ETS at AERA/NCME, April 14, 2012 Morning

Below is a list of ETS-led presentations and professional development courses scheduled to take place on Saturday morning, April 14, 2012.

Linking and Equating: Lessons from Practice (I)

NCME — Paper Session
When: Saturday, April 14, 8:15–10:15 a.m. Pacific Time
Where: Hyatt Regency / George Room A, A4

Pre-equating with Empirical Item Characteristic Curves: An Observed-score Pre-equating Method
Presenters/Authors: Jiyun Zu (ETS) and Gautam Puhan (ETS)

Implementation and Assessment in Early Childhood Programs

AERA — Paper Session
When: Saturday, April 14, 8:15–9:45 a.m. Pacific Time
Where: Vancouver Convention Center / Floor Second Level — West Room 223

State-Funded Pre-Kindergarten Child Assessment Policies: Implications for Race to the Top — Early Learning Challenge Program Applicants
Presenters/Authors: Debra J. Ackerman (ETS) and Richard Coley (ETS)

Missing Data across Measurement Contexts

NCME — Paper Session
When: Saturday, April 14, 8:15–10:15 a.m. Pacific Time
Where: Hyatt Regency / Floor Convention Level — Oxford

Long-Term Effects of Sampling Stringency and Treatment of Missing Responses on Capturing Growth under IRT Equating
Presenters/Authors: Weiling Addy Deng (ETS), Lora Monfils (ETS) and Tammy Trierweiler (ETS)

Measures of Effective Teaching Project

AERA — Symposium
When: Saturday, April 14, 10:35 a.m.–12:05 p.m. Pacific Time
Where: Marriott Pinnacle / Floor Third Level — Pinnacle II

Teacher Knowledge Working Group
Presenters/Authors: Geoffrey C. Phelps (ETS) and Drew H. Gitomer (Rutgers University)

Rasch Measurement SIG Roundtable Session

AERA — Roundtable Session
When: Saturday, April 14, 10:35 a.m.–12:05 p.m. Pacific Time
Where: Vancouver Convention Center / Floor Second Level — East Rooms 2 & 3

The Effects of the Sample Selection on Item Parameter Estimation
Presenters/Authors: Lixiong Gu (ETS), Venessa F. Lall (ETS), Maxwell D. Wise (ETS)