IACAT 2019: Improving Assessment with Adaptivity and AI

IACAT welcomes proposals for session presentations on any aspect of CAT or other AI approaches to improving assessment

There are two types of proposals: standard sessions and coordinated sessions (symposia).  Standard sessions will be 20-30 minutes long and will be grouped together with similar proposals from other presenters in a time slot (around 1 hour).  If you wish to group several sessions together yourself, you and your colleagues can submit a coordinated set of up to 4 proposals together, and reserve the entire time slot.  IACAT welcomes both methodological research as well as practical applications of CAT and other AI/ML in assessment.

The deadline for proposals was April 1, 2019.  However, a rolling approval process will be applied; you can expect a response to your submission within several weeks.  Submit your abstract using the form below, or email to nthompson@assess.com.

Session Proposal Guidelines

Proposals for standard sessions must include the following components in a DOC or DOCX file, and uploaded in the form below:

• Proposal title (no longer than 15 words)
• Abstract (500 words or less, single-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font)
• Which IACAT 2019 topic the presentation belongs to
• Required level of understanding of the subject matter (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)

Symposia Proposal Guidelines

A limited number of symposia (coordinated sessions) will be accepted. If submitting a symposium proposal, please include the following in a DOC or DOCX file, and uploaded in the form below:

• Title of symposium (no longer than 15 words) Organizer(s) and their affiliation(s)
• Title and abstract for each of the component sessions (500 words or less, single-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font)
• Which IACAT 2019 topic the presentation belongs to
• Required level of understanding of the subject matter (Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced)

Recommended Topics

• Applications of CAT: Education and Language
• Applications of CAT: Certification and Workforce
• Item generation, item banking, and form assembly
• Item selection and termination criteria
• IRT models (including multidimensional)
• Cognitive diagnostic models
• Multistage testing (MST)
• Other AI topics (e.g., automated essay scoring)
• Adaptive learning

In submitting this proposal, you understand and agree that the proposal will be reviewed by IACAT members, associates, and consultants. Students acknowledge that he/she is fully responsible for obtaining his/her advisor’s permission to share the advisor’s name with IACAT members, associates, and consultants.  If you have questions, please contact nthompson@assess.com.

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Submission window closed April 1, 2019.