AIR Experts to Speak on Aspects of Testing and Evaluation at National Council on Measurement in Education Conference
Washington, D.C. — Experts from the American Institutes for Research will discuss aspects of educational evaluation and testing at the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) annual meeting April 9-11, 2016, at the Renaissance Washington Hotel in Washington, D.C.
AIR is one of several sponsors of the three-day event. NCME is a professional organization for individuals involved in assessment, evaluation, testing and other facets of educational measurement. Members are involved in the construction and use of standardized tests; new forms of assessment, including performance-based assessment; program design; and program evaluation.
AIR presentations will include the following:
Saturday, April 9, 2016
An Eirm Approach for Studying Latent Growth in Alphabet Knowledge Among Kindergartners
10:35 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.
Meeting Room 3
AIR Presenter: Xiaoxin Wei
Two-Tier Item Factor Models with Empirical Histograms as Nonnormal Latent Densities
2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Meeting Room 12
AIR Presenter: Hyesuk Jang
Sunday, April 10, 2016
The Impact of Ignoring the Multiple-Group Structure of Item Response Data
10:35 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.
Mount Vernon Square
AIR Presenter: Yoon Jeong Kang
Improving the NAEP SES Measure: Can NAEP Learn from Other Survey Programs?
2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Meeting Room 4
AIR Presenters: Young Yee Kim & Jonathan Phelan
Investigating SES Using the NAEP-HSLS Overlap Sample
2:45 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
Meeting Room 4
AIR Presenters: Burhan Ogut, George Bohrnstedt and Markus Broer
Monday, April 11, 2016
Using Residual Analysis to Report Subscores in Statewide Assessments
8:15 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Meeting Room 8/9
AIR Presenter: Jon Cohen
Multilevel Modeling of Item and Person Clustering Simultaneously in Alternate Assessments
2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Meeting Room 4
AIR Presenters: Chao Xie and Hyesuk Jang
Examining Item and Testlet Position Effects in Computer-Based Alternate Assessments
2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Meeting Room 4
AIR Presenters: Xiaodong Hou and Ming Lei
An Application of Bi-Factor Model for Examining DIF in Alternate Assessments
2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Meeting Room 4
AIR Presenters: Hyesuk Jang and Chao Xie
Impact of Cumulative Drift on Parameter and Ability Estimates in Alternate Assessments
2:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Meeting Room 4
AIR Presenter: Ming Lei
To view the full conference program for the NCME conference, go to http://www.ncme.org/ncme/NCME/Annual_Meeting/NCME/Annual_Meeting/Next_Me....
About AIR
Established in 1946, with headquarters in Washington, D.C., the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance both domestically and internationally in the areas of health, education and workforce productivity. For more information, visit www.air.org.
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