EDUC alumni and faculty well represented at NERA 2023
Jamila Lyiscott delivers keynote address, and 3 EDUC alumni co-chair the conference.
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The College of Education left an indelible mark on this year's Northeastern Educational Research Association (NERA) conference in Trumbull, Connecticut, on October 18-20.
Associate Professor Jamila Lyiscott delivered the opening keynote address, titled "The Future of Racial & Educational Justice is Now".
Three College of Education scholars, including alumna Maura O'Riordan '23PhD, alumna Francis O'Donnell '19PhD, and doctoral student Mina Lee helped co-chair and organize the conference, along with a fourth colleague not affiliated with UMass.
Lisa Keller, associate professor of research, educational measurement, and psychometrics (REMP), and associate director of the Center for Educational Assessment, was named president-elect of NERA.
Ling Chen, a doctoral student in higher education, won the conference's annual 3-minute thesis competition as well.
Additionally, dozens of EDUC faculty and graduate students delivered conference papers and presentations:
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The Influence of Bilingualism on Children's Self-Efficacy in Mathematics From a Sociocultural Perspective. Yuhwa Hong, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Classification Accuracy and Consistency of a Depression and Anxiety Scale Cut Scores on Salvadoran Students. Fernando Mena Serrano, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Test Length and Sample Size Requirements for Applying the IRT-1PL Model to Formative Assessments. Eduardo Crespo Cruz, Lisa Keller, University of Massachusetts – Amherst
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A Discourse Analysis of Children's Picture Books on the Topic of Climate Change. Wenyan Yang, University of Massachusetts - Amherst
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Exploring Response Process Data from a Performance-Based Assessment for Medical Licensing: A Network Analysis Approach. Nathaniel Smith, University of Massachusetts – Amherst; Rich Feinberg, NBME; Chunyan Liu, NBME; Lisa Keller, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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A Study of Adult Education Programs' Usage of Score Reports for the MAPT-CCR. Kevin O'Rourke, University of Massachusetts Amhers
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The Content Validity Evidence in Virtual Reality (VR) Assessments: A Literature Review. Jungwon Kyung, Craig Wells, University of Massachusetts - Amhers
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The New Potential of K12 Educational Assessments. Stephen G. Sireci, Eduardo Crespo Cruz, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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The Role of College Undermatching in College GPA and Persistence Among First-Generation College Students. Ling Chen, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Addressing Equity and Accessibility Issues within English Exams for Adult Learners. Gabriel Rodríguez Matos, Jennifer Lewis, Kevin O’Rourke, Vafa Alakbarova, Tram-Anh Tran Nguyen, April Zenisky, Maura O’Riordan, & Stephen G. Sireci, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
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Digital Literacy Among Adult English Learners and its Implications for Test Development Gabriel Rodriguez & Maura O'Riordan, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Developing an English Language Proficiency Test for Adult Learners: A Review of Item/Task Formats. Tram-Anh Tran Nguyen, Maura O'Riordan, April Zenisky, & Stephen G. Sireci, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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A review of reporting strategies from existing English language tests. Ketan, April Zenisky, & Maura O'Riordan, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Engaging Adult English Language Learners through Focus Groups for Test Development. Gabriel Rodriguez, Jennifer Lewis & Tram-Anh Tran Nguyen, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Time Literacy: Academic Support for Undergraduates with a Learning Disability. Darrell Earnest, Zander Crowley, Rachel Adams, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Promoting Validity in Online Assessments of English Language Proficiency: Teachers' Perspectives. Tram-Anh Tran Nguyen, Stephen Sireci, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Attitude When Using Digital Devices and Academic Performance: Difference Between PISA 2018 and TIMSS 2019. Dukjae Lee, Lisa Keller, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Every Child Counts: Validity Evidence Based on Internal Structure for ICAN. Ketan, Craig Wells, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Efficacy of a Jewish Mental Health Training for Educators: The BaMidbar Program. Rachel Bond, Ian Barron, Angela D'Souza, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Exploring the Intersection of Psychometrics and Machine Learning: A Natural Language Processing Analysis of Recent Literature Trends. Nate Smith, Dongwei Wang, Lisa Keller, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Unveiling the Scholarly Landscape: A Topic Model Analysis of the Psychometric Literature on Machine Learning. Dongwei Wang & Lisa Keller, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Evaluating Existing Standard Alignment Studies Using NLP: A Proof-of-Concept Study for the Adult Skills Assessment Program (“ASAP”) Standard Alignment using ROC Analysis. Fernando Mena Serrano, Nate Smith, Javier Suarez Alvarez, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Automated Item/Task Generation for Adult Literacy and Numeracy: Unleashing the Potential of Large-Language Models. Brendan Longe, Tram-Anh Tran Nguyen, Eduardo Crespo Cruz, Javier Suarez Alvarez, University of Massachusetts Amherst