2010 MARC Conference

Tenth Annual �˻�ֱ�� Assessment Conference:

COMPUTERS AND THEIR IMPACT ON STATE ASSESSMENT: RECENT HISTORY AND PREDICTIONS FOR THE FUTURE

Organized by Robert W. Lissitz and Hong Jiao

Time and Location

This conference will be held October 18th and 19th, 2010 (Monday and Tuesday) at the Riggs Alumni Building, University of �˻�ֱ��, College Park, MD 20742.

Registration and breakfast will begin at 7:00 AM and presentations will start at 8:30 AM on both days. The program will end at 5:30 and include lunch on Monday, and end at 1:00 on Tuesday.

Conference Schedule

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Monday, October 18th, 2010
Time	Title	Presenter(s)
7:00 - 8:30	Registration and Breakfast
8:30 - 8:45	Welcome and Comments	Robert Lissitz (University of �˻�ֱ��)
8:45 - 9:45		John Poggio (University of Kansas)
9:45 - 10:45		Joe Martineau and Vincent Dean (Michigan)
10:45 - 11:00	Break
11:00 - 12:00		Denny Way and Robert K. Kirkpatrick (Pearson)
12:00 - 1:00	Lunch
1:00 - 2:00		Kathleen Scalise (University of Oregon)
2:00 - 3:00		David Williamson (ETS)
3:00 - 3:15	Break
3:15 - 4:15		Hua-Hua Chang (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
4:15 - 5:15		Ric Luecht (University of North Carolina - Greensboro)


Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Time	Title	Presenter(s)
7:00 - 8:30	Registration and Breakfast
8:30 - 9:30		Terry Ackerman (University of North Carolina - Greensboro)
9:30 - 10:30	Turning the page: �˻�ֱ�� adaptive testing and vertical scales can be used to enhance state testing programs	Gage Kingsbury, Ron Houser, and Steve Wise (Northwest Evaluation Association)
10:30 - 10:45	Break
10:45 - 11:45		Daniel Segall and Kathy Moreno (Defense Manpower Data Center)
11:45 - 12:45		John Behrens and Kristen DiCerbo (Cisco Systems)
12:45 - 1:00	Closing Comments	Robert Lissitz (University of �˻�ֱ��)

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