. "Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." Performance Assessments for Adult Education: Exploring the Measurement Issues: Report of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2002.
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APPENDIX
A
Workshop Agenda
The National Academies
Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA)
Performance Assessments for Adult Education: Exploring the Measurement Issues
State Plaza Hotel
2116 F Street, NW Diplomat Room
December 12-13, 2001
December 12th
8:00 – 8:30
Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45
Welcome and Introductions
Pasquale DeVito, Director of BOTA Bob Mislevy, Chair of the Committee on Alternatives for Assessing Adult Education and Literacy Programs Member of BOTA, University of Maryland, College Park
8:45 – 9:45
PANEL 1: POLICY CONTEXT
Assessment in the Context of the Adult Education and Literacy System
John Comings, National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy, Harvard Graduate School of Education
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APPENDIX
A
Workshop Agenda
The National Academies
Board on Testing and Assessment (BOTA)
Performance Assessments for Adult Education: Exploring the Measurement Issues
State Plaza Hotel
2116 F Street, NW Diplomat Room
December 12-13, 2001
December 12th
8:00 – 8:30
Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45
Welcome and Introductions
Pasquale DeVito, Director of BOTA Bob Mislevy, Chair of the Committee on Alternatives for Assessing Adult Education and Literacy Programs Member of BOTA, University of Maryland, College Park
8:45 – 9:45
PANEL 1: POLICY CONTEXT
Assessment in the Context of the Adult Education and Literacy System
John Comings, National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy, Harvard Graduate School of Education
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Overview of the Workforce Investment Act and National Reporting System
Mike Dean, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education
Equipped for the Future: A Standards-Based Approach to Defining and Measuring Results in the Adult Education and Literacy System
Sondra Stein, National Institute for Literacy, Washington, DC
Discussion Facilitator: Judy Alamprese, Abt Associates, Bethesda, MD
9:45–10:00
Break
10:00 – 11:30
PANEL2: DEVELOPING PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENTS
Using theStandards for Educational and Psychological Testing
Pamela Moss, University of Michigan
Developing High-Quality Performance Assessments
Stephen Dunbar, University of Iowa
Discussion Facilitator: Neal Schmitt, Michigan State University
11:30 – 12:30
Lunch
12:30 – 2:00
PANEL3: LESSONS LEARNED FROM OTHER CONTEXTS AND DISCIPLINES
Lessons Learned from Implementing the External High School Diploma Program
Judy Alamprese, Abt Associates, Bethesda, MD
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Lessons from K-12 State Assessments:
•Lessons Learned from the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP)
Mark Moody, Maryland Department of Education
•Standards-Based K-12 Testing: Lessons from the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS)
Kit Viator, Massachusetts Department of Education
Performance Assessment: Some Issues and Lessons from Implementation in the Field of Language Assessment
Eduardo Cascallar, American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC
2:00 – 2:15
Break
2:15 – 3:45
PANEL3 CONTINUED
•Assessing Numeracy
Myrna Manly, El Camino College, Torrance, CA
•AAAS/Project 2061’s Assessment Analysis Work
Leah Bricker, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC
•Phonological Awareness Literacy Screening (PALS): A Statewide, Curriculum-Embedded, Performance-Based Screening Tool with Complimentary Internet Support
Marcia Invernizzi and Joanne Meier, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia
Discussion Facilitator: Susan Cowles, Linn-Benton Community College, Covallis, OR
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3:45 – 4:00
Break
4:00 – 5:00
PANEL 4: DISCUSSION, SYNTHESIS, AND HIGHLIGHTING OF MAINISSUES
Discussants:
• Cheryl Keenan, Pennsylvania Department of Education
• Jim Impara, Buros Institute of Assessment Consultation and Outreach, Lincoln, Nebraska
• Richard Hill, National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment
Discussion Facilitator: Bob Mislevy, University of Maryland, College Park
5:00
Adjourn
December 13th
7:45 – 8:15
Continental Breakfast
8:15 – 9:30
PANEL 5: GUIDELINES AND STANDARDS FOR PROPERTIES OF ADULT ASSESSMENT
Using the Results of Complex Tasks to Assess the Outcomes of Adult Education
Mark Reckase, Michigan State University
Comparability: The Search for Meaning
Henry Braun, Educational Testing Service
9:30 – 9:45
Break
9:45 – 11:00
Performance Assessments for Adult Education: How to Design Performance Tasks
Mari Pearlman, Educational Testing Service
Discussion Facilitator: Bob Mislevy, University of Maryland, College Park
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11:00 – 11:45
Panel 6: Implications for Applying the NRS
From a State Perspective: Aligning Skills and Learning Gains to the NRS
Fran Tracy-Mumford, Delaware Department of Public Instruction
Implementing a Standard Assessment System—A Local Perspective
Donna Miller-Parker, Shoreline Community College, Seattle, WA
11:45 – 12:30
Lunch
12:30 – 1:45
PANEL 6 CONTINUED
A Test Publisher’s Perspective on the NRS
Wendy Yen, K-12 Works, Educational Testing Service
How Ready Is ABE for High-Stakes Assessment?
Bob Bickerton, Massachusetts Department of Education
Discussion Facilitator: Catherine Snow, Harvard Graduate School of Education
1:45 – 2:00
Break
2:00 – 4:30
PANEL 7: CONCLUSIONS AND SYNTHESIS
Discussants:
• Ronald Hambleton, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
• David Thissen, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Barbara Plake, Oscar and Luella Buros Center for Testing, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
• Stephen Sireci, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
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Discussion Facilitator: Lyle Bachman, University of California, Los Angeles
4:30
Closing Comments
Bob Mislevy, Chair of the Committee on Alternatives for Assessing Adult Education and Literacy Programs Member of BOTA, University of Maryland, College Park
4:45
Adjourn
