ETS at AERA/NCME, April 15, 2012 Morning

Below is a list of ETS-led presentations and professional development courses scheduled to take place on Sunday morning, April 15, 2012.

Applying Advanced Models in Noncognitive Assessment

AERA — Symposium
When: Sunday, April 15, 8:15–10:15 a.m. Pacific Time
Where: Marriott Pinnacle / Floor Third Level — Pinnacle I

Skills and Attitudes for College Success: A Multigroup Confirmatory Factor Analysis With First-Generation College Students
Presenters/Authors: Ross Edward Markle (ETS), Jonas Bertling (ETS), Priya Kannan (ETS) and Diane Cardenas Elliott (ETS)

Teachers in Action: Lessons Learned From Compelling STEM Educational Practices

AERA — Poster Session
When: Sunday, April 15, 8:15–9:45 a.m. Pacific Time
Where: Vancouver Convention Center / Floor First Level — East Ballroom B

Forging a Knowledge Base for Teaching Mathematics and Science to English Language Learners: Disciplinary Linguistic Knowledge
Presenters/Authors: Sultan Turkan (ETS) and Luciana De Oliviera (Purdue University)

Topics in Test Validity: Theory and Practice

AERA — Paper Session
When: Sunday, April 15, 8:15–10:15 a.m. Pacific Time
Where: Marriott Pinnacle / Floor Third Level — Shaughnessy I

Judgment Validity: It’s Time to Move Beyond the Usual Debate
Presenter/Author: David Marc Klieger (ETS)

Predictive Validity of No Child Left Behind Tests and Course Grades for Language Minority Students
Presenters/Authors: John W. Young (ETS), Steven L. Holtzman (ETS) and Chen Li (ETS)

Depth and Breadth: Approaches to Assessing Partial Vocabulary Knowledge and Supporting Word Learning

AERA — Roundtable Session
When: Sunday, April 15, 10:35 a.m.–12:05 p.m. Pacific Time
Where: Vancouver Convention Center / Floor First Level — East Ballroom C

Measuring the Depth of Semantic Knowledge in Academic and Domain-Specific Vocabulary
Presenters/Authors: Rene R. Lawless (ETS), John P. Sabatini (ETS), Paul Deane (ETS), Isaac I. Bejar (ETS) and Chen Li (ETS)

Using Topic Maps to Survey Vocabulary Breadth in Specific Domains
Presenters/Authors: Paul Deane (ETS), Rene R. Lawless (ETS), Robert Krovetz (Lexical Research), Isaac I. Bejar (ETS), Chen Li (ETS), Tenaha P. O’Reilly (ETS) and Srinivasa Pillarisetti (ETS)

Exploring the Frontiers and Linking Critical Aspects of Assessments in Science

AERA — Structured Poster Session
When: Sunday, April 15, 10:35 a.m.–12:05 p.m. Pacific Time
Where: Pan Pacific / Floor Lobby Level — Oceanview 1 & 2

Measuring Knowledge Integration in Science
Presenter/Author: Ou Lydia Liu (ETS)

Linking and Equating: Mixed-format Assessments

NCME — Paper Session
When: Sunday, April 15, 10:35 a.m.–12:05 p.m. Pacific Time
Where: Hyatt Regency / Floor Plaza Level — Plaza C

Investigating the Effect of Language on the Equating Functions of Mixed-Format Tests
Presenters/Authors: Jaime Cid (ETS), Gautam Puhan (ETS) and Ilyse Spitalny (ETS)

Impact of Using Mixed Items Types as Anchors in Mode Comparability Equatings as Online Assessment are Phased In
Presenters/Authors: Valerie Link (ETS), Bihua Xiang (ETS) and Michael Link (Northwest Evaluation Association) 

Methodological Advances in Large-Scale Assessments

NCME — Symposium
When: Sunday, April 15, 10:35 a.m.–12:05 p.m. Pacific Time
Where: Hyatt Regency / Floor Plaza Level — Plaza A

When is a Dimension a Dimension? Analysis of TIMSS Data with MTMM and Bi-factor IRT Models
Presenters/Authors: Matthias von Davier (ETS), Frank Rijmen (ETS), Sophia Rabe-Hesketh (UC Berkeley) and Minjeong Jeon (UC Berkeley)

Poster Session 2: Postsecondary Research

AERA — Poster Session
When: Sunday, April 15, 10:35 a.m.–12:05 p.m. Pacific Time
Where: Vancouver Convention Center / Floor First Level — East Ballroom B

Trends in Students’ Perceptions of Effectiveness of Teaching and Learning across Years: The Case with the Student Instructional Report II
Presenters/Authors: Guangming Ling (ETS) and Rochelle S. Michel (ETS)