The course aims to help participants get started as item writers or develop already existing item writing skills. After introducing theory basics, we’ll get down to looking at examples and doing some item writing.
An additional module taught by Bert Wylin on a separate day introduces the basic concepts of Artificial Intelligence used in item writing.
Dates of the course:
13 - 15 October 2026; 30 October 2026.
More information coming soon.
The tutors are: Jane Lloyd and Bert Wylin.
Jane Lloyd is 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. 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.
Bert Wylin has both an academic and a business profile. He has worked at the KU Leuven since 1993, leading the Education Innovation Centre (integrating EdTech in education). In 2001, he founded a KU Leuven university spin-off, now Televic Education, developing and servicing an e-assessment platform. Bert has delivered various courses for ALTE such as Developing Digital Assessments and Developing Digital Testing with Artificial Intelligence.
Additional Event Information:
For group bookings, ALTE advises to book a maximum of three places per institution.
Payment is in full when registering. Payment can be made online using Visa, MasterCard or American Express.
If you cannot pay with a credit/debit card please contact the ALTE Services Unit: servicesunit@alte.org. We will then issue an invoice and a bank transfer will be possible.
ALTE offers a 15% discount for ALTE Members and a 10% discount for General public if you book the ALTE Item Writing Basic and AI in Item Writing Part 1 & ALTE Item Writing Advanced and AI in Item Writing Part 2 courses. Please email ALTE Services Unit to secure the discount: servicesunit@alte.org
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.
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