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Center for Educational Assessment/Research and Evaluation Methods Program Seminar Series for Spring 2006 |
The Center for Educational Assessment and the Research and Evaluation Methods Program at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst are pleased to present the following schedule of seminars for Spring 2006.
Monday, January 30, 2006151 Hills South, 1-3 p.m.
Andreas Oranje, Educational Testing Service
Topic: On plausible imputations and multiple values: statistical analysis of the National Assessment of Educational Progress
Monday, February 13, 2006
151 Hills South, 12-1 p.m.
Dean Christine McCormick, UMass School of Education
Topic: Metacognitive Knowledge and Processes in Learning and Assessment
Monday, February 27, 2006
267 Hills South, 9:15-11:45 a.m.
Kevin Sweeney, Measured Progress
Topic: How to Scale Policy Makers' Decisions
Wednesday or Thursday, March 1 or 2, 2006
151 Hills South, 12-1 p.m.
Richard M. Luecht, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Topic: TBA
Monday, March 13, 2006
267 Hills South 9:15-11:45 a.m.
Stanley Rabinowitz, WestEd
Topic: Coexistence of Technical, Policy, and Political Concerns on Educational Initiatives
Monday, March 27, 2006
151 Hills South, 12-1:30 p.m.
REMP Student NCME/AERA Presentations
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
267 Hills South, 9:15-11:45 a.m.
Richard Hill, National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment
Topic: Conflicts Between Competing Goals in Assessment Accountability Design
Monday, April 24, 2006
267 Hills South, 9:15-11:45 a.m.
Howard Wainer, National Board of Medical Examiners
Topic: Value Added Models
Wednesday April 26, 2006
267 Hills South 9:15-11:45 a.m.
Kwon Chan, UMass School of Management
Topic: Survival Analysis
Monday, May 1, 2006
267 Hills South, 9:15-11:45 a.m.
Rachel Quenemon, National Center for Educational Outcomes
Topic: Assessment Policies for Students with Disabilities
Wednesday, May 3, 2006 and Wednesday, May 10, 2006
267 Hills South 9:15-11:45 a.m.
Hariharan Swaminathan, University of Connecticut
Topic: Multilevel modeling and growth curve modeling
Please contact the Research and Evaluation Methods Program office with questions about the seminar series (413) 545-0262.
Version: January 31, 2006
