July 25-27, 2018
(Pre-conference workshops July 23-24, 2018)
College English Center, Fudan University
Shanghai, China
Conference website: https://proms.promsociety.org/
The application of the Rasch model has been increasing exponentially in the field of language testing and assessment, and across the human sciences, more generally. A review of the articles published in Language Testing and Language Assessment Quarterly, two highly-cited journals in the field in the past two decades, reveals that the Rasch model has become one of the dominant research methods, used to address a variety of research questions, most notably the validation of language assessment instruments and the detection of rater effects in performance assessment, such as writing and speaking.
PROMS is the annual professional meeting symposium of the Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Society. The symposium consists of a conference and associated workshops for the sharing of knowledge and applications of the Rasch model with the international community. It provides a valuable opportunity for both novice and seasoned researchers to discuss important and emerging issues in applying the Rasch model, and to present empirical research featuring the application of the Rasch model in human sciences.
PROMS 2018 will feature keynote speeches by:
Tim McNamara, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor
School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne, Australia
President, American Association for Applied Linguistics
Yan Jin, Professor
School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
Chair, the National College English Test Committee, China
Trevor Bond, Professor
College of Arts, Society and Education
James Cook University, Australia
PROMS invites presentations on the theory and practice of applying the Rasch model across the human sciences, including business, education, health and psychology. These could include research applying the Rasch model, advances in the practice of measurement, or reviews of modern measurement theory. Topics of submission may include, but are not limited to:
Development and validation of assessment instruments
Rater effects in performance assessment
Fairness of using assessment to make decisions
Assessing language skills such as listening, reading, writing, and speaking
Advances in the practice of measurement
Issues relating to modern measurement theory
Technical issues of the application of the Rasch model
Using the Rasch model collaboratively with other statistical procedures such as Generalizability theory
Abstract Submission
| Important Dates Abstract Submission | before 1st April, 2018 |
| Abstract Acceptance | before 5th May, 2018 |
| Early-bird Registration | before 30th May, 2018 |