Lectures/Workshops about BEVI (Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory)
Japanese students have been participating in short and long-term exchanges for many years, but it has long been a challenging prospect to quantify the gains attributable to these experiences. The Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory (BEVI) is a psychometric instrument that measures and evaluates the outcomes of study abroad and language learning experiences. It has been widely adopted in the United States, where it is used by over 60 higher education institutions. A Japanese version (BEVI-j) has been created by Hiroshima University, and Spanish and Swedish versions have also recently been developed.
We are pleased to welcome the creator of BEVI, Professor Craig N. Shealy of James Madison University (USA), and the creator of BEVI-j, Professor Hajime Nishitane of Hiroshima University for a series of lectures and workshops detailing the use and interpretation of these instruments. These events follow their JASSO Symposium about BEVI that was co-hosted by the Japan Student Services Organization and sponsored by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Title: Using the Beliefs, Events, and Values Inventory (BEVI) to Interpret and Analyze Results of Study Abroad Learning
Language: English (no simultaneous interpretation)
Program: (BEVI-j certification workshop)
1. Orientation
2. Brief review of fundamentals about the BEVI, and theory behind BEVI
3. Administration guidelines and procedures
4. Key interpretation points
5. Review of selected aspects of the T1 / T2 BEVI Group Report (USA, Hiroshima, U of Ryukyus)
6. Questions and answers
