2017 VM²ED Conference

In 2017, the Validity Evidence for Measurement in Mathematics Education (VM²ED) National Science Foundation-funded conference brought together 40 educational researchers with expertise in mathematics education, psychometrics, and applied measurement to construct a shared understanding regarding validity within mathematics education contexts. The aim of VM²ED was to convene scholars with an interest in examining research on measurement validity with a focus on instruments that generate quantitative data. This conference met its aim and, to date, led to 29 unique works: five peer reviewed manuscripts in Applied Measurement in Education, with Carney serving as special issue editor; an edited special issue of Investigations in Mathematics Learning with two articles by VM²ED attendees and Bostic, Carney, Krupa, and Shih as editors; two edited books (Bostic, Krupa, and Shih; Eds.) including 18 peer-reviewed chapters from VM²ED attendees; two PMENA conference proceedings and accompanying presentations; one AERA symposium with VM²ED attendees; and one NCTM Research presentation.

The purpose of the previous VM²ED conference was to contextualize current conceptions of validity within the field of mathematics education with a focus on an argument-based approach to validation. The goals of the conference included (1) promoting conversation and collaboration among researchers with expertise in mathematics education and measurement; (2) identifying a set of recommendations for the elements of a purpose statement with examples; and (3) developing a set of example validity arguments situated in mathematics education.

Roles, expertise, and affiliations of VM²ED conference attendees

• 39 VM²ED Participants
• Roles
  • 30 faculty members
  • 6 graduate students
  • 3 research scientists
• Areas of expertise
  • 36 mathematics education
  • 14 psychometrics
• Affiliations
  • Boise State University
  • Bowling Green State University
  • Educational Testing Service
  • George Mason University
  • Indiana University
  • Kent State University
  • Montclair State University
  • North Carolina State University
  • Oklahoma State University
  • Southern Methodist University
  • Texas State University
  • The University of Alabama
  • The University of Texas at San Antonio
  • University of Alabama
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of California, Riverside
  • University of Central Florida
  • University of Central Missouri
  • University of Georgia
  • University of Kentucky
  • University of Memphis
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • University of Minnesota
  • University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  • University of the Virgin Islands
  • University of Toledo
  • University of Wisconsin-Stout