April 2012
CETE unveils world’s largest learning map
Thursday, 26 April 2012 10:49 CDT
Likened to the human genome project for education, the Dynamic Learning Maps Alternate Assessment Consortium (DLM), led by the University of Kansas’ Center for Education Testing and Evaluation (CETE), has unveiled the world’s largest learning map, a structure of student learning that includes more than 3,000 skills students should master by high school graduation and more than 5,000 pathways, or connections, between skills. To view a two-minute video of the unveiling, visit http://dynamiclearningmaps.org/video/learningmapunveiling.html.
Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation to release new instructional tools
Monday, 16 April 2012 9:29 CDT
The Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation (CETE) at the University of Kansas will release new formative assessment tools this week, marking the first time CETE releases formative assessment tools that target the Common Core Standards for English Language Arts. This continues CETE’s efforts to assist Kansas schools’ transition to using these educational content standards as the basis for instruction.
CETE staff to participate AERA’s annual meeting
Monday, 2 April 2012 15:57 CDT
Current and former staff and graduate research assistants from the Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation (CETE) are participating in American Educational Research Association’s annual meeting April 13-17, 2012, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
CETE staff to participate NCME’s annual meeting and training session
Monday, 2 April 2012 15:56 CDT
Current and former staff and graduate research assistants from the Center for Educational Testing and Evaluation (CETE) are participating in the National Council on Measurement in Education’s annual meeting and training session April 12-16, 2012, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
KU hosts test fraud conference in May
Monday, 2 April 2012 15:44 CDT
The Center for Education Testing and Evaluation (CETE) at the University of Kansas will host the Conference on Statistical Detection of Potential Test Fraud on May 23 – 24. This conference will be the first scholarly conference focusing on statistical approaches to identifying test fraud, a growing concern as methods of test administration evolve and new ways of committing test fraud increase.
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