National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards and Student Testing

Happy Holidays

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 10:45:47 -0800

Wishing you a Happy Holiday Season and Wonderful New Year!

Goodbye to the Number 2 Pencil?

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:53:06 -0800

In a new journal article published in the Pi Kappa Delta Record, Ron Dietel, CRESST Assistant Director for Research Use and Communications, looks beyond current assessments to what research may suggest for the future.

Click here for information about Goodbye to the Number 2 Pencil?

Goodbye to the Number 2 Pencil?

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:34:31 -0800

Abby Reisman in Reading Like a Historian Video

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:16:31 -0800

CRESST Senior Researcher Abby Reisman recently shared her research expertise in a video highlighting the Reading Like a Historian program. View the video here.

Find out more about the Reading Like a Historian program here.

Download a copy of Dr. Reisman's dissertation, Reading Like a Historian: A Document-based History Curriculum Intevention in Urban High Schools.

Eva Baker Presentation at International Conference

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:14:41 -0800

Eva Baker was a recent invited presenter to the 12th International Conference on Educational Research in Seoul, Korea.

Download her presentation, Educational Change: Experience and Expectations.

CRESST Research Supports Military Assessments

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 14:48:43 -0800

CRESST researchers Girlie Delacruz and Markus Iseli recently shared their assessment expertise to help improve the validity and quality of military training systems.

Find out more in their tutorial here.

Baker and Herman Speak on 21st Century Skills at International Conference

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 12:28:49 -0800

CRESST Directors Eva Baker and Joan Herman recently spoke at the International Symposium of Organization for the Study of College Admissions hosted by the National Center for University Entrance Examinations.

Click here for more information about Japan's National Center for Unversity Entrance Examinations.

Click here for Eva Baker's presentation on measuring learning in a changing world.

Click here for Joan Herman's discussion of validity issues in moving ahead.

Heritage to Present at Major Research Forum

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:33:57 -0800

On December 13, 2011, Margaret Heritage will be participating in the ETS Research Forum "Formative Assessment: Why We Need It and How We Can Create the Conditions That Will Allow It to Thrive."

The ETS Forum is being held in Washington DC from 11:30-1:30 p.m.

For more information, contact Elizabeth Kingsley at 202-659-0616.

Video Games Can Help Improve Student Math Skills

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:15:46 -0800

In a new report, CRESST researchers found that students using a well-designed video game could increase their ability to add rational numbers. A larger study will follow.

Find out more and download CRESST Report 808, Teaching Rational Number Addition Using Video Games: The Effects of Instructional Variation.

Data Use and Formative Assessment Resource

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:56:45 -0800

In collaboration with WestED, CRESST has created a free library of information with resources to help states, districts, and schools improve learning for all students.

Visit the Data Use Web Site and learn more.

Discover how CRESST research is improving education for students of all ages. Click here.