11th International Test Commission Conference
in Montréal, Canada
July 2 to 5, 2018
Keynote speakers
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Leslie RutkowskiProfessor of Educational Measurement in the Centre for Educational Measurement - University of Oslo
Increased heterogeneity in international assessments and associated measurement challenges
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Déon de BruinChallenges that psychological testing in the multicultural South African context.
Challenges that psychological testing in the multicultural South African context.
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Irini MoustakiIrini Moustaki is a professor of Social Statistics at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
The Contributions of Women in Psychometrics-Statistics: Past and Present
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Alina A. von DavierACTNext, by ACT, Inc
The Application of computational psychometrics to process data from performance assessments
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John HattieLaureate Professor and Director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute at the University of Melbourne
Visible Learning and Assessment
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André F. De ChamplainPhD – Director, Psychometrics and Assessment Services Medical Council of Canada
Implementing Automated Item Generation in a Large-scaled Medical Licensing Exam Program
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David MagisResearch Associate of the “Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique – FNRS
Advances in standard error computation of IRT ability estimators
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Bruno D. ZumboUniversity of British Columbia
The Reports of DIF’s Death are Greatly Exaggerated; It is Like a Phoenix Rising from the Ashes
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Stephen SireciProfessor in the Psychometrics Program and Director of the Center for Educational Assessment at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
21st-Century Validation Procedures for 21st-Century Tests
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Sara RutoDirector PAL Network
Including the Excluded through Rethinking National Assessments: The Example of Citizen Led Assessments
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Maryam WagnerAssistant Professor in the Department of Medicine - McGill University
Examining the Potential and Uses Cognitive Diagnostic Assessment in Test Development and Validation
On the beat of testing !
Montreal is the host of the 2018 conference of the International Test Commission on July 2 - 5. The theme of the conference gives a nod to the Montreal Jazz Festival (June 28 - July 2nd). Jazz music inspired a thematic focus on best practices, quality of instruments, cultural influence, and creativity through innovation. This thematic focus can be deployed in a variety of application fields such as psychology, education, workplace or health care.On the beat of testing will be organized around the following four sub-themes:
Best practices in testing and assessment
Instruments and their validity
Effectiveness and efficiency including application in multicultural environments
Challenges, innovation and advances in technology
Preliminary Programme
July 2 PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Pre-conference workshops are small group sessions that take place during the day.
July 2 OPENING CEREMONY
The Opening Ceremony will be held from 5pm, at Le Centre Sheraton in downtown Montreal.
July 4 Jazz Dinner
Join us for a festive Jazz Dinner.
July 3 – 5
Lectures, symposia, oral presentations & poster presentations.
July 5 Closing Ceremony
Join us from 3:45pm to 5pm.
Travel tips
Visa Information
Once you have registered for the ITC Conference, you will need to find out if you need a visa to enter Canada. If not, you may still have to meet some specific requirements. If you do need a visa, find out how to apply.
