NCME Connects with the International Assessment Community at IAEA 2026

The National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) had a strong presence at the 51st Annual Conference of the International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA), September 27–October 2, 2026, in Toronto. Hosted by the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO), the conference brought together assessment researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and leaders from around the world under the theme Trust, Transparency and Technology in Educational Assessment.

Representing NCME at the conference were Kadriye Ercikan, NCME President and President of ETS; Susan Lyons, NCME Executive Director; Okan Bulut, NCME 2027 Annual Meeting Co-Chair; Christopher Ormerod, NCME AIME SIGIMIE Co-Chair; and Qiwei (Britt) He, NCME Representative on the Joint Committee for the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. Together, they highlighted NCME’s ongoing efforts to advance responsible innovation in educational measurement and strengthen connections with the international assessment community.

A central feature of NCME’s participation was the plenary panel, “Navigating AI’s Transformation of Educational Measurement: Perspectives on Responsible Innovation from NCME.” The panel brought together perspectives on some of the most pressing issues facing the measurement community as artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform assessment research and practice.

The panelists discussed the work of NCME’s Presidential Task Force on Responsible AI, including its focus on validity, fairness, quality, transparency, accountability, and the appropriate use of AI-integrated assessment. The panel also highlighted emerging research at the intersection of AI and educational measurement and consider how NCME can prepare the next generation of measurement professionals for responsible AI use. Another important topic was the ongoing revision of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. The panel discussed how the revised Standards will address emerging technological realities while also accounting for international, multilingual, and multicultural contexts.

Beyond the plenary session, NCME hosted a networking reception on September 29 that was open to all IAEA attendees as well as NCME members in the Toronto area. The reception provided an informal opportunity for members of the international assessment community to connect, exchange ideas, and explore opportunities for future collaboration.

NCME’s participation in IAEA 2026 reflects the organization’s growing commitment to international engagement and to building stronger connections across the global assessment community. At a time when AI is reshaping educational measurement across countries and contexts, collaboration across professional and geographic boundaries is more important than ever. NCME looks forward to bringing more colleagues from different countries and regions around the world together and advancing the conversation about how the field can advance innovative, rigorous, equitable, and responsible approaches to educational measurement.