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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.
CRESST Research Around the World
Senior Researcher Yunyun Dai shares her latest CRESST research at the 17th International Meeting of the Psychometric Society in Hong Kong.
Download Dr. Dai's Hong Kong Presentation, "Applying the Mixture Rasch Model with Covariate to Export DIF Items."
Review one of Dr. Dai's recent CRESST reports, "Evaluation of the Enhanced Assessment Grants (EAGs) SimScientists Program," CRESST Report 791.
Attention UCLA Bruin Woods Campers
Eva Baker's presentations will be posted here as soon as reference information is completed. Thank you for your interest and please browse the CRESST website for other interesting information.
CRESST Shares Learning Games Research at Major Events
CRESST Senior Researchers Greg Chung and Girlie Delacruz recently presented ongoing games research at two major conferences. Their presentations are available below.
Assessment Architectures for Learning Environment Design
Denise Huang Shares Afterschool Knowledge with National Governors Association
The National Governors Association (NGA) recently invited CRESST researcher and afterschool expert Denise Huang to participate in a roundtable of best afterschool practices and research. On June 28, 2011, Huang shared her knowledge with the NGA Center for Best Practices to better inform state policies related to afterschool programs.
For more information click here.
Joan Herman and Pete Goldschmidt Share Teacher Evaluation Framework
Spurred by Race to the Top (RTTT) requirements, states are grappling with how to incorporate measures of student growth into their teacher evaluation systems. CRESST researchers Joan Herman and Pete Goldschmidt recently shared a validation framework that states can use to gauge student growth in all subject and specialty areas. Presentation available.
AACC Mini-Conference Presentations Available
The presentations from the AACC Mini-Conference that took place in Los Angeles on June 8-9, 2011 are available for download.
Please click here to view them.
CRESST Research at National Assessment Conference
Once again, CRESST researchers will participate in a number of panels at the Council of Chief State School Officers' National Conference on Student Assessment, June 19-22, in Orlando Florida. The following are scheduled CRESST presentations. Click here to search the full conference program.
Joan Herman, Presenter
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Pete Goldschmidt, Co-Presenter
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Joan Herman, Lead Presenter
Pete Goldschmidt, Co-Presenter
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Available – New Webinar on Evaluating Teacher Quality
CRESST's Joan Herman and Margaret Heritage recently teamed up with Laura Goe and Lynn Holdheide from the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality on a one-hour webinar, providing recommendations for measuring teacher quality. Presentation slides are available for downloading.
CRESST Expands in Medical Education and Training at Recent Conference
A broad group of experts shared their work at the "Designing and Using Computer Simulations in Medical Education and Training" conference held recently at UCLA. CRESST hosted the meeting that was sponsored by the Office of Naval Research and the Army Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC). Presentations are available from each presenter.
Click here to view the full list of presentations.
Pete Goldschmidt Value-Added Presentation Available
CRESST senior researcher Pete Goldschmidt was the featured speaker at a webinar hosted by the Northwest Regional Comprehensive Center (NWRCC) at Education Northwest. He discussed value-added models, the pros and cons of their use, and the components necessary for a valid teacher evaluation system.
His presentation slides are available here.
