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Creating Positive Change
Brian Endicott
Member, Governing BoardGrants Committee ChairNational College Testing Association
Manager for Enrollment ServicesThe Ohio State University Testing CenterColumbus, Ohio
Who wants to make change?
More time with family?
Eat healthier?HAIRSTYLE?
Increase volunteer service?
Weight Loss?
Exercise more?Job or career switch?
Just about everybody wants to change something.
Strengthen
faith and
religion?
Who wants to make change?
More time with family?
Eat healthier?HAIRSTYLE?
Increase volunteer service?
Weight Loss?
Exercise more?Job or career switch?
Just about everybody wants to change something.
Strengthen
faith and
religion?
Better question:Who knows how to enact their
desired changes?
Same answer:Pretty much
everybody knows how to enact their desired changes!
Transitions at Your Offices & Colleges
Testing Center Relocations?
Lincoln Tower(through 08/08)
Pressey Hall(08/08 – 02/10)
Student Academic Services Building
Transitions at Your Offices & Colleges
Powerterm Enterprise (April, 2009) PeopleSoft
Changes in your student database?
Transitions at Your Offices and Colleges
• Test Center Relocations• Changes in student databases• Quarter to Semester Transition• Change in forms and procedures• Changes in staffing levels• Budgetary constraints
• Others??
Lots to Consider During Industry Transitions1
• An improvement exam validity?– Optimize the exam’s purpose– High-quality exam items– Ensure scoring and reporting accuracy
• Candidate access to the exam?– Number of administration dates– Number and location of test sites
• Strengthen exam and content security?• Associated Costs
Chronology of Professional Testing Associations
TACTP(Texas Association of College Testing Personnel)
• First recognized professional organization of testing professionals
• Dr. Jerry Osborne, University of Texas at Austin• Formed pre-1988 as a response to state-mandated
standardized placement testing• Includes K-12 Educators involved in standardized testing• Still in existence today; the first and longest running statewide
organization.
MPACT(Midwestern Professional Association of College Testing)
• 1988: Harriet Strasberg (UMN), Joyce Moore (Univ. of Iowa), Char Tortoricci (Uinv. Of Wisconsin at Madison)
• 1989: First conference for testing professionals, held in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Approximately 75 attendees. {MSP will host the NCTA 2012 Conference!}
• Subsequent annual conferences in Milwaukee (1990), Chicago (1991), Des Moines (1992) though 1999.
Chronology of Professional Testing Associations
SETA(SouthEastern Testing Association)
• 1990: Susan Neel (Georgia State) and Sybil Hobson (Univ of Alabama)– Met Harriet Stasberg from MPACT at American Educational Research Association
conference in Boston.– Group of 15 (representing 5 states) met in October 1990, deciding to form a regional
association of college testing professionals
• 1991: First Conference held in Atlanta, Georgia• Subsequent Annual Conferences held in Charleston (1992), Memphis
(1993), through 1999.
Chronology of Professional Testing Associations
Birth of NCTA• 1992-1999: A lot of cross-pollination between MPACT, SETA, and TACTP• 1994 MPACT Conference in St. Louis: Early discussions of a joint MPACT
and SETA Conference– Trivia: These discussions took place over a very expensive French dinner and a near-
arrest of a colleague!
• 1995-1998: Growth in professional organizations continues. MPACT and SETA each have around 300 members, representing more than 25 states.
• 1999: Last MPACT (St. Louis) and SETA (Louisville) Conferences Held
Chronology of Professional Testing Associations
Birth of NCTA• 1999: Decision made to formally merge MPACT and SETA
conferences• 2000: Decision made to formally merge MPACT and SETA
Organizations at first joint conference• 2000: First ever NCTA Conference – Chicago, Illinois
– “Celebrating CHANGE: Testing In A New Millennium”– Julian Zucko, Conference Chair– Approximately 250 attendees
Chronology of Professional Testing Associations
Today’s NCTA
• Membership is approximately 1,200– Collegiate individual and institutional members– Corporate members– Non-Collegiate Members
• Conferences– 2010: Testing … On My Mind (Atlanta)– 2011: Making Waves in Testing (San Diego)– 2012: Minneapolis, Minnesota– 2013: Nashville, Tennessee
• 12 Members:– Pam Bedford; University of Illinois (2000-2005)– Lea Brown; East Tennessee State University (2000-2006)– Marilyn Goulden; University of Arizona (2000-2005)– Duane Goupell; Central Michigan University (2000-2002)– Scott Kaplan; University of South Carolina (2000-2003)– Rita Roberts; Kansas State University (2000-2003)– Harriet Strasberg; University of Minnesota (2000-2002)– Julian Szucko; University of Illinois at Chicago (2000-2002)– Fran Taylor; University of West Georgia (2000-2008)– Gayle Veltman; Wichita State University (2000-2002, President)– Tom Veltman; Wichita State University (2000-2001)– Ellen Waxman; Delta College (2000-2003)– Bud Wood; Brigham Young University (2000-2004)
Original Governing Board
Agents for Change!
• Communication– Newsletter– Website– Mailing List– Social Networking– Editing
• Professional Development– E-Journal– Test Center Certification
• Outreach– Marketing– Recruitment
• Annual Conference– Awards– Sponsors & Exhibits– Mentoring
• Finance– Financial Activities– Grants
• Member Services– Member Activities– New Members Welcome
• Administration– Archivist– State/Regional Groups– Volunteer/Technical Services
Today’s NCTA
Governing Board
CommunicationCriss Gilbert &Gayle Veltman
Newsletter
Editing
Website
Mailing ListSocial
Networks
Professional Development
Steve SaladinTest Center Certification
E-Journal
OutreachJoseph Fenty &Joleen Reynolds
Marketing
Recruitment
Annual ConferenceTo Be Determined
Awards
Mentoring
Sponsors & Exhibits
FinanceRosemary Freer, Treasurer
Financial Activities
Grants
Member ServicesSue Nickel, Membership
Chair
Membership Activities
New Members Welcome
AdministrationSally Frazee
ArchivistTechnical Services
Volunteer ServiceState/Regional
Groups
NCTAToday’s Initiatives
• Restructuring Committees / Org Chart– Updating by-laws, as necessary
• Annual Grants Program– Launch, 2010 with 6 awardees
• Test Center Certification– First Certification: Florida Atlantic Univ., 2010
• Social Networking– Facebook, Twitter
• Marketing and Outreach• Archivist (Yes, NCTA needs an archivist!)
Agents of Change
• Accomplishments of individuals and groups of individuals who founded first TACTP, MPACT, SETA
• Leading to formation of NCTA• The evolution of today’s NCTA• Changes in our industry• Changes at our home institutions• Changes in our personal lives
Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, Courage to
change the things I can, And wisdom to know the difference.
Be an AGENT FOR CHANGE.
Special Thanks• C. Criss Gilbert, University of Minnesota• Harriet Strasberg (Ret.), University of Minnesota• Fran Taylor, University of West Georgia• Wendy Gruver, University of Texas at Arlington• Steve Saladin, University of Idaho • Connie Lorick, University of Texas at Austin• Theresa Scott, Florida Atlantic University• Dr. Lou Woodruff, Bucks Community College
References1van Lent, Gerben: “Risks and Benefits of CBT versus PBT in High-Stakes Testing”.
Educational Testing Service, 2009.