ETS at AERA/NCME, April 16, 2012 Morning

Below is a list of ETS-led presentations and professional development courses scheduled to take place on Monday morning, April 16, 2012.

Advances in Psychometrics

NCME — Invited Session
When: Monday, April 16, 8:15–10:15 a.m. Pacific Time
Where: Hyatt Regency / Floor Plaza Level — Plaza B

Gains from Graphs: Estimating Latent Variable Models by Local Computations
Presenter: Frank Rijmen (ETS)  

Developing and Using Formative Assessments for English Language Learners

AERA — Symposium
When: Monday, April 16, 8:15–9:45 a.m. Pacific Time
Where: Marriott Pinnacle / Floor Third Level — Dundarave

Applying Formative Assessment in English Language Learner Reading Instruction
Presenters/Authors: Jane R. Shore (ETS) and Jennifer Lentini (ETS)

Developing a Formative Academic Reading Comprehension Assessment for English Language Learners: A First-Year Pilot Study
Presenters/Authors: Mikyung Kim Wolf (ETS) and Ian Blood (ETS)

Linking and Equating: Technical Advances (I)

NCME — Paper Session
When: Monday, April 16, 8:15–10:15 a.m. Pacific Time
Where: Hyatt Regency / Floor Plaza Level — Georgia A

Comparison between Haberman’s and Stocking-Lord’s Linking Methods
Presenter/Author: Zhiming Yang (ETS), Shelby Haberman (ETS) and Yi Han (ETS)

Special Education Teachers and Service Delivery Models

AERA — Paper Session
When: Monday, April 16, 8:15–9:45 a.m. Pacific Time
Where: Vancouver Convention Center / Floor First Level — West Room 113

The Role of School-Based Colleagues in Shaping the Commitment of Novice Special and General Education Teachers
Presenter/Author: Nathan Jones (ETS)

Students' Diversity and Test Fairness

AERA — Symposium
When: Monday, April 16, 8:15–9:45 a.m. Pacific Time
Where: Marriott Pinnacle / Floor Third Level — Shaughnessy I

Impact of Language on Validity and Fairness of Educational Test Scores: The Case of the United States and the Basque Country in Spain
Presenters/Authors: Maria J. Martiniello (ETS) and Paula Elosua (University of the Basque Country)

Disentangling the Role of High School Grades, SAT Scores, and Socioeconomic Status in Predicting College Achievement
Presenter/Author: Rebecca Zwick (ETS)

Technology, Instruction, Cognition and Learning SIG: Roundtable 3: Issues in Technology, Instruction, Cognition, and Learning

AERA — Roundtable Session
When: Monday, April 16, 8:15–9:45 a.m. Pacific Time
Where: Vancouver Convention Center / Floor Second Level — East Room 1

Exploring the Use of Game Elements in the Development of Innovative Assessments Tasks for Science
Presenters/Authors: Diego Zapata-Rivera (ETS), Malcolm Bauer (ETS), Irvin R. Katz (ETS) and Shu-Kang Chen (ETS)

Assessment in the Professions

NCME — Paper Session
When: Monday, April 16, 8:15–10:15 a.m. Pacific Time
Where: Hyatt Regency / Floor Convention Level — Balmoral, K5

Determining When Single Scoring for Constructed-Response Items is as Effective as Double Scoring in Licensure Tests
Presenters/Authors: Sooyeon Kim (ETS) and Tim Moses (ETS)

Testlet Effects: Theory & Practice

NCME — Paper Session
When: Monday, April 16, 10:35 a.m.–12:05 p.m. Pacific Time
Where: Hyatt Regency / Floor Plaza Level — Plaza B

Hybrid Item Selection Procedures for An Adaptive Test Based on the Testlet Response Theory Model
Presenter/Author: Tsung-Han Ho (ETS) and Zhan Shu (ETS)

Rater Effects: Lessons from Practice

NCME — Paper Session
When: Monday, April 16, 10:35 a.m.–12:05 p.m. Pacific Time
Where: Oxford, L6

Examining the effect of prompt complexity on rater behavior: A mixed-methods study of GRE Analytical Writing Measure Argument prompts
Presenters/Authors: Jilliam Joe (ETS), Yoon Soo Park (College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago), Wyman Brantley (ETS), Michael Lapp (ETS) and Dawn Leusner (ETS)

Design Issues in Equating Studies Using Simulation and Resampling

NCME — Paper Session
When: Monday, April 16, 10:35 a.m.–12:05 p.m. Pacific Time
Where: Hyatt Regency / Floor Convention Level — Balmoral, L5

Investigation of the Effects of Scoring Designs and Rater Severity on Students’ Ability Estimation using Different Rater Models
Presenters/Authors: Zhen (Jane) Wang (ETS) and Lihua Yao (Defense Manpower Data Center)