Program

08.30 - 13.00	Registration (Foyer 3)
09.00 - 10.15	Preconference workshops
Room i/j	Introduction to CAT Nathan A. Thompson
Room 6	Multidimensional computerized adaptive testing (MCAT) Mark D. Reckase
Room 7	Item selection, exposure control, and test specifications in CAT Bernard Veldkamp
10.15 - 10.45	Break (Foyer 3)
10.45 - 12.00	Continuation of the Preconference workshops
12.00 - 13.00	Lunch (Restaurant 20 28)

13.00 - 13.15	Opening of the IACAT conference(Room 6/7)
13.15 - 14.30	Keynote speakers (Room 6/7)
	The impact of computerized adaptive testing on measurement theory Mark D. Reckase How to make adaptive testing more efficient? Wim J. van der Linden
14.30 - 15.00	Break (Foyer 3)
	Paper presentations 15.00 – 16.35
Room i/j	Contexts of CAT (concurrent session)
15.00 – 15.20	The theoretical issues that are important to operational adaptive testing
	Brian Bontempo, Steven L. Wise, Anthony R. Zara, and G. Gage Kingsbury
15.25 – 15.45	Implementation of adaptive algorithms in CBT Systems
	Mark Molenaar
15.50 – 16.10	Adaptive testing in group level survey assessments
	Andreas Oranje and Xueli Xu
16.15 – 16.35	Enlarging an item pool by rule-based item generation.
	Lolle Schakel and Annette Maij-de Meij

Room 6	Applications of CAT (part 1) (concurrent session)
15.00 – 15.20	Implementing figural matrix items in computerised adaptive testing system
	Tay Poh Hua, Raymond Fong, Low Sik Kuan and Chee Meng On
15.25 – 15.45	Short forms versus CAT for the assessment of patient reported outcomes measures
	Richard C. Gershon, David Cella and Seung Choi
15.50 – 16.10	Validity of CAT in personnel selection
	Sara Gutierrez, Darrin Grelle & Mike Fetzer
16.15 – 16.35	Adaptive rule-based intelligence testing
	Jonas Bertling & Heinz Holling
Room 7	Issues in ability estimation (concurrent session)
15.00 – 15.20	Competence´s initial estimation in computer adaptive testing
	Félix Castro, Joel Suárez and Raul Chirinos
15.25 – 15.45	Guess again: The effect of correct guesses on scores in an operational CAT program
	Eileen Talento-Miller, Kyung T. Han, Fanmin Guo
15.50 – 16.10	Ability estimation and test ending strategies of CAT for achievement testing on different samples
	Ilker Kalender and Giray Berberoglu
16.15 – 16.35	Effect of θ estimation method and starting value on the recovery of θ
	Rick Guyer and David J. Weiss
	Paper presentations 16.50 – 18.00

Room i/j	Item selection (Part 1) (concurrent session)
16.50 – 17.10	CAT item selection and person fit: Predictive efficiency and detection of atypical symptom profiles
	Barth B. Riley, Michael L. Dennis, and Kendon J. Conrad
17.15 – 17.35	Adaptive tests of adjustable difficulty
	Huub Verstralen
17.40 – 18.00	Effects of computerized adaptive testing and mean response probability on test-taking motivation and performance
	Regine Asseburg
Room 6	Utilizing time data (concurrent session)
16.50 – 17.10	Using response times to improve measurementprecision for examinees with aberrant response behaviors in computerized adaptive testing
	Jyun-Hong Chen, Shu-Ying Chen, Chuan-Ju Lin
17.15 – 17.35	A smple method for controlling test time intensity in CAT
	Fanmin Guo
17.40 – 18.00	When does item duration become a relevant variable in measurement?
	Dr. Annette Maij-de Meij and MSc. Lolle Schakel
Room 7	New methods (concurrent session)
16.50 – 17.10	Using the Rasch model-based LLTM for composing item difficulties on demand – the test Alpha-Numerical TOPologies
	Klaus D. Kubinger and Nina Heuberger
17.15 – 17.35	A Kalman filtering approach to computerized adaptive testing
	P.W. van Rijn
17.40 – 18.00	Bayesian optimal design for the Rasch model and linear logistic test model
	Heinz Holling
19:00	Dinner (Restaurant 20 28)

Tuesday, June 8th
09.00 - 10.15	Keynote speakers (room 6/7)
	Clinical and medical applications of computer adaptive testing Otto B. Walter Computer adaptive testing for small scale programs and instructional systems Lawrence M. Rudner
10.15 - 10.45	Break (Foyer 3)
10.45 - 12.00	Poster Presentations (room 6/7)
	Does the theory work in practice? Hilary Ferral
	CML estimations in multistage testing Robert Zwitser and Gunter Maris
	Assessing the critical thinking ability of undergraduate students in a Nigerian University Dr. H. O. Owolabi, Mrs. C. O. Owolabi, Dr. Bisi Onasanya and Dr. Mrs. R. O. Oduwaiye
	An adaptive scheme for the dynamic rasch calibration of pilot items Rense Lange
	Teate depression inventory: A rasch derived self-report inventory of depression Balsamo, Michela, Sergi, Maria Rita, Saggino, Aristide and Giuseppe Giampaglia
	Computer generated item analysis based on three-parameter Logistic model as applied to chemistry achievement test Susan C. Unde and Chita P. Evardone
	How does the equal step size affect the number of items admistered in computerized adaptive testing Atilla Halil ELHAN and Derya ÖZTUNA
	Teacher and student experiences with the use of an adaptive test (WISCAT-pabo) Mia van Boxel and Jeanine Treep
	Designing a computerized adaptive test to measure verbal reasoning Gabriela Lozzia, María Ester Aguerri, Facundo Abal and Horacio Attorresi
	Selection of common items in full metric calibration for the development of CAT item banks Jieun Lee and David J. Weiss
	A comparison of different parameter estimation methods Isabel Cañadas, Sonia Tirado and Rebeca Bautista
	Omitted responses: The effect on item parameters Sonia Tirado, Rebeca Bautista and Isabel Cañadas
	The sample size effect on item parameters Rebeca Bautista, Isabel Cañadas and Sonia Tirado
	Effects of medium on writing assessment of learners of chinese as a foreign language Yu Zhu (Ph.D.) and Andy SL Fung (Ph.D.)
	Estimating item response theory based item parameters when response matrix is quite sparse Vipin Chilana
	Development of a physical function CAT Man Hung, David J.Weiss and Charles L. Saltzman
	Constructing a new fluid intelligence test: An IRT approach Romanelli R., Saggino A. and Weiss D. J.

12.00 - 13.00	Lunch (Restaurant 20 28)
	Paper presentations 13.30 – 15.05
Room i/j	Multidimensional CAT (concurrent session)
13.30 – 13.50	A general multidimensional computerized adaptive testing platform in health outcomes measurement
	Seung W. Choi, Richard C. Gershon, and Dave Cella
13.55 – 14.15	Benefits of multidimensional adaptive testing from a practical point of view
	Ulf Kröhne and Ivailo Partchev
14.20 – 14.40	The bifactor model and its application to multidimensional computerized Adaptive Testing
	Dong Gi Seo and David J. Weiss
14.45 – 15.05	Multiple-category classification with multidimensional adaptive testing in large-scale assessments
	Nicki-Nils Seitz and Andreas Frey
Room 6	CAT for Classification (concurrent session)
13.30 – 13.50	Adaptive sequential mastery testing using the Rasch model and Bayesian sequential decision theory.
	Hans J. Vos and Cees A.W. Glas
13.55 – 14.15	Effects of different termination criteria on classification consistency in CAT
	Nam Keol Kim
14.20 – 14.40	Using the sequential probability ratio test when items and respondents are mismatched.
	Maaike van Groen & Angela Verschoor
14.45 – 15.05	Nominal error rates in computerized classification testing
	Nathan A. Thompson

Room 7	CAT in Education (concurrent session)
13.30 – 13.50	Orthography testing and CAT - on the way to establish individual orthography learning
	Sarah Frahm
13.55 – 14.15	Adapt your listening test to your level
	Klaas Schreuder, Angela Verschoor, and Niels Veldhuijzen.
14.20 – 14.40	WISCAT-pabo: Computerized adaptive testing of arithmetic skills of first-year students at primary school teacher training colleges
	Gerard J.J.M. Straetmans and Theo J.H.M. Eggen
14.45 – 15.05	DESIGNING & Using adaptive tests for large scale formative assessment
	John Winkley
	Paper presentations 15.20 – 16.30
Room i/j	Item selection (Part 2) (concurrent session)
15.20 – 15.40	Item selection criteria in CAT based on predictive distributions
	Mathilde Huisman-van Dijk and Frans Kamphuis
15.45 – 16.05	Content control with the maximum priority index method in multidimensional adaptive testing
	Andreas Frey and Ying Cheng and Nicki-Nils Seitz
16.10 – 16.30	The maximum priority index for generalized partial credit model in computerized adaptive testing
	Zeng Lingyan

Room 6	Conformation testing and assessment of change (concurrent session)
15.20 – 15.40	Unproctored internet test verification: Using adaptive confirmation testing
	Guido Makransky and Cees Glas
15.45 – 16.05	Accepting the null: Determining no change within the adaptive measurement of change
	Steven W. Nydick and David J. Weiss
16.10 – 16.30	Measuring individual growth curves with computerized adaptive testing
	Shannon M. Von Minden and David J. Weiss
Room 7	Collatoral information in CAT (concurrent session)
15.20 – 15.40	A Bayesian approach for introducing empirical information in CAT
	Mariagiulia Matteucci
15.45 – 16.05	Text classification in prior selection of CAT
	Qiwei He
16.10 – 16.30	Robust item selection in computerized adaptive testing
	Bernard Veldkamp
17:00	Social activity Sponsored by Cito (Pitch & Putt at number 22 on map)
19:00	Dinner (Restaurant 20 28)

Wednesday, June 9th
09.00 - 10.15	Keynote speakers (Room 6/7)
	Bootstrapping an item bank Cees. A. W. Glas and Guido Makransky Computerized classification testing to predict an observable outcome Matthew Finkelman, Yulei He, Giles Hooker, Wonsuk Kim, Robert Keller and Barbara Gandek
10.15 - 10.45	Break (Foyer 3)
	Paper presentations 10.45 – 12.20
Room i/j	Item bank development (concurrent session)
10.45 – 11.05	Pushing the limits of an adaptive test: Interaction between the test population and the item pool
	Steven L. Wise, Brian Bontempo, and G. Gage Kingsbury
11.10 – 11.30	Optimal calibration designs for computerized adaptive testing
	Angela Verschoor
11.35 – 11.55	Flexibly and accurately evaluating item pool adequacy and optimization for linear-to-CAT conversion using optimization
	Xiang Bo Wang and Xinhui Xiong

Room 6/7	Applications of CAT (part 2) (concurrent session)
10.45 – 11.05	A comparison of item exposure, test information, and theta recovery for LOFT, CAT, and fixed form tests.
	Kirk A. Becker, Brian Bontempo, Phil Dickison, and James S. Masters
11.10 – 11.30	Opportunities on adaptive testing in India
	Dr. V. Natarajan and Mr. Rajeev Mennon
11.35 – 11.55	A dynamic way of equating for CAT practice
	Zhang Quan
Room k/l	Item Exposure (concurrent session)
11.45 – 11.05	Conditional multiple maximum exposure rates in CATs.
	Juan Ramon Barrada, Julio Olea, and Francisco J. Abad
11.10 – 11.30	The on-line procedure for simultaneous control of item exposure and test overlap in variable length computerized adaptive testing
	Chia-Ling Hsu and Wen-Chung Wang
11.35 – 11.55	Controlling on-line item exposure and test overlap in CAT with the ability-based guessing model
	Shiu-Lien Wu, Wen-Chung Wang, and Shu-Ying Chen

Room 6/7

12.30 - 12.45

Closing of the IACAT conference

12.45 - 13.30

Lunch (Restaurant 20 28)