Author Archive: Denise Swanson

BRT Congratulates Dr. Anderson on His 2018 Promotion to Research Assistant Professor

Daniel Anderson Promoted to Research Assistant Professor June 2018 Daniel Anderson, Ph.D., has been a mainstay of the research team at Behavioral Research and Teaching since 2009, when he was hired as a Research Assistant soon after earning his Masters from the University of Oregon’s Educational Leadership program. Over the years, he has steadily progressed in both his expertise and his contributions not only to BRT but to the field of educational research more generally, moving from Research Assistant to…
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Project ICEBERG Exploration: Using Implementation Science to Guide Preschool Reading Disabilities Prevention (Technical Report 1802)

Irvin, P. S., Sáez, L,, Pilger, M., Alonzo, J., Squires, J., Twombly, L., & Tindal, G. (2018). Project ICEBERG exploration: Using implementation science to guide preschool reading disabilities prevention. Technical Report No. 1802). Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon. In this technical report, implementation strategies from the first two years of Project ICEBERG exploration are described. Over this period of time, a new preschool assessment, curricular activity, and teacher training tool called the Learning Receptiveness Assessment-Greenhouse application,…
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In-Brief: Reliability of the Slope of the easyCBM® Reading Measures (Technical Report 1803)

Nese, J.F.T., Anderson, D., Irvin, P. S., & Alonzo, J. (2018). In-Brief: Reliability of the slope of the easyCBM® reading measures. (Technical Report No. 1803). Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon. This in-brief technical report documents the results from two different analytic approaches for examining the reliability of the slope for easyCBM® reading measures in Grades K-8. Results varied by grade, assessment measure, and the analytic approach. Results patterns are discussed. TechRpt_1803

In-Brief: Reliability of the Slope of the easyCBM® Math Measures (Technical Report 1804)

Nese, J.F.T., Anderson, D., Irvin, P. S., & Alonzo, J. (2018). In-Brief: Reliability of the slope of the easyCBM® math measures. (Technical Report No. 1804). Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon. This in-brief technical report documents the results from two different analytic approaches for examining the reliability of the slope for easyCBM® math measures in Grades K-8. Results varied by grade, assessment measure, and the analytic approach. Results patterns are discussed. TechRpt_1804

Supplementary Report on easyCBM Grade K – 2 Literacy Measures: Classification Accuracy and Predictive Validity, a Follow-Up to Technical Report 1403 (Technical Report 1805)

Alonzo, J. & Anderson, D. (2018). Supplementary report on easyCBM grade k – 2 literacy measures: Classification accuracy and predictive validity, a follow-up to technical report 1403. (Technical Report 1805). Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon. This technical report is an addendum to a study we initially reported on in 2014 (Wray, Lai, Sáez, Alonzo, & Tindal, 2014). In response to a request for additional analyses, in particular reporting confidence intervals around the results, we re-analyzed the data from…
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Supplementary Report on easyCBM PRF Measures: A Follow-Up to Previous Technical Reports (Technical Report 1806)

Alonzo, J. & Anderson, D. (2018). Supplementary report on easyCBM PRF measures: A follow-up to previous technical reports. (Technical Report No. 1806). Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon. In response to a request for additional analyses, in particular reporting confidence intervals around the results, we re-analyzed the data from prior studies. This supplementary report presents the results of the additional analyses addressing classification accuracy, reliability, and criterion-related validity evidence. For ease of reference, we organize this technical report…
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Supplementary Report on easyCBM MCRC Measures: A Follow-Up to Previous Technical Report (Technical Report 1807)

Alonzo, J. & Anderson, D. (2018). Supplementary report on easyCBM MCRC measures: A follow-up to previous technical report. (Technical Report No. 1807). Eugene, OR: Behavioral Research and Teaching, University of Oregon. In response to a request for additional analyses, in particular reporting confidence intervals around the results, we re-analyzed the data from prior studies. This supplementary report presents the results of the additional analyses addressing classification accuracy, reliability, and criterion-related validity evidence. For ease of reference, we organize this technical report into…
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Article Published: Accommodations in Digital Interactive STEM Assessment Tasks: Current Accommodations and Promising Practices for Enhancing Accessibility for Students with Disabilities

Accommodations in Digital Interactive STEM Assessment Tasks: Current Accommodations and Promising Practices for Enhancing Accessibility for Students with Disabilities In this article, we describe current research findings on assessment accommodations and universal design within the context of emerging interactive digital assessment tasks that employ simulations such as in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). STEM education in many classrooms now includes digitally based activities such as science simulations and virtual laboratories that have been shown in some cases to promote…
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EMPL Professor and BRT Researcher Provide Collaborative Mentoring Experience for Graduate Students

University of Oregon (UO) Associate Professor Kathleen Scalise from the Department of Educational Methodology, Policy, and Leadership department (EMPL), BRT Research Assistant Professor P. Shawn Irvin, and Special Education doctoral student Fahad Alresheed helped coordinate a group of graduate students who worked together to synthesize the literature on accommodations in computer-based interactive assessment tasks for students with disabilities. The collaborative project, which ultimately involved three faculty and eight doctoral students from the UO College of Education (COE), resulted in a…
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Daniel Anderson, Ph.D., Star Reviewer!

Daniel Anderson, Ph.D., Star Reviewer! March 2, 2018 BRT Research Associate Daniel Anderson, Ph.D., will be honored at the 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) for his outstanding service as a peer reviewer for the journal Educational Researcher. Dr. Anderson began working for Behavioral Research and Teaching soon after graduating with his Master’s degree from the University of Oregon in 2009 and has been an integral part of the BRT team ever since. He earned his…
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