Testing and Evaluation SIG of JALT Archive

This is an archive of all of the past events of Testing and Evaluation Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching on ELT Calendar.

February 21st (Saturday) 2026
[Hybrid] Language Assessment in Practice: From Teacher Assessment Literacy to AI-Supported Feedback
Speaker: Kei Miyazaki (Tokai University), Abigail B. Capitin-Principe (Nanzan University), Ryuhei Mizoguchi (PhD candidate, Waseda University), Jeanne Flores-Purpura (Brother Andrew Gonzales College of Education, De La Salle University - Manila)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

November 30th (Sunday) 2025
[Change of date] Developing Language Assessment Literacy: Bridging Research, Policy, and Classroom Practice
Speaker: Konstantia Tsagari (Oslo Metropolitan University)
Location: Online, Online Events

February 11th (Saturday) 2023
National Foundation Day (Kenkoku-kinen-no-hi)
An Introduction to Test Item Analysis Using jMetrik
Speaker: Trevor Holster
Location: Online, Online Events

June 21st (Sunday) 2020
JALT PanSIG 2020 Conference Online (day 2 of 2)
Speaker: See the PanSIG website for details
Location: Online, Online Events

June 20th (Saturday) 2020
JALT PanSIG 2020 Conference (ONLINE)
Speaker: See the PanSIG website for details
Location: Online, Online Events

September 12th (Thursday) 2019
Japan Language Testing Association Annual Conference (JLTA 2019) day 2 of 2
Speaker: Various speakers
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

September 11th (Wednesday) 2019
Japan Language Testing Association Annual Conference (JLTA 2019)
Speaker: Various speakers
Location: Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

May 19th (Sunday) 2019
PanSIG 2019 Conference (day 2 of 2)
Speaker: Call for papers due December 22, 2018
Location: Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture

May 18th (Saturday) 2019
PanSIG 2019 Conference (day 1 of 2)
Speaker: Call for papers due December 22, 2018
Location: Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture

September 9th (Sunday) 2018
Canceled: JLTA 2018 (day 2 of 2)
Speaker: Keynote: Antony J. Kunnan (University of Macao); Symposium: Hidetoshi Saito (Ibaraki University)
Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture

May 20th (Sunday) 2018
PanSIG 2018 Conference (day 2 of 2)
Speaker: Call for papers due January 15, 2018
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

May 19th (Saturday) 2018
JALT PanSIG 2018 Conference (day 1 of 2)
Speaker: Call for papers due January 15, 2018
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

September 10th (Sunday) 2017
JLTA 2017 (day 2 of 2)
Speaker: Keynote speaker: John M. NORRIS (Educational Testing Service)
Location: Aizu-Wakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture

September 9th (Saturday) 2017
JLTA 2017: The 21st Annual Conference of the Japan Language Testing Association
Speaker: Keynote speaker: John M. NORRIS (Educational Testing Service)
Location: Aizu-Wakamatsu City, Fukushima Prefecture

May 21st (Sunday) 2017
PanSIG 2017 Conference (day 2 of 2)
Speaker: Many great speakers!
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture

May 20th (Saturday) 2017
PanSIG 2017 Conference (day 1 of 2)
Speaker: Many great speakers!
Location: Akita City, Akita Prefecture

April 22nd (Saturday) 2017
Introduction to Language Assessments
Speaker: J. Lake (Fukuoka Jogakuin University), Trevor Holster (Fukuoka University), Bill Pellowe (Kindai University)
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

September 18th (Sunday) 2016
The 20th Japan Language Testing Association Anniversary Conference (JLTA 2016) (day 2 of 2)
Speaker: Plenary: Gary Ockey (Iowa State University); call for papers due July 8 (extended deadline)
Location: Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture

September 17th (Saturday) 2016
The 20th Japan Language Testing Association Anniversary Conference (JLTA 2016)
Speaker: Plenary: Gary Ockey (Iowa State University); call for papers due July 8th (extended deadline)
Location: Hiratsuka City, Kanagawa Prefecture

May 22nd (Sunday) 2016
PanSIG 2016 Conference (day 3 of 4)
Speaker: Many presenters
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

May 21st (Saturday) 2016
PanSIG 2016 Conference (day 2 of 4)
Speaker: Many speakers
Location: Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture

November 28th (Saturday) 2015
How Classroom Assessments Can Improve Teaching and Learning
Speaker: James Dean Brown (University of Hawai'i at Manoa)
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

May 19th (Sunday) 2013
JALT PanSIG2013: From Many, One: Collaboration, Cooperation, and Community (day 2 of 2)
Speaker: Plenary speaker Judith Hanks; Call for papers due February 15th, 2013
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

May 18th (Saturday) 2013
JALT PanSIG2013: From Many, One: Collaboration, Cooperation, and Community
Speaker: Plenary speaker Judith Hanks; Call for papers due February 15th, 2013
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

June 17th (Sunday) 2012
The 11th Annual JALT Pan-SIG Conference 2012
Speaker: Plenary speakers Thomas Cobb (University of Quebec in Montreal), Hiromi Nagao (Hiroshima Jogakuin University), Toshihiko Shiotsu (Kurume University)
Location: Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture

June 16th (Saturday) 2012
The 11th Annual JALT Pan-SIG Conference 2012
Speaker: Plenary speakers Thomas Cobb (University of Quebec in Montreal), Hiromi Nagao (Hiroshima Jogakuin University), Toshihiko Shiotsu (Kurume University)
Location: Higashihiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture

May 12th (Sunday) 2002
Testing and Evaluating SIG Conference (TESEV) 2002 (day 2 of 2)
Speaker: Various speakers
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

May 11th (Saturday) 2002
Testing and Evaluating SIG Conference (TESEV) 2002 (day 1 of 2)
Speaker: Keynote speech: J.D. Brown of the University of Hawaii, and 14 presentations
Location: Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture