Co-Director Li Cai Shares at NCME Annual Meeting

CRESST Co-Director Li Cai recently shared his research at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) in Vancouver, British Columbia. 

Click here to download a copy of Associate Professor Li Cai's presentation, Second Generation, Multidimensional, and Multilevel Item Response Theory Modeling. 

NCME is a leading professional organization whose members conduct research on assessment, evaluation, testing, and other aspects of educational measurement.

Heritage Shares Expertise on Teacher Evaluation

At a recent gathering of the Southwest Collaborative on Educator Effectiveness, Margaret Heritage provided expert guidance on the appropriate use of student assessment results to measure teacher quality.

Download Margaret Heritage's recent presentation here.

Click here to read an informative policy brief on teacher evaluation by Joan Herman, Margaret Heritage and Pete Goldschmidt. 

CRESST Colleagues Involved in 70 AERA and NCME Events

This year's American Educational Research Association (AERA) and National Council of Measurement in Education (NCME) annual meetings in Vancouver will host more than 70 CRESST-related research events. 

Click here for a list of CRESST colleagues and their involvement in this year's AERA and NCME meetings. 

Other CRESST presentations on a broad variety of adult and K-12 learning topics are available here. 

Delacruz Shares Research at UCLA Colloquium

Senior Researcher Girlie Delaruz recently presented CRESST research at a UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies colloquium.

Click here to download Dr. Delacruz's presentation, “Assessment Architectures for the Design of Technology-based Educational Environments.”

Or click here to read a copy of her recent CRESST report on using games as formative assessments.

Mission Possible - Next Generation Assessment Systems

Supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CRESST is putting together the pieces for new, innovative assessments to help students graduate ready for college. 

To find out more, download CRESST senior researcher Julia Phelan's recent Powerpoint Presentation, Next Generation Assessment Development. 

Baker Presents at International Conference on Education

In December 2011, Eva Baker, CRESST Director and President of the World Education Research Association, presented at the Taiwan Educational Research Association (TERA) International Conference on Education. 

Professor Baker's presentation, Towards Imagining a Coherent, Engaging Educational System, is available here. 

Hundreds of other CRESST presentations on a wide variety of accountability and learning topics are also available on the CRESST web site. 

Assessment In a Changing World

Our world is rapdily evolving and so is assessment.

In a presentation to the Symposium on Assessment and Learner Outcomes in New Zealand, CRESST Director Eva Baker describes assessment in a changing world. 

Download her presentation here. 

Dozens of other CRESST presentations from 2011 and earlier are also avaialble on the CRESST web site. Please take a look. 

Eva Baker Presentation at International Conference

Eva Baker was a recent invited presenter to the 12th International Conference on Educational Research in Seoul, Korea.

Download her presentation, Educational Change: Experience and Expectations.

CRESST Research Shared at California Educational Research Association

CRESST Senior Researcher Terry Vendlinski presented recent CRESST research on the use of games for learning at the annual California Educational Research Association conference in Anaheim. He also presented work on the use of formative assessments to improve middle school mathematics performance. 

Download Terry's presentations here.  

Ron Dietel's tips on how to improve your next presentation are available at the same location. Or click here for tips on how to write and use social media to share your research with just about any audience. 

CRESST Research Supports Military Assessments

CRESST researchers Girlie Delacruz and Markus Iseli recently shared their assessment expertise to help improve the validity and quality of military training systems.

Find out more in their tutorial here.