2007 Annual Meeting
National Council on Measurement in Education
2007 Annual Meeting & Training Sessions
April 10 – 12, 2007
Chicago, Illinois
Program Highlights
Presidential Address
The Concordance Table: An Invitation to Misuse Test Scores
Daniel R. Eignor, NCME President
Career Award Address
Standard Setters: Stand Up and Take a Stand!
Barbara S. Plake, 2006 Career Award Recipient
Moderator: James C. Impara; Discussant: Ronald K. Hambleton
Invited Symposia
Accountability, Measurement, and Value-Added Models
Organizer: Hariharan Swaminathan; Moderator: H. Jane Rogers; Participants: Robert L. Linn, Hariharan Swaminathan, James E. Carlson, Henry Braun, Kenneth Shirley, Howard Wainer, Dan McCaffrey, J. R. Lockwood; Discussant: Stephen G. Sireci
Assessment Engineering: An Emerging Discipline
Organizer and Moderator: Richard M. Luecht; Participants: Richard M. Luecht, Mark J. Gierl, Robert J. Mislevy, Geneva D. Haertel, Mark Wilson, James W. Pellegrino; Discussant: Kristen Huff
Measuring Growth Using Vertical Scales and Other Means
Organizer: Anne R. Fitzpatrick; Moderator: Lora Monfils; Participants: Damian Betebenner, Kilchan Choi, Wendy M. Yen, Venessa Lall, Lora Monfils, Markus Broer, Shameem Khaliq, Robert Smith, Lu Ying, Lixiong Gu, Richard J. Patz; Discussant: David Thissen
Computerized Testing’s Developments, Challenges, and Promises: The Contributions of David J. Weiss
Organizer: Mark L. Davison; Moderator: Anthony Zara; Participants: Isaac Bejar, Naomi Gafni, G. Gage Kingsbury, Steven Reise, David J. Weiss; Discussant: Mark L. Davison
Revising The Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing: The Next Generation
Organizer and Moderator: Wayne J. Camara; Participants: Barbara S. Plake, Suzanne Lane, Wayne J. Camara, Daniel R. Eignor
AERA/NCME Joint Hearing on the Proposed Program Evaluation Standards, 3rd Edition (2nd Revision)
Organizers: Stephan Henry and Donald B. Yarbrough; Moderator: Arlen Gullikson; Participants: Flora C. Caruthers, Arlen Gullickson, Stephan Henry, Rodney Hopson, Lyn M. Shulha, Donald B. Yarbrough
Educational Measurement: 4th Edition (Multiple Sessions)
Organizer: Robert L. Brennan; Moderators: Robert L. Brennan, Daniel R. Eignor, Michael G. Jodoin, Mary J. Pitoniak; Participants: Robert L. Brennan, Michael T. Kane, Edward H. Haertel, Wendy M. Yen, Anne R. Fitzpatrick, Michael J. Kolen, Paul W. Holland, Neil J. Dorans, Gregory Camilli, Robert J. Mislevy, Cynthia B. Schmeiser, Catherine J. Welch, Allan S. Cohen, James A. Wollack, Suzanne Lane, Clement A. Stone, Ronald K. Hambleton, Mary J. Pitoniak, Fritz Drasgow, Richard M. Luecht, Randy E. Bennett, Micheline Chalhoub-Deville, Craig Deville, Daniel M. Koretz, Laura S. Hamilton, Steve Ferrara, Gerald E. DeMauro, Lorrie A. Shepard, Rebecca Zwick, John Mazzeo, Stephen Lazer, Michael J. Zieky, Brian E. Clauser, Melissa J. Margolis, Susan M. Case, S. E. Phillips, Wayne J. Camara
Committee-Sponsored Symposia
NCLB: Changing It; Fixing It; Living With It
Sponsored by the National Association of Test Directors
Organizer and Moderator: Sherry Rose-Bond
Participants: Robert L. Linn, Judy Feil, David J. Kroeze, Barbara A. Boyd; Discussant: Glynn D. Ligon
Diversity Issues and Testing: Choosing a Career in Testing and Measurement
Sponsored by the Diversity Issues and Testing Committee
Organizer and Moderator: Susan Cooper Loomis
Participants: Luz Bay, Micheline Chalhoub-Deville, Dorinda Gallant, Michael E. Martinez, George Wimberly
Measurement Challenges Within NCLB and the Role of Statistics, Testing, and Evaluation Professionals
Sponsored by the Graduate Student Issues Committee
Organizers: Marc Kroopnick and Elaine Rodeck
Moderator: Judith Koenig
Participant: Sean Mulvenon; Discussants: Anne Fitzpatrick, Mitch Chester, Steve Ferrara, Ross Santy
Yearly Poster Sessions
Classroom Assessment Recognition Program Showcase
Organizer: Richard Stiggins
Illinois state and local educational leaders and teachers will present their statewide and local uses of classroom assessment to support student learning. These pioneers will be recognized at the annual breakfast and will offer a poster-style showcase of their work immediately following the breakfast.
Graduate Student Poster Session
Organizers: Su Baldwin, William Bonk, Marc Kroopnick, Tracey Magda, Yan Liu
This 10th annual poster session of the NCME Graduate Student Issues Committee provides an opportunity for graduate students to share their work and receive feedback from professionals, as well as their peers.
Other Events
NCME Fitness Run/Walk
Organizer: Brian French
Run 5K or walk a 2.5K course along the lakefront in Grant Park . Commemorative T-shirts will be given to all participants. Check the NCME website in the spring for details