Southern Illinois University Edwardsville graduate student Amr Metwali was among 12 fitness professionals nationwide to attend the American Council on Exercise (ACE) Cut Score Exam Development Meeting held Feb. 21-25 in San Diego.
Metwali is pursuing a master’s in sport and exercise psychology at SIUE, and works as a fitness graduate assistant for Campus Recreation. His committee’s objective was to establish criterion-referenced scores for scaling, normalizing and equating certification examinations for the ACE Personal Training program.
“I am grateful for the opportunity to learn and take part in the review process for the ACE Personal Training certification,” he said. “It was interesting to see the components involved in test writing and the review of test materials.”
This work is an essential step in the exam development process of certification programs accredited by the National Commission of Certifying Agencies.
Photo: SIUE graduate student Amr Metwali.