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Guido Benvenuto

Full Professor in the Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation,
Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy

Short Biography:

Guido Benvenuto is Full Professor (Research Method in Education) in the Department of Developmental Psychology and Socialisation, Faculty of Medicine and Psychology at

Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. His main teaching courses and research interests are: Assessment and Evaluation Studies, Literacy, Student dropout, and Social Education. He has participated in numerous research projects at international level: IEA Reading Literacy Study, IEA Writing Assessment, OECD/PISA (Programme for International Students Assessment). His involvements at national level include research commissioned by the Ministry of Education, the Regional Institutes for Educational Research (IRRSAE), now regional Institutes for Educational Research (IRRE), and the European Centre of Education (INVALSI – National Institute for the Evaluation of the Educational System of Instruction and Training).

Kim Schildkamp

Full Professor in the Faculty of Behavioural, Management, and Social Sciences of the University of Twente, the Netherlands

Short Biography:

Prof. Dr. Kim Schildkamp is a full professor in the Faculty of Behavioural, Management, and Social Sciences of the University of Twente in the Netherlands. She is the chair of the Department for Teacher Development. Her research focuses on data-informed decision making for learning and development, which includes the use of data and AI in education. She also works for NPuls, a National Growth Fund program for all public vocational education training schools, universities of applied sciences, and research universities in the Netherlands. For this program she focuses on professional development in data and AI literacy for teachers and students. Kim is also the past president of ICSEI (International Congress on School Effectiveness and Improvement).

Stephen G. Sireci

Distinguished University Professor
Executive Director, Center for Educational Assessment
College of Education
University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA

Short Biography:

Stephen G. Sireci, Ph.D. is Distinguished Professor and Executive Director of the Center for Educational Assessment in the College of Education, University of Massachusetts Amherst. He earned his Ph.D. in psychometrics from Fordham University and his master and bachelor degrees in psychology from Loyola College Maryland. Before UMass, he was Senior Psychometrician at GED Testing Service, Psychometrician for the CPA Exam and Research Supervisor of Testing for the Newark NJ Board of Education. He is known for his research in validity and fairness of educational tests, and for innovations in test development. He currently serves/has served on several advisory boards including the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, Duolingo English Test, and technical advisory committees for Florida, Maryland, New Hampshire, New York, Montana, Puerto Rico, and Texas. He is a Fellow of American Educational Research Association and of Division 5 of American Psychological Association, and a lifetime member of the National Academy of Education.  He is a past President of International Test Commission, Northeastern Educational Research Association, and National Council on Measurement in Education.  His UMass honors include School of Education’s Outstanding Teacher Award, Conti Faculty Fellowship, Public Engagement Fellowship, Outstanding Accomplishments in Research and Creative Activity Award, and the Chancellor’s Medal. He also received the Messick Memorial Lecture Award from Educational Testing Service/International Language Testing Association.  He serves on several editorial boards including Applied Measurement in Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, Educational and Psychological Measurement, Practical Assessment Research and Evaluation, and Psicothema.