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Agenda

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Time Event
2-5 p.m. Registration
5-6 p.m. Cocktail Reception
6-8 p.m. Dinner
Speaker: Walt MacDonald, Senior VP, ETS Higher Education and School Assessments

Monday, July 21, 2008

Time Event
7:30-8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30-9 a.m. Opening Intro & Learning Objectives (PPT)
Speaker: Ida Lawrence, Senior Vice President, ETS R&D
9-10 a.m. Why Assess? A panel discussion exploring the landscape of internal and external forces driving assessment practices on today's college campus (PPT)
Moderator: David Payne, ETS Associate VP, College and Graduate Programs
Panelists:
10-10:15 a.m. Break
10:15-11 a.m. What do we want to know about students and our programs? (PPT)
Moderators: AIR members share their insights and experiences
  • Kimberly Thompson, Regis University
11 a.m.-Noon Issues in Building a Diverse Class (PPT)
Speaker: Wayne Camara, VP Research and Analysis, The College Board
Noon-1:30 p.m. Luncheon Key Note (PDF)
Speaker: Victor Borden, Editor of Measuring Quality and former AIR president
1:30-3 p.m. Group Panel Discussion: How Our Institutions Select and Use Assessments
Facilitator: Paula Krist, University of Central Florida
Panelists:
  • Beth Jones, West Virginia University
  • Dawn G. Terkla, Tufts University
  • Trudy Bers, Oakton Community College
3-3:15 p.m. Break
3:15-5:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions:
  1. Educational Measurement and Research Refresher (PPT)
  2. Using Evidence-Centered Design Principles to Strengthen Your Assessments (PPT)
  3. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About SubScores (PPT)
Moderators:
  1. John Young, ETS Senior Research Scientist, Center for Validity Research
  2. Susan Nissan, ETS Assessment Director for English Language Learning Assessments in the Research and Development Division
  3. Sandip Sinharay, ETS Senior Research Scientist, Statistical & Psychometric Theory and Practice
5:30-9 p.m. Dinner at Chauncey Conference Center
6:30 p.m. & 7 p.m. Shuttle leaves Chauncey Conference Center for Princeton
9:30 p.m. & 10 p.m. Shuttle from Princeton to Chauncey Conference Center

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Time Event
8-9 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9 a.m.-Noon Break Out Sessions:
  1. Addressing the Voluntary System of Accountability (PPT)
  2. Data Analysis (PPT)
  3. Survey Construction (PPT)
Moderators:
  1. Bill Wynne, Product Specialist in the Higher Education Division
    Lydia Liu, ETS Associate Research Scientist at the Foundational & Validity Research Center
  2. Jonathan Steinberg, ETS Senior Research Data Analyst in the Center for Data Analysis Research within the Research & Development Division
    Bruce Kaplan, Director of Data Analysis and Computational Research in the Center for Data Analysis Research within the Research & Development Division
  3. John Young, ETS Senior Research Scientist in the Center for Validity Research
    Fred Cline, ETS Manager Research Center for Validity Research
Noon-1:30 p.m. Luncheon Key Note
The Future of Assessment: Innovations and New Constructs (PPT)
Speaker: Rich Roberts, ETS Research Scientist
1:30-2 p.m. Wrap Up and Adjourn
2-4 p.m. Assessment Clinic