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ETS to Host Experts for Innovative Assessment of Collaboration 2014

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2014 — (PRNewswire) — The rapidly growing literature on teamwork and collaborative problem solving suggests that these skills are becoming increasingly important in today's organizations. However, significant developments in the evaluation of these skills are occurring within different research communities, often independently of one another. For this reason, ETS will gather experts working in these areas to share their innovative approaches Nov. 3–4.

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The two-day working meeting is organized around five thematic panels that will bring together researchers in organizational teaming, educational collaboration, tutoring, simulation, gaming, and statistical and psychometric process modeling. These practitioners and researchers will share insights and expertise on the development of reliable and valid collaborative assessments.

Over the course of the meeting, panels of experts will cover a variety of topics including:

Evaluation of Team Performance in Organizations This panel will discuss methods and findings for evaluating collective performance in organizational settings. Presenters include:

Evaluation of Students Working Together in Tutoring Environments, Games, and Simulations This panel will focus on interactive learning environments, such as intelligent tutors, games and simulations. Presenters include:

Evaluation of Collaborative Problem Solving Performance in Educational Settings This panel will discuss students working collaboratively in educational settings, such as problem solving. It includes:

Statistical Models for Dependent Process Data In this session, the presenters will discuss several modeling approaches to dependent time series that represent the individuals' actions during a collaborative problem solving task or other form of team interaction. The presenters also may address the integration of the models for process data and outcome data. Presenters include:

Statistical Models for Collaboration and Group Dynamics This panel will discuss advanced statistical models used in analyzing collaboration and group dynamics, such as social network models and Bayesian modeling. The presenters include:

The Innovative Assessment of Collaboration 2014 will take place Nov.3–4 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Washington DC - Crystal City. For more information, including registration costs, please visit the event website at http://www.cvent.com/d/w4qfwy.

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At ETS, we advance quality and equity in education for people worldwide by creating assessments based on rigorous research. ETS serves individuals, educational institutions and government agencies by providing customized solutions for teacher certification, English language learning, and elementary, secondary and postsecondary education, and by conducting education research, analysis and policy studies. Founded as a nonprofit in 1947, ETS develops, administers and scores more than 50 million tests annually — including the TOEFL® and TOEIC ® tests, the GRE ® tests and The Praxis Series ® assessments — in more than 180 countries, at over 9,000 locations worldwide.

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