Scientific Programme
 

Five General Themes are addressed at the 2010 conference:

  • Developments in psychometrics and test theory for international testing
  • Indigenous, second language, and cross national test development
  • Geotrends in testing: making use of technology advances in test administration and data management
  • Issues of policy, ethics, professionalism and training in multinational testing
  • Test security and privacy concerns when testing internationally

State-of the-Art Lecture

  • John Hattie (University of Auckland, New Zealand)
    Global testing, global opportunities, global challenges, and a global future for assessment
    21st July, 2010, 11:45–13:00, LT1
         

  • Robert Roe (University of Maastricht, The Netherlands)
    Testing for travelers: Past and future
    19th July, 2010, 09:15–10:45, LT1
         

Keynote Address

  • Fanny M. Cheung (The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China)
    From indigenous to cross-cultural personality assessment: The usefulness of the combined  emic-etic approach
    20th July, 2010, 11:00-12:00, LT1
         

  • David Foster (KRYTERION, USA)
    International high-stakes online testing: Best practices for test security and data privacy
    20th July, 2010, 09:00-10:00, LT1
         

  • Thomas Oakland (University of Florida, USA)
    Ethical and other professional issues: What to do when working in the absence of local standards
    19th July, 2010, 14:00-15:00, LT1
         

  • Neal Schmitt (Michigan State University, USA)
    Validation support for selection procedures
    19th July, 2010, 11:00-12:00, LT1
         

  • Fons van de Vijver (Tilburg University, The Netherlands)
    Recent developments in international testing
    21st July, 2010, 10:00–11:00, LT1
         

Diamond Sponsors Session

  • Chair: Ernest J. ANASTASIO (Graduate Management Admission Council)
    More than scores
         

  • Chair: Nadine SCHUCHART (Hogrefe Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Germany)
    Testing across cultures
         

Invited Symposium

  • Chair: Avi Allalouf (National Institute for Testing & Evaluation, Israel)
    Exhibition on testing & measurement
         

  • Chair: Paula ELOSUA (University of the Basque Country, Spain)
    A new generation of DIF studies
         

  • Chair: Ronald K. HAMBLETON (University of Mossachusetts, USA)
    Assessment models for monitoring learning
         

  • Chair: Johnny FONTAINE (Ghent University, Belgium)
    Recent developments in the assessment of emotional intelligence
         

  • Chair: Ronald K. HAMBLETON (University of Massachusetts, USA)
    Future directions of testing in the United states
         

  • Chair: Urip PURWONO (Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia)
    The current state of psychological and educational testing and assessment in Indonesia
         

  • Chair: Kazuo SHIGEMASU (Teikyo University, Japan)
    Recent developments of CBT in Japan
         

  • Chair: Anke WEEKERS (Cito, The Netherlands)
    How to apply personality as a worldwide common concept: Big Five, Big More, or should we?
         

  • Chair: Sverre Leonard NIELSEN (The Norwegian Psychological Association, Norway)
    The use of ethical principles in testing, - or the lack of it
         

  • Chair: Larry WEISS (Pearson, Clinical Assessment, USA)
    The Wechsler Intelligence Scales cross the globe: Measurement variance and invariance
         

  • Chair: Jianxin ZHANG (Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China)
    Development of psychological test in Mainland China
         

Special Session

  • Special Session1
    Debating the cost of psychological tests and the factors that determine the cost

  • Special Session2
    International Test Commission Guidelines for adapting educational and psychological tests (2nd edition)

  • Special Session3
    The international Journal of Testing: Ten Years and Going Strong

  • Special Session4
    Examining Formative Assessment

  • Special Session5
    Informing about ISO 10667 - An International Standard for Assessment Service Delivery in Work and Organizational Settings
 
  
 
   
 

July 19-21, 2010
July 18, 2010 (Pre-Conference Workshops)
   
  The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), Shatin, Hong Kong
   
  Challenges and Opportunities in Testing and Assessment in a Globalized Economy
   
 
  • Developments in psychometrics and test theory for international testing
  • Indigenous, second language, and cross national test development
  • Geotrends in testing: making use of technology advances in test administration and data management
  • Issues of policy, ethics, professionalism and training in multinational testing
  • Test security and privacy concerns when testing internationally
 

Call for papers and symposia opens
1 January 2009 (Closed)

Submission of abstracts
1 February 2009 (Closed)

Closing deadline for proposals
15 January 2010 (Closed)

Notification to authors
15 Feb 2010

Early bird registration end
1 April 2010
 

International Test Commission (ITC) website
http://www.intestcom.org

Dept of Psychology,The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) website
http://www.psy.cuhk.edu.hk

Organizing Committee Chair
Prof. Fanny M. Cheung, Dept of Psychology, CUHK, Shatin, Hong Kong
Tel (852) 2609 8145
Fax (852) 2603 5019
Email: itc2010@psy.cuhk.edu.hk

The 7th ITC Conference is a satellite meeting of the 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology, 11-16 July 2010, Melbourne, Australia
http://www.icap2010.com
 
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