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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.
Margaret Heritage Discusses Formative Assessment, Common Core and ELL's on YouTube
In a recent YouTube video, CRESST Assistant Director for Professional Development Margaret Heritage says teaching should be responsive to students—both the assets they bring to the classroom and their unique needs. It should also build on formative assessments and help students take responsibility for their own learning.
Click here to view Margaret Heritage on YouTube.
Click here to read a related paper by Aida Walqui and Margaret Heritage.
Avishag Reisman Quoted in Ed Week
The free "Reading Like a Historian" curriculum is helping students across the country improve their knowledge of history as well as their literacy and higher level thinking skills, says CRESST Senior Researcher Avishag Reisman in a feature Education Week story.
Click here to find out more in the Education Week article, "Rid of Memorization, History Lessons Build Analytical Skills."
Or click here to read her article, "Reading Like a Historian: A Document-Based History Curriculum Intervention in Urban High Schools" that recently appeared in the journal, Cognition and Instruction.
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Eva Baker Comments about California STAR Test Photos
Commenting on KQED Radio regarding photos of California's state test that recently appeared on social media sites, CRESST Director Eva Baker says that it is time to move toward "more complex tasks…not the kinds of bubble tests that characterize most [state] tests right now."
Click here to listen to the KQED radtio segment and Eva Baker's comments, "Student Photos of STAR Tests Delay Test Results."
Joan Herman Quoted in Education Week
CRESST Director Joan Herman was recently quoted in Education Week regarding a new CRESST report that found substantial student improvements at Locke High School in Los Angeles. Locke, one of the lowest performing schools in California, transitioned to a number of smaller schools in 2007.
Click here to read a full copy of the Education Week article, "Network of Green Dot Schools Raises Performance, Study Finds."
Click here for a copy of CRESST Report 815, "Evaluation of Green Dot’s Locke Transformation Project…"
Joan Herman Quoted in Campus Explorer
“There is no single number that anyone can look at and say this is a good school or this is a bad school,” says CRESST Director Joan Herman in a recent article published by Campus Explorer.
Click here to find out more about the use of tests to measure school quality in Eye on Education, Testing and School Quality.
Click here to read associated articles about the characteristics of high quality schools.
Controversy Arises Over Test Scores Used for Teacher Evaluations
Including student test scores in teacher evaluations has created debate and controversy across the United States.
In a recent article published in the Times Free Press, CRESST Director Joan Herman addresses the question of fairness as Tennessee grapples with this challenging topic. Click here to find out what Dr. Herman has to say.
For more information about using test scores in teacher evaluations, read a policy brief, "Developing and Selecting Assessments of Student Growth for Use in Teacher Evaluation Systems," authored by Joan Herman, Margaret Heritage, and Pete Goldschmidt.
