Standards Study Group
The NCME Graduate Student Issues committee (GSIC) is pleased to inform our community of graduate students the creation of a study group about the Standards for Educational and Psychological testing (better known as the Standards).
A new version of the Standards is starting its writing process soon, and as Graduate Students we can and need to have a voice in this process. In the study group we will review the chapters of the current version of the Standards and initiate a conversation about its strengths and limitations, discussing ideas on how the new version of the Standards can improve.
We foresee this activity group spending two weeks per chapter, having one week of discussion among Graduate students and one week of discussion with an expert on the topic of the chapter. At the end of this cycle, we plan to start a participative process and write a statement as Graduate Students about the new version of the Standards.
This statement will have a call as a separate activity, however the ideas shared and constructed during the study group will serve as a resource to the discussions in the statement instance.
Calendar of the Study group
Fall 2021
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Chapter
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Link online boards with notes
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Session
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Date / Time
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Invited expert
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Link youtube video
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Validity
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Link
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Discussion
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Oct 19th – 3 pm EST
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(not available)
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Q&A
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Nov 5th – 3 pm EST
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Suzanne Lane
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Link
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Reliability/Precision and Errors of Measurement
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Link
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Discussion
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Oct 29th – 3 pm EST
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Link
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Q&A
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Nov 12th – 3 pm EST
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Robert Brennan
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Link
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Fairness in Testing
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Link
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Discussion
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Nov 19th – 3 pm EST
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Link
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Q&A
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Dec 3rd – 3 pm EST
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Rebecca Zwick
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Link *
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Test design and Development
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Link
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Discussion
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Dec 10th – 3 pm EST
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Link
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Q&A
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Dec 17th – 3 pm EST
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Alina von Davier
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Link *
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* This video is available for members of the study group only.
Spring 2022
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Chapter
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Link online boards with notes
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Session
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Date / Time
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Invited expert
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Link youtube video
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Scores, norms, score linking and cut scores
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Link |
Discussion
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Feb 1st – 3 pm EST
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Link
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Q&A
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Feb 8th – 3 pm EST
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Michael Kolen
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Link
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Test administration
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Link |
Discussion
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Feb 18th – 3 pm EST
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Link |
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Q&A
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Mar 4th – 3 pm EST
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April Zenisky
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Link**
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Fairness in Testing
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Link
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Q&A
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Mar 1st – 3 pm EST
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Jennifer Randall
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Link*
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Documentation
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Link
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Discussion
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Feb 25th – 3 pm EST
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Link
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Q&A
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Mar 11th – 3 pm EST
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Stephen Sireci
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Link
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Rights and responsibilities of test-takers
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Link
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Discussion
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Mar 18th – 3 pm EST
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Link
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Q&A
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Mar 28th – 3 pm EST
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Akil Bello
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Link
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* This video is available for members of the study group only.
** This video includes the audio of the session only.
Summer 2022
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Chapter
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Link online boards with notes
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Session
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Date / Time
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Invited expert
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Link youtube video
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Rights and responsibilities of test users
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Discussion
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May 6th – 3 pm EST
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Q&A
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May 13th – 3 pm EST
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Mary Gauvain
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Psychological testing and assessment
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Discussion
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TBD
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Q&A
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TBD
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Anita Hubley
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Workplace testing and credentialing
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Q&A
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June 10th– 3 pm EST
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Susan Davis-Becker
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Educational testing and assessment
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Discussion
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TBD
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Q&A
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TBD |
TBD
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Uses of test for program evaluation, policy studies and accountability
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Discussion
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TBD
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Q&A
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TBD
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TBD
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The study group is open for graduate students, professionals with less than 1 year since their graduation, and other professionals on a case-by-case basis. Please fill the following form https://forms.gle/33pt4QELmWaVcX7d8 or send an email to Sergio Araneda (saraneda@umass.edu) if you are interested in participating in this initiative.
At the end of this study group, an informal certificate/letter will be emitted for the ones that showed a good amount of participation in the group, acknowledging their assistance.