Featured Speaker
Dr. Wright is EMA's Senior Director of Testing & Psychometrics. Keith is a frequent presenter at conferences, including the annual meetings of the American Educational Research Association and the Psychometric Society. His research has been published in Educational and Psychological Measurement, International Journal of Testing and Journal of Educational Measurement, etc. In addition, he has presented at the Annual Innovations in Testing Conference, on the evolution of standardized testing. He holds a PhD in research, measurement, and statistics from Georgia State University. He also holds an MBA in finance/marketing from Loyola University of Chicago and a master’s degree in computer science from the Illinois Institute of Technology. His research interests are in fairness related to educational measurement and statistics, especially in the area of item response theory (IRT), differential item functioning (DIF), score equating, and non-cognitive measurements.
Symposium Agenda
Thursday, June 24, 2021 | |||
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Opening Keynote | 1:00 PM - 1:55 PM | Featuring Dr. Keith Wright | |
Holistic Admission Panel | 2:00 PM - 2:55 PM | Featured Panelists
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Intro to The Character Skills Snapshot | 3:00 PM - 3:55 PM | Concurrent Session |
This interactive session will teach symposium attendees about EMA's Character Skills Snapshot tool. Featured Speakers:
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A Case Study: One School's Approach to the Use the Character Skills Snapshot | 3:00 PM - 3:55 PM | Concurrent Session | Join Riverdale Country School's Associate Head of School for Admissions and Enrollment as she takes you through her experience with using - first hand - the Character Skills Assessment in her admission process. Featured Speaker:
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The Character Collaborative | 3:00 PM - 3:55 PM | Concurrent Session |
The Character Collaborative joins educators with a common interest in elevating non-academic factors and character-related attributes in the admissions process. The goal of the Collaborative is to change admissions practice at the higher and secondary education levels to reflect the significance of character strengths in attaining success in school, college, and work. Featured Speaker:
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Breakout Group Work | 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM | Discuss key takeaways, share out of ideas, gather input on a question, and ask about what you haven't heard today Moderated by Hans Mundahl, Director of Professional Development, EMA |