Next-Generation Assessment

Next-Generation Assessment

to be held April 9-11, 2015 on VIU’s new campus in Fairfax, VA

(submission deadline: January 5, 2015)

(website: cllc.viu.edu)

THEME

The 2015 theme, Next-Generation Assessment, intends to frame assessment in terms of its ability to meet the needs and achieve the goals of all stakeholders: empowering students with awareness of their strengths and areas for development; giving educators additional diagnostic information and tools to adapt their instruction; and providing administrators, testing organizations, policy makers, and community members with rigorous data on outcomes that can be used to improve educational programs. Through the sharing of best practices and emerging trends, the goal is to begin a solutions-oriented dialogue on the next generation of innovations in assessment by acknowledging the interplay among a variety of factors related to language, learning, and culture.

PLENARY SPEAKERS

We are honored to announce that three prominent experts in the field of language assessment have agreed to give plenary addresses this year:

Dr. Robert Mislevy

Frederic M. Lord Chair in Measurement and Statistics at the Educational Testing Service

Professor Emeritus of Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation at the University of Maryland, College Park

Dr. Margaret Malone

Associate Vice President for World Languages and International Programs at the Center for Applied Linguistics

Co-Director of the National Capital Language Resource Center

Dr. Paula Winke

Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Arts in Foreign Language Teaching at Michigan State University

President of the Midwest Association of Language Testers

CALL FOR PAPERS

Proposals for paper and poster presentations, practice-oriented sessions and workshops, colloquia, and panel discussions are invited in the following broad areas:

· Innovations in Assessment

· Ethics, Accountability, and Education Policy

· Effective Assessment Design, Implementation, and Use

For abstract submission guidelines and more details on each of these strands, please visit our Call for Papers page: http://cllc.viu.edu/content/call-papers

IMPORTANT DATES

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 5, 2015

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE: February 6, 2015

EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 1, 2015

REGULAR REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 5, 2015

LATE REGISTRATION: April 6-11, 2015

CONFERENCE: April 9-11, 2015

QUESTIONS?

Questions about the conference can be directed to Kevin Martin, Director of the School of Education, at kevin@viu.edu.

For more information on the School of Education, our programs, and the variety of events we host throughout the year, please visit our website at www.viu.edu/sed.

We welcome your participation in CLLC 2015! Please mark your calendars and make plans to attend!