Buros Center for Testing invites participants to their webinar series. Please see below for details. 

Buros Center for Testing’s Webinar Series: Cultural and Linguistic Considerations When Developing, Adapting, and Validating Measures

To encourage the use of standards-aligned practices, the presenters in this five-part series will share empirically based recommendations, examples, and case studies with the goal of assisting test developers, measurement professionals, researchers, and consultants with challenges surrounding the assessment of individuals from culturally and linguistically diverse groups.  

Visit the https://buros.org/cultural-linguistic-webinar-series for presentation abstracts, presenter biographies, and registration information. APA CE or NASP CPD credit for individual registrations is available as is reduced pricing for groups to attend. 

For more information, email Dr. Jessica L. Jonson at jjonson@buros.org.

The Culture-Language Interpretive Matrix and English Learners: An Evidence-Based Application of Research into Practice

Dr. Samuel O. Ortiz    September 10, 2019  11:00 am – 12:30 pm CDT

Developing Methodologies for the Fair Testing of Linguistically Diverse Populations: Problems and Solutions

Dr. Guillermo Solano-Flores September 24, 2019   11:00 am – 12:30 pm CDT   

Translating/Adapting Tests to Increase Fairness for Linguistic Minority Examinees: Best Practice Recommendations for Test Development and Validity Efforts

Dr. Joseph A. Rios      October 1, 2019    11:00 am – 12:30 pm CDT

Using Interpreters in Psychological Assessments

Dr. Rebecca Weiss     October 24, 2019   12:00 – 1:30 pm CDT    

Development of Culturally Grounded Measures: Case Studies from an Indigenous Youth Suicide Prevention Effort

Dr. James Allen          November 5, 2019  11:00 am – 12:30 pm CST