International Association for Computerized Adaptive Testing

The International Association for Computerized Adaptive Testing (IACAT) is a tax-exempt nonprofit professional and scientific organization intended to promote adaptive testing. (See our Mission Statement for more information.) The organization was formulated in 2009 and founded in 2010.

Membership

Currently membership is free and we invite anyone interested in adaptive testing to join. You only have to create a User account on this system  to be a member.  Members have access to the Forums, where issues in CAT research and applications can be discussed.   Members also can vote for members of the Board of Directors and hold office in IACAT.

Cancelled: 2013 IACAT Conference Jiaxing, China

The 2013 conference was planned for August 17-19 at Jiaxing University, China.  It has been cancelled.  More information will be distributed at a later date.

 

Journal of Computerized Adaptive Testing

Our new Journal, The Journal of Computerized Adaptive Testing (JCAT) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal designed to advance the science and practice of computerized adaptive testing (CAT) by publishing empirical research reports, theoretical papers, and integrative critical reviews of topics directly related to CAT (e.g., item selection algorithms, security algorithms, multistage designs, examinee reactions to CAT, DIF in CAT, item bank development, the psychometrics of CAT) and on important ancillary topics (e.g., innovative item types, assessment engineering, psychometric models, issues surrounding the technology of adaptive testing, or validity studies).

For further information about JCAT, see the link under Resources.

CAT Bibliography

Our CAT Bibliography (which you can find under Resources) has over 2,000 references and is growing, thanks to our Bibliography Manager, Vince Maurelli, and Zhen Li, Jerry Melican, and Shungwon Ro who each are monitoring several journals for new CAT literature .  We welcome your contributions to this important resource.  Please send your CAT references and papers to IACAT Bibliography.

2013 IACAT Conference cancelled

Dear IACAT Members:
We regret to inform you that the 2013 IACAT Conference has been cancelled.  The conference was originally planned for 17-19 August, 2013, in Jiaxing, China.  We apologize for any inconvenience.  The possibility of future conferences will be determined at a later date.
Best regards,
The IACAT Board

First JCAT issue released!

IACAT Members:
 
The Journal of Computerized Adaptive Testing - the scholarly journal of the IACAT - has just published its first issue at http://iacat.org/jcat/index.php/jcat. You can access the issue by selecting the Current tab.
 
Recall that JCAT publishes each article as it is completed.  A second article has been accepted and will likely be published in January.
 

2013 IACAT Conference Cancelled!

The 2013 IACAT conference to be held in Jiaxing, China has been cancelled.  It was first announced that 2013 conference will be held in Jiaxing University (http://www.zjxu.edu.cn/English/), China, conveniently located outside Shanghai.  However, the conference has been Cancelled and IACAT is looking for sponsors for next year's conference.  Please watch the IACAT site (www.iacat.org) for more information.   
 

New Vice President of IACAT

IACAT: Will you volunteer some time to help move CAT forward?

Dear IACAT member:

As you know, one of the objectives of the International Association for Computerized Adaptive Testing (IACAT) is to serve as an international source of information on CAT.  A major part of this initiative is the IACAT Web site, which has already become a substantial improvement over the old CAT Central Web site, which is being absorbed into IACAT's new Web site.