Dynamic Learning Maps® (DLM®) team members will join assessment professionals from around the world at the 51st Annual International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) Conference in Toronto, Canada, September 27 – October 2.
Michael Muenks and Lynda Lupp will host an exhibition table where they will answer questions and talk with educators from around the world about DLM’s resources and educational approaches. The exhibit provides an opportunity to introduce DLM to new audiences, explore potential partnerships, and broaden the reach of DLM’s mission to improve learning opportunities for students with disabilities.
DLM team members will also deliver conference presentations on topics including diagnostic classification models, universal design, enhanced reporting, technology-enhanced items, through-year assessment and learning maps.
Presentations featuring DLM team members include:
- Using Diagnostic Classification Models to Improve Instructional Decision-Making
Jake Thompson - Open and Transparent Scoring with measr: An R Package for Diagnostic Classification Models
Jake Thompson - Advancing Assessment Transparency Through Universal Design of Assessment Systems
Meagan Karvonen - Bridging Alternate Assessments with Enhanced Reporting for Inclusive Employment Pathways
Melissa Gholson and Meagan Karvonen - Evaluating TEIs for Science Assessments for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
Melissa Gholson - Through-Year Assessment as a Summative Tool: Proof-of-Concept Evidence from the Pathways for Instructionally Embedded Assessment (PIE) Project
Brooke Nash and Jake Thompson - Learning Maps in Assessment Systems: Balancing Accountability and Instructional Support
Russell Swinburne Romine, Vanessa Simmering, and Brooke Nash