Conference on Statistical Methods for Innovative Testing and Learning

You are invited to participate in the Conference on Statistical Methods for Innovative Testing and Learning to be held at the Department of Statistics, Columbia University in the city of New York on July 7-8, 2018. It is also a satellite conference of the 2018 Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society and the third conference of the 2017-2018 Special Focus Conference Series on Statistical Methods for Psychological and Educational Measurement of the Department of Statistics at Columbia University.

This conference focuses on advanced statistical methods for solving data analytic problems from recent innovations in testing and learning. By bringing together experts in psychometrics, the conference will discuss topics, including but not limited to,

(1) complex problem-solving tasks and

(2) adaptive learning systems.

Click here for free online registration

Date: July 7-8, 2018

Venue: Room 903, School of Social Work, MC 4690, 1255 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10027. (map)

Schedule: Click here

Program Book: Click here

Invited Speakers and Participants:

  • Daniel Bolt, University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Hua-Hua Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • Ying Cheng, University of Notre Dame

  • James Corter, Teachers College, Columbia University

  • Jimmy de la Torre, The University of Hong Kong

  • Georgios Fellouris, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  • Cees Glas, University of Twente

  • Jiangang Hao, Educational Testing Service

  • Miyako Ikeda, The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

  • Michelle LaMar, Educational Testing Service

  • Xiaoou Li, Univeristy of Minnesota

  • Chun Wang, Univeristy of Minnesota

  • Gongjun Xu, University of Michigan

  • Kentaro Yamamoto, Educational Testing Service

Organizers:

  • Yunxiao Chen, Emory University

  • Guanhua Fang, Columbia University

  • Qiwei He, Educational Testing Service

  • Jingchen Liu, Columbia University

  • Zhiliang Ying, Columbia University

Direction to Columbia University:

Columbia University is located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan at West 116th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenues.

From airport:

  • LaGuardia Airport is the closest airport to the campus (8 miles).

Take the M60 bus directly to the campus, every half hour, for $2.75.

Taxi for about $30, including the tip.

Super Shuttle van for about $17.

  • JFK Airport is 17.6 miles away from the campus.

AirTrain JFK and subway. Will cost $7.75 in total ($5 for AirTrain, $2.75 for Subway).

Taxi for about $60, including the toll and tip.

Super Shuttle van for about $17.

  • Newark Airport is 26.4 miles away from the campus.

AirTrain Newark, NJ transit, and subway. Will cost $15.75 in total ($13 for NJ transit and $2.75 for Subway).

Taxi for about $85, including the toll and tip.

For more traveling information, click here.

Contact:

For more information, please contact Yunxiao Chen (yunxiao.chen@emory.edu) or check periodically for new announcements and program details at this website.