NCAASE Presentations – BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH & TEACHING

Here we present information about our research and findings disseminated at national conferences and other venues.

2018

National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA) – June
The National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA) is the premiere forum for assessment practitioners to discuss what is happening in the real world of educational assessment – what’s new, what’s going on at the state and federal levels, what works and what does not.

Academic Growth and Gaps for Specific Student Subgroups on a State Accountability Reading Test. Stevens, J. J. NCSA_Growth and Gaps on State Rdg Test
Academic Growth and Gaps for Specific Student Subgroups on State Accountability Test. Tindal, G., Stevens, J. J., Nese, J. F. T., Schulte, A. C. & Discussant, Thurlow, M. NCSA_Growth and Gaps for Subgroups on State Test
Performance of Students with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) on a State Accountability Test: Classification and Performance Changes. Tindal, G. & Anderson, D. NCSA_Performance SLD Students on State Test

2017

National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) – June
The National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) sets its purpose to foster dialog between education practitioners, policymakers and researchers around implementing principled approaches to developing and using classroom assessment for teaching and learning. For this third special conference on classroom assessment, we emphasize the importance and role of Research-Practice Partnerships between researchers and education practitioners to advance coherent approaches in the design and uses of classroom assessment.

Visualizing Effect Sizes Across the Full Distribution. Anderson, D., Stevens, J. J. & Nese, J. F. T.
Using Effect Size Measures to Estimate and Report Achievement Gaps. Stevens, J. J., Anderson, D., Nese, J. F. T. & Tindal, G. NCME_Size Measures for Achievement Gaps

National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA) – June
The National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA) is the premiere forum for assessment practitioners to discuss what is happening in the real world of educational assessment – what’s new, what’s going on at the state and federal levels, what works and what does not.

Comparing Alternative School Accountability Models with Attention to Achievement Growth and Gaps for Student Subgroups. Tindal, G., Schulte, A. C. & Stevens, J. J.

Hawaii International Conference on Education (HICE) – January
The Hawaii International Conference on Education’s (HICE) main goal is to provide an opportunity for academicians and professionals from various education related fields from all over the world to come together and learn from each other. An additional goal of the conference is to provide a place for academicians and professionals with cross-disciplinary interests related to education to meet and interact with members inside and outside their own particular disciplines.

Cohort Stability of Percent Proficient, SGP and VAM Models in Two State Accountability Tests. Stevens, J. J. & Schulte, A. C. HICE_Cohort Stability of Percent Proficient

2016

IES PI (Institute of Education Sciences Principal Investigators) Meeting – December
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Principal Investigators (PI) is the nation’s engine for independent, non-partisan research, evaluation, and statistics related to education in the United States. IES funds research on new, practical, and innovative approaches that can help schools successfully meet 21st-century challenges. IES also shares this information broadly in formats that are useful and accessible to educators, parents, policymakers, researchers, and the public.

Visualizing IES PI_Achievement Gaps Across the Full Scale. Anderson, D. & Stevens, J. J. (Poster Presentation)
OSEP_IES_Visualizing Achievement Gaps Across the Full Scale

OSEP/IES Project Directors Meeting (Office of Special Education Programs Project Director Meeting) – August
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) is dedicated to improving results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21 by providing leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts.

Achievement Growth and Gaps for Students with Disabilities. Schulte, A. C., Stevens, J. J., Tindal, G. & Elliott, S. N.
OSEP/IES_Achievement Growth and Gaps for Students with Disabilites

Education and Inequality in 21st Century America Conference – May
Racial, socioeconomic, and gender disparities in academic performance and educational attainment are stubborn features of the U.S. educational system. These disparities are neither inevitable nor immutable. At this conference, leading scholars of education policy and educational inequality will present new research on the causes, patterns, trends, and consequences of academic achievement gaps and educational disparities, and on the effectiveness of various strategies to eliminate them.

Exploring the Latino-White Achievement Gap Across Disability Classifications Over Time. Anderson, D. (Poster Presentation) Exploring Latino-White Achievement Gap

Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) – July
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nonpartisan, nationwide, nonprofit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education in the states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, the Bureau of Indian Education and the five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions.

Findings on Within Year Growth from NCAASE: Update to the ASES SCASS (Assessing Special Education Students State Collabrative on Assessment and Student Standards). Tindal, G. & Nese, J. F. T.

OSEP/IES Project Directors Meeting (Office of Special Education Programs Project Directors Meeting) – April
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) is dedicated to improving results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21 by providing leadership and financial support to assist states and local districts.

Some Issues and Findings from NCAASE. Schulte, A. C., Stevens, J. J., Tindal, G. & Elliott, S. N.
Some Issues and Findings from NCAASE

National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) – April
The National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) sets its purpose to foster dialog between education practitioners, policymakers and researchers around implementing principled approaches to developing and using classroom assessment for teaching and learning. For this third special conference on classroom assessment, we emphasize the importance and role of Research-Practice Partnerships between researchers and education practitioners to advance coherent approaches in the design and uses of classroom assessment.

Cohort and Subject Content Variability in Value Added Model School Effects. Anderson, D. & Stevens, J. J. Cohort and Subject Content Variability

American Educational Research Association (AERA) – April
The American Educational Research Association (AERA), founded in 1916, is concerned with improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry related to education and evaluation and by promoting the dissemination and practical application of research results.

Testing and Interpreting Interaction Effects in Multilevel Models. Stevens, J. J. & Schulte, A. C. Interaction Effects in Multilevel Models

2015

NCER Principal Investigators Meeting – December
The National Center for Education Research (NCER) supports rigorous research that addresses the nation’s most pressing education needs, from early childhood to adult education.

A Constellation of Findings From NCAASE. Stevens, J. J., Schulte, A. C., Elliott, S. N., Tindal, G., & Nese, J. F. T. Findings from NCAASE

New Research Findings from the National Center on Assessment and Accountability for Special Education (NCAASE). Tindal, G., Schulte, A. C., Stevens, J. J., Elliott, S. N., & Nese, J. F. T. New Research Findings from NCAASE

State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards (SCASS) – May
The State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards (SCASS), affiliated with The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) is a nonpartisan, nationwide, nonprofit organization of public officials who head departments of elementary and secondary education in the states, the District of Columbia, the Department of Defense Education Activity, the Bureau of Indian Education and the five U.S. extra-state jurisdictions.

National Center on Assessment and Accountability for Special Education (NCAASE): Update to ASES SCASS. Schulte, A. C. NCAASE Update to ASES SCASS

Alternative Methods for Computing Growth Norms. Stevens, J. J., Nese, J. F. T. & Tindal, G.
Computing Growth Norms_Paper
Computing Growth Norms_PowerPoint
Cohort Variability in the Estimation of Teacher Effects. Anderson, D. & Stevens, J. J.
Estimation of Teach er Effe cts
Does One Size Fit All? Reading Achievement Growth for Students With and Without Disabilities. Schulte, A. C. & Stevens, J. J. Reading Achievement Growth
Modeling Growth for NCLB Subgroups: Effects of Time-Varying Disability Classification.
Nese, J. F. T., Tindal, G. Stevens, J. J., Schulte, A. C. & Elliott, S. N.
Effects of Time-Varying Disability Classification

Mathematics and Reading Proficiency Rates for Students in Specific Exceptionality Groups.
Stevens, J. J. & Elliott, S. N. Mathematics and Reading Proficiency Rates

2014

National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA) – October
The National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA) is the premiere forum for assessment practitioners to discuss what is happening in the real world of educational assessment – what’s new, what’s going on at the state and federal levels, what works and what does not.

Research on the Academic Growth of Students with Disabilitiesand its Implications for Educational Policies and Practices. Elliott, S. N.
Academic Growth of Students with Disabilities

Australian Association for Special Education (AASE) – June
The Australian Association for Special Education (AASE) is a broad-based non-categorical association concerned with all who have special education needs.

Academic growth of exceptional children in reading and mathematics: Findings from the National Center on Assessment and Accountability for Special Education (NCAASE). Schulte, A. C. & Stevens, J. J. Academic Growth of Exceptional Children

Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) – April
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) is the largest international professional organization dedicated to improving the educational success of individuals with disabilities and/or gifts and talents. CEC advocates for appropriate governmental policies, sets professional standards, provides professional development, advocates for individuals with exceptionalities, and helps professionals obtain conditions and resources necessary for effective professional practice.
Critical Issues in Studying Growth on State Tests for Students with Disabilities.

Critical Issues in Studying Growth on State Tests for Students with Disabilities. Tindal, G., Stevens, J. J., Nese, J. F. T., Schulte, A. C., Elliott, S. N., Kurz, A. & Buckley, J.
Studying Growth on State Tests

An Analysis of Norms for Early Reading Curriculum-Based Measures. Tindal, G., Saven, J. L., Nese, J. F. T., & Anderson, D. Analysis of Norms for Early Reading CBM
Documenting Growth for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities. Tindal, G., Nese, J. F. T., Farley, D., & Saven, J. L. Documenting Growth for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities
Predicting End of Year Mathematics Achievement with Opportunity to Learn and CBM Measures: Year 1 Report. Elliott, S. N., Kurz, A., Tindal, G., & Yel, N.
Mathematics Achievement with Opportunity
Diversity and Testing Issues. Flowers, C. P., Lakin, J., Tindal, G., Thurlow, M., Briggs, D. & Kalen, M. J.

2013

American Psychological Association Conference (APA) – August
The American Psychological Association Conference(APA) is the world’s largest association of psychologists, with more than 117,500 researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants and students as its members. Its mission is to advance the creation, communication and application of psychological knowledge to benefit society and improve people’s lives.

Describing the Reading Fluency Growth of Progress Monitored Students. Nese, J. F. T., Tindal, G. & Alonzo, J. Reading Fluency Growth

Findings on Within Year Growth from NCAASE. Tindal, G. & Nese, J. F. T.
Modeling Reading Growth for Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Achievement Standards (AA-AAS). Farley, D., Anderson, D., Irvin, P. S., Saven, J. L., & Tindal, G.
Reading Growth on Alternate Achievement Standards
Within-Year Growth in Math: Implications for Progress-Monitoring Using RTI. Irvin, P. S., Anderson, D., Saven, J. L., Alonzo, J. & Tindal, G.
Math Progress-Monitoring Using RTI
Data Management, Data Mining, and Data Utilization with Curriculum-Based Measurement Systems. Tindal, G. & Alonzo, J. Data Utilization with CBM
Investigation of Reading Development Patterns for Students in Early Grades Using Latent Transition Analysis. Park, B. J., Betts, J., Alonzo, J., & Tindal, G.
Reading Development Patterns
Teacher Decision Making and Within-Year Growth in Math. Saven, J. L., Anderson, D., Nese, J. F. T., Alonzo, J., & Tindal, G.
Teacher Decision Making and Within-Year Growth in Math
The Plateau of Oral Reading Fluency Growth: An Initial Recommendation When to Stop Assessing. Patarapichayatham, C., Nese, J. F. T., & Sáez, L.
Oral Reading Fluency Growth
Validity of a Formative Assessment Risk Ratings Feature. Lai, C. F.
Formative Assessment Risk Ratings

Growth Models for Students with Disabilities. Saven, J. L, Farley, D., & Tindal, G.
Growth Models for Students with Disabilities

Research and Development on Assessment and Accountability for Special Education: A Coordinated Paper Session. Stevens, J. J.
Assessment and Accountability for Special Education
School Effects on the Middle School Reading Achievement of Students with Disabilities: A Multilevel, Longitudinal Analysis. Biancarosa, G. & Zvoch, K.
School Effects on the MS Reading Achievement
Within-Year Achievement Growth Trajectories Using Progress Monitoring Measures. Tindal, G., Nese, J. F. T., Stevens, J. J., & Alonzo, J.
Growth Trajectories Using Progress Monitoring Measures
Mathematics Achievement Growth at the Student and School Levels for Regular and Special Education Elementary Students. Stevens, J. J. & Schulte, A. C.
Mathematics Achievement Growth
Special Education Mathematics Growth: Contrasting Stable and Variable Identification of Student Disability Status. Schulte, A. C. & Stevens, J. J.
Special Education Mathematics Growth
Learning to Read: A Review of Research on Growth in Reading Skills. Tindal, G., Irvin, P. S., & Nese, J. F. T. Growth in Reading Skills
Modeling Rater Effects in a Formative Mathematics Alignment Study. Anderson, D., Irvin, P. S., Alonzo, J. & Tindal, G. Formative Mathematics Alignment Study
Within-year Grade 2 Math Growth: Using a 2PL Third-order Item Response Theory Growth Model. Patarapichayatham, C., Nese, J. F. T. & Anderson, D. Grade 2 Math Growth

The International Conference on Educational Reforms and School Improvement (ICERSI)– February
The International Conference on Educational Reforms and School Improvement (ICERSI) aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Educational Reforms and School Improvement. It also provides a premier interdisciplinary platform for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns as well as practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted in the fields of Educational Reforms and School Improvement.

Middle School Transition: An Application of Latent Transition Analysis (LTA) on easyCBM Benchmark Mathematics Data. Patarapichayatham, C., Anderson, D. & Kamata, K.
Middle School Transition

National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) – February
The National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) is a professional association that represents more than 25,000 school psychologists, graduate students, and related professionals throughout the United States and 25 other countries. The world’s largest organization of school psychologists, NASP works to advance effective practices to improve students’ learning, behavior, and mental health. Their vision is that all children and youth thrive in school, at home, and throughout life.

New Developments in Technology-Enhanced Assessment Methods for RTI Models. Alonzo, J. & Tindal, G. Technology-Enhanced Assessment Methods for RTI
easyCBM K-5 Math Alignment to the Common Core State Standards. Irvin, P. S., Park, B. J., Alonzo, J. & Tindal, G. easyCBM K-5 Math Alignment to CCSS
easyCBM 6-8 Math Alignment to the Common Core State Standards. Bitnara J. Park, Irvin, P. S., Alonzo, J. & Tindal, G. easyCBM 6-8 Math Alignment to CCSS
Effectiveness of Progress Monitoring and Formative Assessment: Empirical Evidence. Ysseldyke, J., Humphries, J. & Tindal, G.
Math Alignment to CCSS Effectiveness of Progress Monitoring and Formative Assessment

Pacific Coast Research Conference (PCRC) – February
The Pacific Coast Research Conference (PCRC) is for researchers concerned about teaching, learning, and schooling for students with mild to moderate disabilities. PCRC is a unique research meeting, characterized by intensity and informality. The meeting runs from Thursday evening until Saturday night; sessions are two hours in length. PCRC is distinguished by the high quality of research presented, an informality that promotes effective and vigorous participation and interaction, and an opportunity to discuss controversial topics or works in progress.

Variability in Reading Achievement Growth for Students with and without Disabilities: A Multilevel, Longitudinal Analysis. Zvoch, K. & Biancarosa, G.
Reading Achievement Growth

Hawaii International Conference on Education’s (HICE) – January
The Hawaii International Conference on Education’s (HICE) main goal is to provide an opportunity for academicians and professionals from various education related fields from all over the world to come together and learn from each other. An additional goal of the conference is to provide a place for academicians and professionals with cross-disciplinary interests related to education to meet and interact with members inside and outside their own particular disciplines.

Comparing Different Methods for Representing and Interpreting Student Growth. Stevens, J. J., Nese, J. F. T. & Schulte, A. C. Interpreting Student Growth

2012

The National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA) – June
The National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA) is the premiere forum for assessment practitioners to discuss what is happening in the real world of educational assessment – what’s new, what’s going on at the state and federal levels, what works and what does not.

An Analysis of Growth in Alternate Assessments. Anderson, D. Growth in Alternate Assessments
Critical Issues in Growth Models using Performance on Annual State Tests.
Stevens, J. J. & Schulte, A. C. Performance on Annual State Tests
Opportunity to Learn as a Moderating Variable in Growth. Elliott, S. N. & Kurz. A.
Moderating Variable in Growth
The Need for Adequate Scoring Systems in Alternate Assessments to Reflect Growth. Tindal, G.
Within-Year Growth on Interim Assessments. Nese, J. F. T. & Tindal, G.
Within-Year Growth on Interim Assessments

National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) – April
The National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) sets its purpose to foster dialog between education practitioners, policymakers and researchers around implementing principled approaches to developing and using classroom assessment for teaching and learning. For this third special conference on classroom assessment, we emphasize the importance and role of Research-Practice Partnerships between researchers and education practitioners to advance coherent approaches in the design and uses of classroom assessment.

Assessing Opportunity to Learn Advancing Instruction and Access to the General Curriculum for All Students. Elliott, S. N. & Kurz, A.
Access to the General Curriculum for All Students
Critical Issues for Examining Special Education Outcomes in Status and Growth Accountability Models. Schulte, A. C. Critical Issues for Examining Special Education Outcomes
Technical Issues in the Use and Interpretation of Growth Modelsfor Students With and Without Disabilities. Stevens, J. J., Zvoch, K. & Biancarosa, G.
Tech Issues in the Use and Interpretation of Growth Models
Measurement of Opportunity to Learn and its Contribution to Achievement Gains for Students with Disabilities. Elliott, S. N. & Kurz, A. Opportunity to Learn
Within Year Achievement Growth Using Curriculum Based Measures. Tindal, G. & Nese, J. F. T. Achievement Growth Using Curriculum Based Measures

Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness (SREE) – March
The Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness is dedicated to advancing research relevant to practice, from early childhood through post-secondary education. The Society strives to generate knowledge and facilitate applications in new contexts and across fields.

Examination of Latent Classes and Growth Trajectories in Reading Comprehension and Fluency CBMs for Grades 3-5. Lai, C. F. & Tindal, G.
Growth Trajectories in Reading Comprehension and Fluency CBMs
Types of Growth Models. Stevens, J. J. Types of Growth Models

State Partners Meeting (SPM) – March

A Summary of Critical Issues in Growth Models for a Fully Inclusive Assessment System. NCAASE Researchers. Growth Models for a Fully Inclusive Assessment System
Five Year Research Proposal. Tindal, G., Elliott, S. N., Stevens, J. J. & Schulte, A. C.
Five Year Research Proposal
NCAASE Work with North Carolina Dataset: Initial Analyses for Students with Disabilities. Schulte, A. C. NCAASE Work with NC Dataset
Arizonas Assessment Program for School Year 2011-2012. Arizona Department of Education
AZ Assessment Program_2011-2012
AZ Learns and A-F Letter Grades. Giovannone, C. L. AZ Learns and A-F Letter Grades
Oregon General Assessment and Growth Model. Oregon Department of Education. Slater, S.
OR General Assessment and Growth Model
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Beaudry, S. & Greer, C. NC Department of Public Instruction
Some Preliminary Results From North Carolina. Stevens, J. J. & Schulte, A. C.
Preliminary Results From NC
A State Overview of Pennsylvania Department of Education. Pennsylvania Department of Education. Lewald, K.. Lupp, L., & White, J. State Overview of PA Dept of Ed