NCME Conference

SIGIMIE-SPECIFIC NCME SESSION(S)

Each SIGMIE has a “conditionally accepted” session at the annual conference, quality depending.

The SLE SIGIMIE Session for the 2023 NCME conference (April 15, 2023) brought professionals together who work closely with technology-enhanced assessments in various testing fields to share their expertise in scaling, linking, and equating practices.

Theme: Scaling, Linking, Equating in Technology-Enhanced Assessments

Panelists:

  • Xia Mao, National Board of Osteopathic Medical Examiners (NBOME); Larissa Smith, ETS
  • Shu-Chuan Kao, National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); Joe Betts, National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN); Chih-Kai (Cary) Lin, National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
  • Ye (Cheryl) Ma, Amazon Web Services (AWS); Jennifer Davis, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Discussant:​

  • Alina von Davier, Duolingo

 

The SLE SIGIMIE Session for the 2022 NCME conference (April 9, 2022) brought professionals together from various industries such as medicine, psychology, and business to discuss their unique challenges and approaches to SLE, connected approaches used in these unique settings to those used in traditional educational settings, and provided a framework within which scholars can expand their SLE research lens. 

Theme: Scaling, Linking, Equating Beyond Our Comfort Zones

Panelists:

  • James Ingrisone, Pearson VUE

  • Huijuan Meng, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

  • Stephen Stark, University of South Florida

  • Seung W. Choi, University of Texas at Austin

Discussants:​

  • Tim Moses, College Board

  • Neil Dorans, ETS

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The SLE SIGIMIE Session for the 2021 NCME conference (May 25, 2021) featured an expert panel discussion based on questions raised from our SIGIMIE members. Questions concerned general issues in SLE as well as special designs and considerations related to the impact of COVID-19. 

Theme: Scaling, Linking, & Equating Du Jour: A Discussion with Experts

Panelists:

  • Michael Kolen, University of Iowa

  • Marie Wiberg, Department of Statistics, USBE

  • Tim Moses, College Board

  • Jorge Gonzalez, Pontificia Universidad Catolic

Discussant:

  • Robert Brennan, University of Iowa

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