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Conference record / 2006

Cognitive development and standard setting

The 2006 conference brought cognitive development and standard setting into the same conversation. Papers considered how growth in knowledge and skill can be modeled and how standards can reflect that growth.

When and where

October 19 and 20, 2006
Grand Ballroom, Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland

Program focus

Cognitive development, growth, and standard setting in school assessment.

What the conference examined

  • Cognitive models of learning and development.
  • Longitudinal modeling of student performance.
  • Standard setting in a growth context.
  • Translating theory into state assessment practice.

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