NAEP Presentations at the 2008 AERA/NCME Meetings
March 24–28, New York
You may be interested in attending NAEP-related presentations at the upcoming annual meetings of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) and the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) in New York. Here is a preliminary list of sessions excerpted from the AERA and NCME websites, where you may find abstracts. When you arrive at the conference, please check for changes in times and locations in the schedule updates available in the conference registration area.
Monday, 3/24
Tuesday, 3/25
Wednesday, 3/26
Thursday, 3/27
Friday, 3/28
Monday, 3/24
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m. New York Marriott Marquis Times Square, Harlem Room, 7th Floor
Session: International Comparisons of Large-Scale Assessments
- How Do Other Countries Measure up to the Mathematics and Science Achievement Levels on the National Assessment of Educational Progress? (Hambleton, Smith, Sireci)
Tuesday, 3/25
8:15 a.m.–9:45 a.m. Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, Executive Conference Center, Conference Room C, Lower Lobby
Paper:
- The Use of NAEP Data in a State Context (Ha, Flick)
2:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m. New York Marriott Marquis Times Square / Cantor Room, 9th Floor
Session: Quantitative Methods and Statistical Modeling
- Random Intercept Models for Large-Scale Educational Survey Assessments (Oranje, Li)
2:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Hilton New York, Americas Hall, 3rd Floor
Poster Session: Effect of Culture and Ethnicity on Motivation and Achievement
- NAEP, PISA, and ECLS-K: Noncognitive Factors and Academic Performance (Lee)
4:05 p.m.–5:35 p.m. New York Marriott Marquis Times Square / Shubert Complex, Royale Room, 6th Floor
Session: Issues in Large-Scale Assessment
- Measuring the Validity of the Placement of a State Standard Onto the NAEP Scale (Bandeira de Mello, Crowley, Madsen, McLaughlin, William)
- Validity of Comparing Test Scores on State Assessments with the Results of National Achievement of Educational Progress (NAEP) (Zhang)
4:05 p.m.–5:35 p.m. New York Marriott Marquis Times Square / Westside Ballroom, Salon 1, 5th Floor
Symposium: Social Justice and Language Rights: What Does the Research Say about the Impact of Restrictive Language Policies on Students, Schools, and Communities?
- An Overview of NAEP Data and English Learners: Have EL Students' Civil Rights Been Violated? (Losen)
Wednesday, 3/26
8:15 a.m.–9:45 a.m. New York Marriott Marquis Times Square / Empire Complex, Chelsea Room, 7th Floor
Session: Large-Scale Assessment: Qualitative and Quantitative Views
- State Assessments versus NAEP: How Are States Reporting the Results from Multiple Measures? (Moore, Waltman)
12:25 p.m.–1:05 p.m. New York Marriott Marquis Times Square / Broadway Ballroom, Broadway North, 6th Floor
Session: Accountability Paper Discussion
- Decisionmaking Practices of Urban Districts for Including and Accommodating English-Language Learners in NAEP (Rivera, Acosta, Shafer, Fenner)
2:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, Carnegie Suite East, 3rd Floor
Paper:
- An Analysis of the 2005 8th-Grade NAEP Mathematics Assessment for Differences in Achievement, Difficulty, and Language Complexity by Content Strand (Fagan)
4:05 p.m.–6:05 p.m. Crowne Plaza Times Square, Room 501–502
NCME I 2 Session: Dissecting the Bookmark Standard Setting Procedure
- NAEP Research Related to the Bookmark Procedure (Schulz, Peterson)
4:05 p.m.–6:05 p.m. Crowne Plaza Times Square, Room 405–406
NCME I 4 Session: Current Challenges in Equating
- Investigation of a Nonlinear Transformation to Improve NAEP Score Linking for Low- and High-Performing Groups of Students (Moran)
- An Investigation of Linking a State Assessment to the 2003 National Achievement of Educational Progress (NAEP) for 4th and 8th Grade Reading (Zhang, Kersteter, Bolig, Wang)
6:15 p.m.–7:45 p.m. New York Marriott Marquis Times Square, O'Neill Room, 4th Floor
NAEP Studies SIG Business Meeting
- The Evaluation of NAEP: Design and Methods (Buckendahl)
- Disclosure Risk Limitation in NAEP (Tang)
Thursday, 3/27
8:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Hilton New York, Gibson Suite, 2nd Floor
Professional Development Training (check for cost, equipment)
- Advanced Hands-on Exploration of NAEP Data on the Web (Kline, Trapani)
8:15 a.m.–9:45 a.m. Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, Executive Conference Center, Conference Room I, Lower Lobby
Paper:
- Measuring NAEP Achievement Gaps and Gap Trends Using Population Profiles (Bandeira de Mello, Crowley, Kitmitto, McLaughlin, Denig, Zhang)
12:25 p.m.–1:55 p.m. Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers / Madison Suite 4, 5th Floor
Session: Exploring Mathematics Curriculum
- Course Inflation: Measuring Mathematics Curriculum Exposure (Brown, Schiller, Roey)
Friday, 3/28
12:25 p.m.–1:55 p.m. Hilton New York, Gramercy Suite B, 2nd Floor
Symposium:
- Factors Contributing to Performance Gap Between English Language Learners and Students With Disabilities and their non-ELL/non-SD Peers (Participants: Abedi, Shakrani, and others)
2:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Sheraton New York Hotel & Towers, Executive Conference Center, Conference Room B, Lower Lobby
Special Topics in NAEP Research
- The Digital Horserace: An Analysis of Differences in Student Computer Use Across the States and Across the Years (Becker)
- Defining Special Education Diplomas: Masking the Achievement of Students With Disabilities (Brown, Roey, Perkins)
2:15 p.m.–3:45 p.m. Crowne Plaza Hotel Times Square / Times Square Ballroom, Section A, Lobby Level
Session: The Importance of Comprehensive Assessment in Accountability Policy
- The Impact of State NCLB Accountability Systems on Student Outcomes: An Analysis of NAEP Results across States (Wei)
Last updated 25 February 2008 (NB)
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