Exhibition on Testing & Measurement

NCME, Denver, Co.,

May 1st 2010

• The idea

• The benefits– inter-disciplinary cooperation and

international cooperation. – the challenging task of developing the

exhibits

Important Messages:

• We know how to measure and we can measure many aspects of human behavior, attitudes and mental acts. – We can measure individuals but also

groups (the Helium Hoop exhibit)– We can measure thinking but also

performance (driving simulator)– We can measure professional skills

(medical simulators)

Important messages (cont.)

• Tests are great instruments for social mobility . (Chinese Imperial Examinations)

• the importance of standardization and objectivity in testing. (“You be the Judge”)

• The concept of measurement error and the ways to control and constrain it.