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The Instructor | Paul Holland

Paul Holland held the Frederic M. Lord Chair in Measurement


and Statistics at Educational Testing Service (ETS) where he
has worked in research for many years. He has held faculty
positions at the Graduate School of Education, University of
California Berkeley (1993-2000) and the Harvard Department
of Statistics (1966-1972).
Holland has wide interests in the application of statistics to
the social, behavioral and educational sciences. His major
research contributions are in the following areas:
Statistical models for social networks
The analysis of multivariate categorical data
Causal inference in experimental and non-experimental
research
The foundations and computations of item response
theory
Test equating and Diferential Item Functioning
("item bias").
He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, the
Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the American Association
for the Advancement of Science, as well as an elected
Member of the International Statistical Institute and a past
president of the Psychometric Society (1989-90). He was
awarded the (AERA/ACT) E. F. Lindquist Award in 2000.
Holland received an MA and Ph.D. in Statistics from Stanford
University and BA in Mathematics from the University of
Michigan.
International Workshop
INTRODUCTION
MIMOS, in organising the frst of a series of workshops on
psychometrics, is proud to welcome the expertise of global
research and assessments organisation, Educational Testing
Service (ETS). With ETS vast experience and expertise in the
assessment feld, it is hoped that these workshops will help in
raising interest towards psychometrics, the sharing of
knowledge and more importantly, to underline the
importance of quality assessments.
These workshops, to be conducted by experts from ETS
diverse portfolios, will cover the processes of test
development, item writing and scoring rubrics,
psychometrics principles, item response theory plus
standards-setting and reporting of results.
PSYCHOMETRICS CLUSTER
The MIMOS Psychometrics Cluster is a pioneering institution
in the feld of psychometrics in Malaysia. It aims to be a
cutting-edge research and development centre for
psychometrics-related technologies.
For more information on MIMOS, please visit www.mimos.my
EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICES (ETS)
Founded in 1947 and with its headquarters in Princeton, New
Jersey, USA, ETS is viewed as the largest non-proft
educational and assessment organization in the world. ETS is
synonymous with producing world-renowned assessments
such as TOEFL, GRE, SAT and are accredited as leaders in
developing performance assessments.
For more information on ETS, please visit www.ets.org
Test Equating,
Linking and
Scaling
June 18
th
- 20
th
, 2012
9.15 am - 5.00 pm
MIMOS Berhad
www.mimos.my
The Workshop | Test Equating, Linking and Scaling
Course Information
The course will cover the basic techniques of equating or
linking tests, and selecting a scale for reporting test results. It
will review the diferent procedures available, mainly
observed score equating and item response theory equating,
and will present and discuss the assumptions and advantages
and disadvantages of each of the methods.
Course outline
1. Principles of test equating, linking and scaling
. Observed score equating
. Item response theory
2. Assumptions
3. Advantages and disadvantages of each of the
methods
4. Selecting a scale for reporting
. Assumptions
. Advantages and disadvantages
Who | should attend
This workshop is designed for those with little or no
knowledge of test equating, linking and scaling in
educational and psychological testing. Educators,
practitioners, researchers and students will learn the
methodologies to ensure that scores from multiple test forms
can be used interchangeably, how to relate scores from two
or more tests, and how to report scores on standardized tests.
Registration Form
Title :
(Prof, Assoc Prof, Dr, Mr, Mrs, Ms, etc)
First Name :
Last Name :
Company/Organisation:
Telephone :
Mobile :
Email :
Choice of meals :
Vegetarian Non-vegetarian
Please send completed form to:
MIMOS Psychometrics Cluster
Technology Park Malaysia
57000 Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Tel : +60 (03)-8995-5173
+60 (03)-8995-5035
Fax : +60 (03)-8991-4216
Email : psychometrics@mimos.my
Payment Details (Please tick one)
Payment inclusive of all meals and workshop material.
1. Local participant (Government)
Cheque : RM2,800 per participant
Maybank2u.com : RM2,800 per participant
Local order : RM2,800 per participant
* RM2500 per participant (group registration of more than 2 participants)
2. Local participant (Corporate)
Cheque : RM3,300 per participant
Maybank2u.com : RM3,300 per participant
Local order : RM3,300 per participant
* RM3000 per participant (group registration of more than 2 participants)
All cheques should be crossed and made payable to
MIMOS Berhad
3. International participant
Telegraphic Transfer RM4,000 ( USD1,300 ) per participant
Bank : Malayan Banking Berhad
Swift Code : MBBEMYKL
Account # : 512147020249

Fax or email completed form and proof of payment to:
MIMOS Berhad
Fax : +60 (03) 8991-4216
Email : psychometrics@mimos.my
* Confrmation of booking will be emailed to you upon receipt of this form
and proof of payment.
** No refunds for cancellations
*** For payment using credit card, please contact MIMOS Psychometrics at
psychometrics@mimos.my

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