Welcome
The online event will be from Tuesday 5th to Thursday 7th October 2021.
The COVID-19 pandemic provided huge challenges for organisations around the world trying to run their high stakes assessments for young people in schools and colleges. Established methods had to be modified or even abandoned completely. This IAEA event will be an opportunity to explore collectively what we have learned from that experience that might be applied to future assessments for the benefit of students
Important Dates
Keynote Speakers

Rukhsana W. Zuberi
Aga Khan University, Pakistan
Excellence in Assessment – A Play in Two Parts
Abstract
Assessment of student progress is a complex but essential responsibility. Excellence implies that an assessment programme is fit-for-purpose and actively promotes learning to achieve curricular objectives and outcomes. It must also guarantee robust, unbiased assessment of student progress to ensure that only students who meet competency standards progress and are certified. Read More
Biographical note
Rukhsana W Zuberi, FCPS-Med, MHPE-USA, Professor Emerita, Aga Khan University (AKU), Tamgha e Imtiaz Pakistan. Read More

Alina Von Davier
Duolingo and EdAstra Tech, United States
Educational Measurement in the 21st Century:
Meet Digital-first Assessments
Abstract
The past 18 months changed our lives; many of these changes resulted in pivoting our activities to a virtual environment, providing a continuity and normalcy to our lives, albeit in new ways. Read More
Biographical note
Alina von Davier, PhD. is a Chief of Assessment at Duolingo and Founder & CEO of EdAstra Tech LLC. At Duolingo, von Davier and her team operate at the forefront of Computational Psychometrics. Her current research interests involve developing psychometric methodologies in support of digital-first assessments, such as the Duolingo English Test, using techniques incorporating machine learning, data mining, Bayesian inference methods, and stochastic processes. Read More

Isabel Nisbet
University of Cambridge, UK
Fairness in assessment – looking forward from the pandemic
Abstract
What do we mean by fair assessment? What are the most important fairness issues for assessment professionals and the public, and how do they compare? How has the experience of Covid-19 affected our responses to these questions and the options for fair assessment in the future? Read More
Biographical note
Isabel’s academic background is in philosophy, and her professional career has been in government and regulation in the UK, including the regulation of medicine and medical education. Read More