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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.