Organisation: Cambridge Assessment
A104: Psychometrics in Educational Assessment is a CPD-accredited online course designed to equip assessment professionals with the knowledge and practical skills needed to analyse assessment data and ensure tests are reliable, valid, and fair.
The course introduces key psychometric principles as they apply to educational assessment, guiding participants through the interpretation and application of commonly used analyses using realistic assessment data. You’ll explore both classical test theory and item response theory, learning how to evaluate assessment quality, understand the strengths and limitations of different statistical approaches, and apply these concepts in real-world contexts such as item banking and equating.
What you’ll learn
How to interpret and carry out standard psychometric analyses
Core psychometric concepts in educational assessment
Evaluation of assessment quality using classical item-level statistics
The features and limitations of classical test theory
How item response theory differs from classical approaches
What equating is and how item calibration works in practice
Course format and commitment
Online group course delivered over 9 weeks
Approx. 3 hours per week
Includes a Monitor/Educator, discussion forum, and reflective journal
Certification option available
Who it’s for
Participants should be numerate and comfortable interpreting basic statistics (e.g. means, standard deviations, correlations), confident using Excel, and familiar with concepts such as Validity, Reliability, Fairness, Standards, and Comparability (as covered in A101: Introducing the Principles of Assessment).
Start dates
February 2026: 23 Feb – 26 Apr 2026 - Bookings close 20 Feb 2026 at 12pm (UK time)
September 2026: 7 Sep – 8 Nov 2026
