Distinguished Lecture Series
The Distinguished Lecture Series is an annual event that will bring in expert researchers in the fields of psychometrics, statistics, and research design to the University of Texas at Austin to discuss advances and new findings in their fields. These lectures will focus on various aspects of educational testing and the resulting implications for policy and practices.
History of Distinguished Lecturers
November 3, 2010: Inaugural Speaker for the Distinguished Lecture Series:
Gregory Cizek, Ph.D., Professor of Educational Measurement and Evaluation at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
“Reconceptualizing validity: Validation of inferences and justification of test use”
Location: Cissy McDaniel Parker Dean’s Conference Room, SZB 238.
View photos from the event.
March 21, 2012: Wayne Camara, Ph.D., Vice President of Research and Development at the College Board
“Defining and measuring college and career readiness: Establishing validation evidence to support the use of new assessments”
Location: Cissy McDaniel Parker Dean’s Conference Room, SZB 238. View photos from the event.
January 16, 2013: Andrew Ho, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
“Unstable ground: The dependence of test-based accountability metrics on educational score scales”
Location: SZB 324. View photos from the event.
April 3, 2013: Daniel McCaffrey, Ph.D., from Educational Testing Association and RAND Corporation
“Causal modeling with observational data and covariates measured with error”
Location: SZB 324. View photos from the event.
March 26, 2014: Michael Kolen, Ph.D., Professor of Educational Measurement at the University of Iowa
“Criteria in Equating Research”
Location: SZB 324
April 23, 2015: Brian Junker, Ph.D., Professor of Statistics at Carnegie Mellon University
“Predictive Inference Using Latent Variables with Covariates”
Location: SZB 324
February 25, 2016: Alina von Davier, Ph.D., Senior Research Director, Educational Testing Service
“A Collaborative Science Assessment from a Measurement Perspective”
Location: SZB 324
April 25, 2017: Jon S. Twing, Ph.D., Senior Vice President Pearson School Assessment
“Assessment in a Flat World: An Insider’s Perspective”
Location: SZB 324
March 21, 2018: Susan Loomis, Ph.D., Consultant