APA in the "Big Easy"

In an effort to continue the recovery following hurricane Katrina, the American Psychological Association (APA) has scheduled its annual convention in New Orleans, August 10-13. There are still hotel rooms available, and it promises to be a good conference. (See the brochure on the APA website.)

This conference is not just for psychologists. In fact, the College Board's Dr. Kathleen Williams and yours truly will be presenting a paper on the affinity of human scoring relative to individualized assessment administration. This session will focus on the similarities between the large-scale scoring of writing assessments by human readers and the scoring of individualized assessments typically requiring a professionally trained examiner. For more information, search the online program for the session title "Challenges in Scoring Open-Ended Responses" on the APA Convention website.