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CRESST researchers publish well over 150 articles every year, primarily in distinguished peer-reviewed journals but also in more practice- or policy-focused publications such as Educational Leadership, Education Next, Phi Delta Kappan magazine, the American School Board Journal, and the National PTA’s Our Children magazine. CRESST partners publish scholarly books and are regularly quoted for their expertise in America’s newspapers such as the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, or Chicago Tribune. Our researchers serve as editors, co-editors, and reviewers for a number of national journals including the journal Educational Assessment.
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CRESST was recently awarded $913,252 over 5 years to conduct an evaluation of the LA Urban Teacher Residency (LA-UTR) Program. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, LA-UTR invests in teachers and teacher leaders working in high-need subject areas. Read more.
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CRESST senior researcher Taehoon Kang's article, "Model Selection Indices for Polytomous Items," appears in the October 2009 issue of Applied Psychological Measurement. Read the article.
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CRESST researchers and staff will be presenting their work in 8 sessions at this year's California Educational Research Association conference in San Francisco, November 18-19. CRESST Presentations at CERA 
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Earlier this year, CRESST Director Eva Baker shared a new vision for improved assessment to the National Association of State Boards of Education. Her presentation, "Assessments for 21st Century Learning: Mapping the Path to a New Generation of Assessments," is now available. Download the report. 
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Next Generation Science Standards: A New Report from CRESST Director Joan HermanThe new generation of science standards should be based on lessons learned from current practice and on recent examples of standards-development methodology, says CRESST Director Joan Herman. In a new CRESST report, Dr. Herman cites promising efforts from the NAEP 2009 Science Assessment Framework, the Advanced Placement Redesign, and the Common Core State Standards Initiative. Download the report.
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The November issue of Kappan Magazine features an article by Ron Dietel, Finding the Right Dose, related to measuring the effects of after-school programs.
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CRESST Director Robert Linn's expertise was included in a new National Research Council (NRC) "Letter Report" to the U.S. Department of Education. The "Letter Report" provides expert comments related to the evaluation provisions of the Department's "Race to the Top" fund. The report may be downloaded for free. Download the report.
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CRESST Senior Researcher Richard Wainess was recently named as the Games Paper Chair for the 2010 SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition to be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center, July 27-29, 2010. In August this year, SIGGRAPH 2009 welcomed 11,000 artists, research scientists, gaming experts and developers, filmmakers, students, and academics from 69 countries around the globe to New Orleans to share the latest information about computer graphics and interactive techniques. "My goal for 2010," said Dr. Wainess, the new games paper chair "is to place a greater emphasis on applied research and contributions to the field." Read more information about the 2009 SIGGRAPH Conference.
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On September 29, CRESST Director Eva Baker presented on a symposium sponsored by the recently created World Educational Research Association. The title of her presentation was Cumulative Knowledge, Advancement of Theory, and Rigor in Educational Research: Change and Measurement. See the WERA home page.
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