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Professional Examination Service
Annual Doctoral Fellowship Award in Applied Measurement

Professional Examination Service (PES) is pleased to announce
a call for applications for the 1999 Doctoral Fellowship
Award in Applied Measurement.

Accompanied by a stipend of $10,000, the Fellowship Award
provides an opportunity for research on measurement and
public-policy issues related to the development, validation,
and use of licensure and certification examinations.  The
award is open to any doctoral student in a relevant
discipline who has completed at least 30 credit hours toward
the terminal degree, and is intended to support research
activities conducted under faculty supervision during one
academic year (September through May).  Possible research
topics include: job/practice analysis, standard setting, test
fairness/bias, test validity, methods of test adaptation,
item/test formats, technology and testing, or policy studies
assessing the value and meaning of professional credentials.

Applicants should submit: a resume of educational and
employment history, including honors and publications; a copy
of a research report prepared by the applicant; a 3- to 4-
page proposal outlining the topic and methodology of the
research to be conducted during the fellowship year,
including a timeline; and a letter of recommendation from the
faculty member who will supervise the research, verifying
that the applicant is a matriculated doctoral student.

A panel of reviewers with expertise in psychometric and
public-policy issues relating to credentialing assessment
will judge the submissions on the basis of the applicant's
research experience as well as the technical quality,
originality, and scholarly or professional significance of
the proposed research.  The successful applicant will be
required to present his or her research proposal at an
orientation session to be held at PES's New York offices, and
to submit a final report at the end of the fellowship year.

Application submissions and inquiries should be directed to:
Karen Cullen, Senior Manager, Public Service Activities,
Professional Examination Service, 475 Riverside Drive, New
York, NY 10115-0089, phone: (212) 367-4276, fax: (212) 367-
4266, e-mail: mission@proexam.org.  All applications must
reach PES by March 31, 1999.

Professional Examination Service is a nonprofit testing
organization whose mission is to promote the understanding
and use of sound credentialing practices.  PES achieves its
mission by providing comprehensive services and making
contributions to credentialing stakeholders in the areas of
assessment practice, educational activities, scientific
research, and policy development.  With more than 50 years'
experience developing examination programs for professional
licensure and certification, PES currently serves hundreds of
state and national credentialing organizations from a broad
range of professions in the business, health, and industrial
sectors.  For more information about PES and its public
service mission, visit the PES Web site at www.proexam.org.


CALL  FOR  APPLICATIONS


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