March 28-29th, 2013
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
NEBRASKA UNION (CITY CAMPUS)
Buros Center for Testing is proud to celebrate UNL’s addition to the Big 10 conference by sponsoring a conference on testing issues in higher education. The conference will highlight research and insights regarding the current state of admissions and learning assessment at both the undergraduate and graduate level. Issues to be discussed include the extent to which testing and assessment produces desired result or effect, influence of the context in which assessment occurs, implications for special and minority populations, lessons higher education can learn from K-12 assessment for accountability, and challenges to thinking about in the future of testing and assessment for admissions and learning.
Audience
Conference is open to any individual interested in testing and assessment issues in higher education. This includes faculty, administrators, and professional staff at the postsecondary and K-12 levels as well as educational policymakers.
Registration
Registration for attending in-person or via live webcast is now open.
Program
Schedule of Conference Presentations
Travel
Getting to the conference and where to stay.
Presenters & Topics
Click on the presenter's name to see his or her bio and abstract.
| Presenter | Title/Topic |
|---|---|
| Neal Schmitt Michigan State University |
Undergraduate Admissions Measures |
| Michael C. Rodriguez University of Minnesota |
Graduate Admissions Measures |
| Kurt F. Geisinger University of Nebraska - Lincoln |
Future of College Admissions Measures |
| Stephen B. Dunbar University of Iowa |
Discussant |
| James S. Jackson University of Michigan |
Admission, Selection, Graduation of Minority Students |
| James Wollack University of Wisconsin - Madison |
Placement Testing |
| Martha L. Thurlow University of Minnesota |
Testing of Special Populations |
| Ryan Kettler Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey |
Discussant |
| Victor Borden Indiana University |
Measurement Validity and Accountability in Higher Education |
| Edward Roeber University of Wisconsin - Madison |
Assessment System Design for Improvement |
| Jerome V. D'Agostino The Ohio State University |
Alignment Between Secondary and Postsecondary Standards and Expectations |
| Delwyn Harnisch University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
Discussant |