Upcoming Events at 624 Louisiana Ave
Mon Jan 28, 11:00 AM - Mon Jan 28, 5:00 PM
624 Louisiana Ave
624 Louisiana Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70115
Community: Carrollton
Description
External Assessor Workshop Participants, Pre-requisites & Process OVERVIEW This workshop gives participants practice using the Youth or School-Age PQA and increases their accuracy in observing and scoring. The bulk of the workshop consists of practice video scoring.
Event Details
External Assessor Workshop
Participants, Pre-requisites & Process
OVERVIEW
This workshop gives participants practice using the Youth or School-Age PQA and increases their accuracy in observing and
scoring. The bulk of the workshop consists of practice video scoring. Participants who successfully achieve acceptable levels of
reliability (80% at the item level) through a video reliability check become “Endorsed Assessors” and are able to collect
“research quality data.”
Anyone who will be conducting external assessments as part of a quality assessment and improvement process should attend
this workshop. This workshop is also recommended for coaches or network advisors that will be working with sites to complete
the self-assessment process or to implement improvement plans.
PRE-REQUISITES AND WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Completion of these pre-requisites helps prepare participants for the intensive nature of the training as well as the video
practice included in this workshop. More details are in the “Prior to the Training” section below**.
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All participants must complete Youth or School-Age PQA Basics (live or online) prior to attending the External Assessor
workshop.
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Completion of the pre-workshop homework assignment.
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Additionally, it is highly recommended they complete at least one practice observation at a local program.
The most successful participants are those who not only meet the above criteria but also have experience with observation,
assessment, and/or monitoring, particularly outside of their own program, as well as knowledge of Positive Youth Development
best practices. This workshop focuses on building skills and knowledge relevant to the Youth or School-Age PQA but successfully
achieving reliability also hinges on skills such as note-taking, objective observation, and quick, accurate processing of
information.
WORKSHOP PARTICIPATION EXPECTATIONS
In order to provide the best possible workshop experience and the greatest opportunity for achieving reliability, the following
expectations should be met.
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Participants will need to invest a total of approximately 19 hours to achieving reliability.
