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AERA and NCME
4.15.2015 - 4.20.2015
AERA Annual Meeting – April 16–20, Chicago, IL
NCME Annual Meeting – April 15–19, Chicago, IL
Northwest Evaluation Association™ (NWEA™) researchers join education researchers from around the globe to present some of our recent work at these two important conferences. Be sure to attend these presentations when you’re at the conference!
NWEA participation at the AERA Annual Meeting:
April 17, 8:15–9:45 a.m., Marriott, Fifth level, Scottsdale
Rasch Model-Specific Applications and Their Impact in Research
Chair: Shudong Wang, NWEA
April 17, 8:15–9:45 a.m., Swiss Hotel, Lucerne Level, Alpine II
Which Policies and Practices Promote Improved Outcomes for English Learners? Evidence from Large-Scale Quantitative Studies
Paper: Are Teachers of English Learners Equally Effective at Promoting Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing? James Soland, NWEA
April 17, 2:15–3:45 p.m., Marriott, Fourth Level, Addison
Paper: Consistency of Students’ Reasoning about Changes in Matter across Contexts
Hui Jin (ETS), Hayat Hokayem (Texas Christian University), Wei He (NWEA), Cath Mehl (Ohio State University)
April 17, 4:05–5:35 p.m., Marriott, Fourth Level, Belmont
Applications of Computerized Scoring in Assessment
Chair: Shudong Wang, NWEA
NWEA participation at the NCME Annual Meeting
April 18, 2015 12:25–1:55 p.m., Grand Ballroom, 7th Floor, Coordinated Session, G4
Ensuring Content Validity and Alignment of Computer Adaptive Reading Assessments Session
Chair: Liru Zhang, Delaware Department of Education Presenters: Liru Zhang, Delaware Department of Education, Seung Choi, CTB McGraw-Hill Education, Wim van der Linden, CTB McGraw-Hill Education; Shudong Wang, NWEA; Hong Jiao, and Rosalyn Bryant, University of Maryland
Effect of Alignment of Common Core State Standards on Validity and Efficiency of Computerized Adaptive Reading Comprehension Test with Short and Long Passages
Author: Shudong Wang from NWEA, Co-author: Liru Zhang from Delaware DOE
Seeking validity evidence of passage-based computer adaptive reading assessment with passage-based selection.
Author: Liru Zhang from Delaware DOE, Co-author: Shudong Wang from NWEA
April 18, 2015 12:25–1:25 p.m., Camelot, 3rd Floor, Electronic Board Session, Paper Session, G1
Modeling English Proficiency Growth When Reclassification is Informative
Meg Guerreiro, Tyler Matta, University of Oregon (NWEA) and Moti Hara, Portland State University
April 18, 2015 4:05–5:05 p.m., Camelot, 3rd Floor, Electronic Board Session, Paper Session, I1
Modeling Student Test-Taking Motivation in the Context of an Adaptive Achievement Test
Steven Wise, NWEA and Gage Kingsbury, Psychometric Consultant