ETS Research Forum Videos
The Research Forum Series is a quarterly event in which ETS researchers present and discuss their work with colleagues, policymakers and other interested parties. To learn more about the series or to be included on the invitation list for future presentations, email RDWeb@ets.org and include "ETS Research Forum Series" in the subject line.
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State Pre–K Assessment Policies: Issues and Status
Debra Ackerman, Lead Research Project Manager, ETS, and Richard Coley, Executive Director, ETS (Michael Nettles, Senior Vice President and Edmund W. Gordon Chair, Policy Evaluation & Research Center, ETS, gives opening remarks.)
March 7, 2012 -
R&D Forum Highlights Progress in Improving Students' Reading Comprehension
From ETS’ Research & Development (R&D) Forum about "Reading for Understanding," an initiative of the U.S. Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences.
November 3, 2011 -
Content Knowledge for Teaching: What Is It and Why Does It Matter?
Geoffrey Phelps, Research Scientist, ETS (R&D Senior Vice President Ida Lawrence provides the introduction and ETS Distinguished Researcher Drew Gitomer gives a framework for the importance of measuring the importance of teacher quality and issues related to accountability.)
June 22, 2011 -
English Language Arts Learning Progressions and the Common Core State Standards: Implications for the Design of Common Core State Assessments
Paul Deane, Principal Research Scientist, Applied Research & Development, ETS (Editor's note: Video starts with an introduction by Randy Bennett, ETS's Norman O. Frederiksen Chair in Assessment Innovation.)
March 24, 2011 -
Making Sure Our Students Are Reading Appropriately Challenging Texts: Using Automated Tools to Predict Text Difficulty
Kathy Sheehan, Principal Research Scientist, Automated Scoring & Natural Language Processing Group, ETS
November 17, 2010