CASMA-ACT Conference on
Current Challenges in Educational Testing
was held on Saturday, November 8, 2003

At no time during the past 50 years has testing been such a visible part of the educational landscape.  Today education faces many important testing and measurement issues.  To address some of these issues, ACT and The University of Iowa’s Center for Advanced Studies in Measurement and Assessment (CASMA), located in the College of Education, sponsored a one-day conference at ACT’s new Conference Center in Iowa City on the subject of “Current Challenges in Educational Testing.”  Nationally known speakers  addressed topics which are listed below.

The goal of the conference was to inform not only measurement specialist but also practitioners and those in policy-making positions. 

Sessions and Speakers:

K-12 Testing and NCLB
Robert Linn, University of Colorado and CRESST

Upcoming Changes in College Admissions Testing
Wayne Camara, College Board; Cynthia Schmeiser, ACT

Teacher Licensure and Certification
Ronald Berk, Johns Hopkins University

Technology in Testing
Randy Bennett, Educational Testing Service

Classroom Assessment in School Reform
Richard Stiggins, Assessment Training Institute

Panel Discussion on NCLB
Robert Linn, University of Colorado and CRESST; Steve Kromer, NCS; John Laramy, Riverside; John Oswald, ETS

Contributing Sponsors:

College Board
Educational Testing Service
National Evaluation Systems
Pearson Educational Measurement
Riverside Publishing Company