Noted statistician to discuss standardized testing at UVa-Wise Oct. 15

William F. Stout, a professor emeritus of statistics at the University of Illinois who works with the Education Testing Service, will discuss the relationship between psychology and standardized testing on Friday, Oct. 15 at The University of Virginia’s College at Wise.

Stout’s presentation entitled “Fine-grained and Cognitively Based Skills Assessment: A New and Golden Age of Testing” begins at 1 p.m. in the Chapel of All Faiths. The lecture is free and open to the public.

A fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and past president of the Psychometric Society, Stout earned a Ph.D. in probability from Purdue University. The author of more than 60 scholarly papers, book chapters and research monographs, Stout’s major research interests include latent multidimensionality, test fairness and skills diagnosis. An elected associate in the University of Illinois Center for Advanced Study; Stout was twice selected to deliver the keynote address at international psychometric conferences.

Now celebrating its 50th anniversary, UVa-Wise is ranked among the nation’s top ten public liberal arts colleges by U.S. News and World Report. The only branch campus of the University of Virginia, UVa-Wise is home to 1,800 students and offers under graduate and professional programs in the liberal arts tradition of Thomas Jefferson.