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CSE/CRESST Research and Evaluation Projects

Although CRESST expertise extends to many fields of study, our recent projects emphasize the following five themes:

1. Assessments to Improve Learning and Performance
2. Advances in Evaluation Design and Methodology
3. Multimethod Evaluations of Program Quality
4. Technology Applications to Advance Assessment and Evaluation Practice
5. Assessment and Evaluation Supporting Special Student Populations

Featured Initiatives

• Center for the Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning (CAESL)
• The Datause Website
• Adult Learning
  
  

This Month's Featured CRESST Initiative: Center for the Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning (CAESL)




Funded by the National Science Foundation, CRESST is a partner of the Center for the Assessment and Evaluation of Student Learning (CAESL). CAESL is a 5-year project with the goal of improving student learning and understanding in science through improved formative assessment practices. The Center is particularly focused on the design and development of comprehensive assessment systems that serve both accountability and teachers' ongoing classroom assessments. Other partners include the School of Education at Stanford University, the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley, the Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS), and WestEd.

A series of reports is available on the CRESST web site:

• Developing Expertise With Classroom Assessment in K-12 Science: Learning to Interpret Student Work
  Interim Findings From a 2-Year Study
  Maryl Gearhart, Sam Nagashima, Jennifer Pfotenhauer, Shaunna Clark, Cheryl Schwab, Terry Vendlinski, Ellen Osmundson, Joan Herman, Diana J. Bernbaum
  
  
  CSE Report 704, 2006
  Summary
  
  
• The Nature and Impact of Teachers’ Formative Assessment Practices
  Joan L. Herman, Ellen Osmundson, Carlos Ayala, Stephen Schneider, Mike Timms
  
  
  CSE Report 703, 2006
  Summary
  
  

For more information, please visit the CAESL website.