Testing
The University of Iowa, home to the Iowa Tests of Basic Skills,
widely used standardized exams, has announced plans to open a center
for advanced studies in measurement and assessment.
Robert Brennan, who will step down as the head of the Iowa Testing Programs, which includes the ITBS, will direct the center. It will house both the testing program and the university's existing center for evaluation and assessment.
Sandra Bowman Damico, the dean of the college of education, said she hoped the center would "solidify the college's reputation as the place where cutting-edge work was being done on many of the...
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Correction:
This story gave incorrect information about a new center for advanced studies in measurement and assessment at the University of Iowa. The center will be a unit within the college of education. The Iowa Testing Programs will remain an independent unit within the college, as will an existing center for evaluation and assessment.
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