PhD in Language Testing at CRELLA.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;Additional Event Information:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font color="#333333"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;For group bookings, ALTE advises to book maximum three places per institution.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Payment is in full when registering. Payment can be made online using a Visa, MasterCard or American Express.&lt;br&gt;
If you cannot pay with a credit/debit card please contact the ALTE Services Unit:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:servicesunit@alte.org"&gt;&lt;font color="#004B80"&gt;servicesunit@alte.org&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. We will then issue an invoice and&amp;nbsp;a bank transfer will be possible.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In case of cancellation up until one month before the start of the events, the full amount will be refunded minus an €50 administration fee. If you have received the course book, you do not need to return this if cancelling. However, in the case of cancellation after this date, no refunds can be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 22px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Use of Personal Data Disclaimer&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;I agree that by clicking 'Register', the personal data I include in the registration form may be used and held by ALTE staff only for the purposes related to the organisation of the ALTE Introductory course in language testing course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Spam alert&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that ALTE will never ask you to pay via a third-party website.&lt;br&gt;
Please avoid clicking on any links that direct you to a payment website other than WildApricot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.alte.org/event-6251257</link>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Introduction to Statistics (28 Aug 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#333333" face="PT Sans, sans-serif"&gt;This half-day online course is aimed at those who would like to learn about statistics for language testing.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" face="PT Sans, sans-serif"&gt;The course provides an overview of the different stages at which statistics are useful throughout the cycle of designing, validating, managing, and reviewing a language exam, and suggestions for practical follow-up action. It also&amp;nbsp;aims to help better understand the role of statistics and how to interpret them when working with analysts, or individually.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" face="PT Sans, sans-serif"&gt;The course will be led by Jane Lloyd (Cambridge University Press and Assessment), an experienced tutor and expert in the field.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" face="PT Sans, sans-serif"&gt;A more detailed programme will be available closer to the date.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Additional Event Information:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;For group bookings, ALTE advises to book a maximum of three places per institution.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Payment is in full when registering. Payment can be made online using Visa, MasterCard or American Express.&lt;br&gt;
If you cannot pay with a credit/debit card please contact the ALTE Services Unit:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:servicesunit@alte.org"&gt;servicesunit@alte.org&lt;/a&gt;. We will then issue an invoice and&amp;nbsp;a bank transfer will be possible.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In case of cancellation up until one month before the start of the event, the full amount will be refunded minus a €50 administration fee. If you have received the course book, you do not need to return this if cancelling. However, in the case of cancellation after this date, no refunds can be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Use of Personal Data Disclaimer&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;I agree that by clicking 'Register', the personal data I include in the registration form may be used and held by ALTE staff only for the purposes related to the organisation of the course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Spam alert&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that ALTE will never ask you to pay via a third-party website.&lt;br&gt;
Please avoid clicking on any links that direct you to a payment website other than WildApricot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.alte.org/event-6250757</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Oral Assessor Recruitment Training (24 Sep 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The ALTE course in&amp;nbsp;&lt;strong&gt;oral assessor recruitment and training&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;is suitable for those of you who are new to recruiting and training oral assessors and those wishing to review their current practices.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;This short course of two 90 minute sessions will look at face-face and online assessor training from assessor and interlocutor perspectives. There will be an introductory overview of the process starting with an initial exploration of an oral assessor ‘s role and responsibilities through to training, standardisation and ongoing quality assurance programmes. In the recruitment and selection section we will consider issues such as conflict of interest, contractual obligation and effective screening processes. The training section will include delivery mode options,&amp;nbsp; suggestions for content, for example the number and type of exam performances required and&amp;nbsp; the frequency and timing of training sessions. The final section will look at methods to maintain assessor reliability and consistency and ensure that assessors are adhering to the required standards. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;This&amp;nbsp; course is designed to be interactive and attendees will work in groups sharing ideas and experiences. You will be asked to complete a short questionnaire&amp;nbsp; at registration on your&amp;nbsp; testing context to ensure the course is shaped to your needs.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;The course will be delivered by Cathy Taylor, ALTE expert member. Cathy has 15 years experience in recruiting and training oral assessors.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
      <link>https://www.alte.org/event-6256917</link>
      <guid>https://www.alte.org/event-6256917</guid>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Writing Assessor Recruitment Training (1 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course will look at the recruitment and training of writing assessors whereby trained judgement is required to assess written work. The course is designed to be interactive, and attendees will work in groups sharing ideas and experiences.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;There will be an introductory overview of the process starting with an initial exploration of an writing assessor‘s role and responsibilities through to training, standardisation and ongoing quality assurance programmes. In the recruitment and selection section we will consider issues such as conflict of interest, contractual obligation, and effective screening processes.&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The training section will include delivery mode options, recommendations for training content, e.g., the number and type of exam performances required, the frequency and timing of training sessions. The final section will consider typical assessor behaviours which compromise relibility such as severity/leniency, central tendency, the halo effect and inconsistency. We will look at methods to maintain assessor reliability and consistency to ensure that assessors are adhering to the required standards.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The course will be delivered via Microsoft Teams by Cathy Taylor, ALTE expert member. Cathy has 15 years’ experience in recruiting and training oral and writing assessors. It will consist of two 90-minute sessions.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Additional Event Information:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;ALTE gives a 10% discount for those who book the Oral Assessor Recruitment Training and Writing Assessor Recruitment training. Please email us to request the discount.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;For group bookings, ALTE advises to book a maximum of three places per institution.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Payment is in full when registering. Payment can be made online using Visa, MasterCard or American Express.&lt;br&gt;
If you cannot pay with a credit/debit card please contact the ALTE Services Unit:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:servicesunit@alte.org"&gt;servicesunit@alte.org&lt;/a&gt;. We will then issue an invoice and&amp;nbsp;a bank transfer will be possible.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In case of cancellation up until one month before the start of the event, the full amount will be refunded minus a €50 administration fee. If you have received the course book, you do not need to return this if cancelling. However, in the case of cancellation after this date, no refunds can be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Use of Personal Data Disclaimer&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;I agree that by clicking 'Register', the personal data I include in the registration form may be used and held by ALTE staff only for the purposes related to the organisation of the course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Spam alert&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Please note that ALTE will never ask you to pay via a third-party website.&lt;br&gt;
Please avoid clicking on any links that direct you to a payment website other than WildApricot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Introduction to Rasch and Facets Analysis (9 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Rasch analysis is a psychometric technique which places the proficiency level of test takers, and the relative difficulty of items on a common scale. Rasch software (such as Winsteps) is used to calibrate the data and produces statistical measures for items and test takers. This analysis provides statistical data on the relative difficulty and consistency of the items, and the relative performance of test takers. Rasch analysis is suitable for pre- and post-testing of items in receptive skills tests.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;Many Faceted Rasch Measurement (MFRM) analysis is a statistical approach used to evaluate speaking and writing assessments, particularly focusing on the variability introduced by different ‘facets’ such as raters, tasks, and test takers. It is sometimes referred to as Facets analysis, referring to a commonly used MFRM software (Facets).&amp;nbsp; MFRM is designed to account for and analyse the effects of various sources of variability such as differences in rater severity, task difficulty, and test taker ability.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;This course provides an overview of the basics of Rasch and MFRM analysis. The course assumes, at best, only limited awareness of the type and content of files used for input and the type of output produced by Rasch Analysis and Rasch Measurement or MFRM software.&amp;nbsp; It covers the cycle of preparing data for analysis and understanding input and output. It does not provide any training on operating any specific software but concentrates on understanding typical content and design of input and output files.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;"&gt;This course is aimed and assessment professionals with a language or teaching background, who need to work and communicate with analysts, make sense of output and tables, and who need to prepare or adapt input for analysis.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font color="#373737" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The course is led by Jane Lloyd (Cambridge University Press and Assessment), an experienced tutor and expert in the field.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Additional Event Information:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;For group bookings, ALTE advises to book a maximum of three places per institution.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Payment is in full when registering. Payment can be made online using Visa, MasterCard or American Express.&lt;br&gt;
If you cannot pay with a credit/debit card please contact the ALTE Services Unit:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:servicesunit@alte.org" target="_blank"&gt;servicesunit@alte.org&lt;/a&gt;. We will then issue an invoice and&amp;nbsp;a bank transfer will be possible.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;In case of cancellation up until one month before the start of the event, the full amount will be refunded minus a €50 administration fee. If you have received the course book, you do not need to return this if cancelling. However, in the case of cancellation after this date, no refunds can be made.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Use of Personal Data Disclaimer&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;I agree that by clicking 'Register', the personal data I include in the registration form may be used and held by ALTE staff only for the purposes related to the organisation of the course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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Please avoid clicking on any links that direct you to a payment website other than WildApricot.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Introduction to Standard Setting (30 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;This&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;online&amp;nbsp;&lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;course&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;provides&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-parastyle="Plain Text"&gt;an overview of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-parastyle="Plain Text"&gt;standard setting and how it fits into the process of aligning tests to an external framework, such as the CEFR. It introduces key terminology and concepts related to standard setting&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-parastyle="Plain Text"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-parastyle="Plain Text"&gt;and an overview of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-parastyle="Plain Text"&gt;the main components of standard setting&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-parastyle="Plain Text"&gt;,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-parastyle="Plain Text"&gt;and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-parastyle="Plain Text"&gt;commonly used methods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{&amp;quot;201341983&amp;quot;:0,&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:0,&amp;quot;335559740&amp;quot;:240}"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;What knowledge and/or skills will I gain from this course?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:0}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The ALTE Standard Setting&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;course covers the following:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:0}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
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&lt;ul style="margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Who is this course suitable for?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:0}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;No&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;previous&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;knowledge of&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;standard setting&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;is&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;required&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;or assumed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;The&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;course&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;is&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;suitable for&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;people who are new to standard&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;setting and need to have an overview of the basics. It is suitable for someone who is new to this work in their institution, or who would like to gain experience as a participant in a standard setting panel.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{&amp;quot;201341983&amp;quot;:0,&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:0,&amp;quot;335559740&amp;quot;:240}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;Can I run standard setting for my institution after attending this&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;course&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{&amp;quot;201341983&amp;quot;:0,&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:0,&amp;quot;335559740&amp;quot;:240}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course is an introduction to the basic concepts, it will enable participants with no experience to work alongside a more experienced colleague. The ALTE Services Unit offer an additional course in setting up and running standard setting. Please contact the ALTE Services Unit for details: &lt;u&gt;servicesunit@alte.org&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;How is this course delivered?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:0}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This workshop is delivered online. It consists of interactive meetings with the whole group, small breakout sessions, bite-size introductory input, individual study tasks, group discussions, and interactive Q&amp;amp;A. It is not necessary to prepare for the tasks in advance, but these will be made available for those who may want to review the content or language.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Does this course require and specific software?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:0}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;This course does not&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;require any specific software, but it is a paper-free ‘green’&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;course&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-charstyle="Emphasis"&gt;, and all material will be delivered/shared online. You will need your own laptop.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Who is the tutor?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{&amp;quot;335559739&amp;quot;:0}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The course will be presented by Jane Lloyd (Cambridge University Press and Assessment). Jane is Senior Research Manager at Cambridge English. Her main responsibilities are leading on standard setting for Cambridge exams, working on large-scale educational reform projects with ministries and NGOs, and working for ALTE. Her work for ALTE is to support other national language test providers. This includes: statistical analysis of items, analysis of rater performance, research into exam and language use at regional and national level, courses and training in assessment, preparation for audits, and training for item writers, test designers and raters. She has a degree in Linguistics, a DELTA, an MA in Linguistics and TESOL, and an MA in Language Testing. She is currently studying for a PhD in Language Testing at CRELLA. &lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-ccp-props="{}"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Additional Event Information:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;For group bookings, ALTE advises to book a maximum of three places per institution.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Payment is in full when registering. Payment can be made online using Visa, MasterCard or American Express.&lt;br&gt;
If you cannot pay with a credit/debit card please contact the ALTE Services Unit:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="mailto:servicesunit@alte.org"&gt;servicesunit@alte.org&lt;/a&gt;. We will then issue an invoice and&amp;nbsp;a bank transfer will be possible.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>Advanced Statistics, Part 1 (in-person) (9 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Advanced Statistics, Part I, in-person only&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Who is the course aimed at?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This course is designed for professionals working in language testing, assessment, and applied linguistics who are looking for an accessible introduction to the role of statistics in language assessment, and for those who have completed the &lt;a href="https://alte.org/page-18190"&gt;Introduction to statistics online course&lt;/a&gt; led by Jane Lloyd and want to gain more knowledge.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-top: 0px; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The course is particularly suited for participants who have little or no prior background in psychometrics since it adopts a gradual and conceptually oriented approach, in which key ideas are introduced in a clear and systematic manner. Rather than assuming prior technical knowledge, it emphasizes interpretation and practical understanding, enabling participants to engage meaningfully with fundamental concepts.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Through guided examples and applied tasks, participants will develop the ability to interpret statistical information commonly encountered in language testing contexts. The course thus aims to bridge the gap between theoretical principles and their practical application, fostering a more informed and critical use of assessment tools.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;How will you benefit from coming to the course?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;You will learn about the basic principles of statistical analysis applied to language testing. You will:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 32px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Learn the basic assumptions of Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Understand how to interpret the most frequently used statistics&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Understand how these analyses can match ALTE Q-Mark&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Be introduced to basic statistical software packages&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;How does the course enhance your work?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;On the one hand, this course will help you understand the basic psychometric properties of your test. This will give you insight into how items, raters and candidates work. By gaining such insight into your tests you will be able to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 32px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Take part in discussions about the reliability of your tests&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Create a basic quality check of the reliability of your tests&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Improve the overall quality of your tests&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Better support the validity argument of your tests&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;How does the course enhance your professional development?&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;The training provides the opportunity of developing your analytical and technical skills. This course will help you:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 32px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Develop a solid conceptual understanding of key psychometric principles&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Interpret and critically evaluate test data for informed decisions in test development and research&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Strengthen your research profile by gaining foundational competencies in quantitative methods relevant to applied linguistics&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Increase your confidence in engaging with data-driven practices and collaborating in assessment and evaluation projects&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;How will you and your institution benefit from this course?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Every participant of the course will be able to:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 32px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Implement more data-driven, fair, and transparent assessment methods.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Support evidence-based decision-making around testing and scoring.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Align assessment practices with international standards and best practices such as Q-Mark&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;This directly enhances your institution’s assessment quality and its capacity to support validity arguments.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
Is any prior knowledge necessary to attend the course?&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;No prior knowledge of statistics or mathematics is required. &lt;strong&gt;However, ALTE strongly suggests you complete the &lt;a href="https://alte.org/page-18190"&gt;Introduction to Statistics online course&lt;/a&gt; led by Jane Lloyd.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;
What you need to know before you join the course&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;You must have:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="line-height: 32px; margin-top: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;A minimum C1 level in English to follow the course&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;&lt;font face="PT Sans" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Knowledge of test design and validation procedures&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;What will you learn:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Duration:&lt;/strong&gt; 4 sessions of 2/3 hours each (2 days training)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;Delivery: In-person only, as a pre-conference course.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important; line-height: 32px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contents&lt;/strong&gt;:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Session 1 — Introduction and Classical Test Theory&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;A historical perspective of psychometrics applied to language testing&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Classical Test Theory&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;True score, observed score and error&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Facility values&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Distractor analysis&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Discrimination indexes&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Internal reliability&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;DIF analysis&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Session 2 — Item Response Theory&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;A probabilistic model&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Infit and outfit mean squares&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Variable map&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Dimensionality&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Rating scales design and validation&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Session 3 — Methods I&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;SPSS&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Winsteps&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Facets&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p style="margin-bottom: 0px !important;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Session 4 — Methods II&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul&gt;
  &lt;li&gt;ItemShinyAnalysis&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;R&lt;/li&gt;

  &lt;li&gt;Others&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;Please note this course is only delivered as an in-person course, prior to ALTE conferences. If you wish this course to be delivered at your organisation only, please contact:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:servicesunit@alte.org"&gt;servicesunit@alte.org&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2026 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>ALTE 64th Meeting and Conference, Lisbon, November 2026 (11 Nov 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p&gt;The ALTE 64&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; Meeting and Conference will be hosted by CAPLE (University of Lisbon) and will take place in Lisbon, &lt;strong&gt;11&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; -13&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; November 2026.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The first 2 days (Wednesday 11&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; and Thursday 12&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; November) will be open to representatives of ALTE Members/Associate Members/Individual Expert Members.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Friday 13&lt;sup&gt;th&lt;/sup&gt; November will be an open conference day, welcoming all those interested in the field of language testing.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The theme of the conference is:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Language Assessment for a World on the Move: Migration, Mobility, and Multilingualism&lt;/em&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Save the dates!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;More information about the event will be available in due course.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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