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Joe E. Covington Award for Research on Testing for Licensure

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Joe E. Covington Award for Research on Testing for Licensure

Funder: National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE)

Purpose: Honors Joe E. Covington, a former dean of the University of Missouri–Columbia School of Law who was the first Director of Testing for NCBE. The award provides support for research related to testing and measurement, with a particular focus on research related to high-stakes licensure testing such as the bar exam.

Eligibility:

  • Graduate students in any discipline

  • Research must be germane to testing and measurement

  • Particular emphasis on high-stakes licensure settings
  • Focus Areas:

  • Psychometric properties of tests (standard error of measurement, reliability, classification accuracy)

  • Mixed-format tests and IRT (Item Response Theory) models

  • High-stakes licensure testing contexts

  • Practical challenges in rating designs and test administration
  • Geographic Scope: No geographic restrictions stated

    Contact Information:

  • National Conference of Bar Examiners

  • 302 South Bedford Street

  • Madison, WI 53703-3622

  • Email: communications@ncbex.org

  • Website: https://www.ncbex.org
  • Background: The award is one of two research funding opportunities provided by NCBE. Recent recipients (2024) include Juyoung Jung of the University of Iowa. The 2026 recipient is Mirai Nagasawa of the University of Alabama.

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