International Forum on Achievement Assessment and Evaluation

In order to provide a forum for scholars and researchers in the area of educationalassessment across the world to exchange their scientific knowledge and the opportunities to present their work in oral and poster forms, as well as to promote research in this area and to build an international network for researchers in similar domains, the Institute of Curriculum and Instruction (ICI)，a key research institute affiliated to the Ministry of Education (MoE), China, will organize this upcoming international conference and we would like to invite you to join us on this exciting event.

I. Date: 2-4 November 2012 (Registration starts on the 1st Nov)

II. Location:

Academic Exchange Center (YiFu Building), North ZhongShan Campus, East China Normal University (ECNU), Shanghai, China

Address: No. 3663, North, Zhongshan Road, Shanghai, China, 200062

III. Main Theme:

Achievement Assessment in an Educational Reform Era

Topics covered:

1. Theory and Practice for Large-scale Achievement Assessment

2. Classroom Assessment that is Integrated with Curriculum and Instruction

3. Research Progress in Alternative and Innovative Assessment

4. Integrated Design and Research of Achievement Assessment System

5. Achievement Assessment and Teacher Professional Development

IV. Expected Participants:

Audience of the conference will primarily consist of researchers from universities,testing agencies, as well as practitioners relevant to educational assessment and similar domain of research across the nation and world.

V. Session Format:

Invited Speakers, Paper Presentation, Roundtable Discussion, Poster Session.

VI. Contact:

Dr. Xiangdong YANG, Associate Professor, Institute of Curriculum and Instruction, ECNU, Shanghai, China.

Phone: (+86)21-6223-3087 (O), (+86)135-8571-6238 (M)

Fax: (+86) 21-6223-2023

E-mail: xdyang50@hotmail.com

Exective Committee

International Conference on Achievement Assessment

The Institute of Curriculum and Instruction,

East China Normal University, Shanghai, China

31 August 2012