Presentations and Videos
After the conference, speakers submitted their papers and presentations for a publication titled The Role of International Large-Scale Assessments: Perspectives from Technology, Economy, and Educational Research. Learn more about the book on the publisher’s website.
| Wednesday, March 16, 2011 |
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Reception and Keynote Address Welcome Remarks Irwin Kirsch, Director, Center for Global Assessment, ETS Ida Lawrence, Senior Vice President, Research & Development, ETS Kurt M. Landgraf, President & Chief Executive Officer, ETS Large-Scale Assessments as Change Agents |
| Thursday, March 17, 2011 |
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Opening Remarks Irwin Kirsch, Director, Center for Global Assessment, ETS |
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Technologies in Large-Scale Assessments: New Directions, Challenges, and Opportunities Michal Beller, Director-General of RAMA, National Authority for Measurement and Evaluation in Education, Israel View Presentation Slides Part 1 Discussant: Esther Care, International Research Coordinator, Assessment & Teaching of 21st Century Skills Project, Melbourne, Australia Moderator: Eugenio Gonzalez, Program Administrator, ETS |
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The Role of Assessing Cognitive Skills in International Growth and Development Discussant: Guido Schwerdt, Program on Educational Policy and Governance (PEPG), Harvard University, United States Moderator: Kentaro Yamamoto, Principal Research Scientist, ETS |
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The Contributions of International Large-scale Studies in Civic Engagement and Citizenship Judith Torney-Purta, Professor of Human Development, University of Maryland, College Park, United States Discussant: Erik Amnå, Professor of Political Science, Örebro University, Sweden Moderator: Eugenio Gonzalez, Program Administrator, ETS |
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The Utility and Need for Assessing Noncognitive Skills in Large-Scale Assessments Henry Levin, Teachers College at Columbia University and Stanford University (Emeritus) Discussant: Patrick Kyllonen, ETS Moderator: Kentaro Yamamoto, Principal Research Scientist, ETS |
| Friday, March 18, 2011 |
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The Role of Large-Scale Assessments in Research on Educational Effectiveness and School Development Eckhard Klieme, Goethe University, and Board of Directors member, German Institute for International Educational Research (DIPF) Discussant: David Kaplan, Professor of Quantitative Methods, University of Wisconsin-Madison Moderator: Matthias von Davier, Principal Research Scientist, ETS |
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Summary Remarks Moderator: Matthias von Davier, Principal Research Scientist, ETS Closing Remarks |