2008 Resources

2008 National Conference on Student Assessment Resources

Building Balanced Assessment Systems to Guide Educational Improvement
The Peabody Orlando Hotel, Orlando, Florida
June 15-18, 2008

Sessions are listed in the order in which they appear in the conference program. If you have difficulty accessing the presentations below or would like copies of session handouts, please contact the presenter(s) directly.

Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday

Saturday

Title	Presentation Link(s)
Essentials of Formative Assessment	Colleen Anderson Margaret Heritage Sarah McManus W. James Popham Edys Quellmalz Rick Stiggins Carolyn Wylie
Designing Accessible Reading Assessments for Students with Disabilities	Jamal Abedi Cara Cahalan-Laitusis Linda Cook Deborah Dillon Ross Moen David O'Brien Martha Thurlow

Sunday

Session Number	Title	Presentation Link(s)
Opening Keynote Panel	Perspectives on Balanced Assessment Systems	Gene Wilhoit Doris Redfield John Tanner Steve Paine Sue Rigney Ray Wilson Rick Stiggins
Afternoon
106	Language as Content and Language of Content—What’s the Difference? A Learning Progressions and Growth Perspective for English Language Learners	Edynn Sato Margaret Heritage Gary Cook Stanley Rabinowitz
117	Issues in the Vertical Articulation of English Language Proficiency Performance Standards	Wes Bruce Anne Davidson Rick Mercado
174	Using Learning Progressions to Define “Good Enough” Performance for Alternate Assessment Students	Brian Gong Dan Wiener Karin Hess Jacqui Kearns Handout
156	Comprehensive Assessment Systems: The View from the Trenches	Joe Willhoft Feng-Yi Hung Teri Siskind Martha McCall
84	Building a Balanced Assessment System for High School Assessment	Edward Roeber Kim Young Joseph Martineau Karen Bailey Deborah Clark
1	Toward Balanced Assessment Systems: A CCSSO R&D Consortium on the Predictive Power of Interim Assessments	James R. McBride Frank Philip June Atkinson
137	Blending Assessment and Instruction—a Seamless Connection	Patricia Porter John Poggio Jan Barth Susan Creighton
207	Innovative State Early Childhood Assessment Initiatives	Thomas Schultz Shar Goff Harriet Dichter Jacqueline Jones Renee Whelan
169	The State of our Profession: Reflections on Standards for Testing	Wayne Camara Kurt Geisinger Stephen Sireci
2	Using Data for Instructional Improvement: What is the State’s Role in Supporting Districts?	Pat Roschewski Robin Taylor Ken Klau Marianne Perie
90	An Experimental Study of Linguistic Modification as a Testing Accommodation for English Language Learners	John W. Young Marcia Perry Maurice Hauck
22	Determining English Language Proficiency: Using Scores on English Language Proficiency Assessments and Large-scale Content Assessments	Caroline E. Parker H. Gary Cook Gaye Fedorchak
139	The Webbs We Weave: Linking Content and Thinking Skills in Large-scale Assessment	Phil Robakiewicz Joanne Jensen Phyllis Shuttleworth Handout
126	Validating Performance Standards for the AA-AAS	Marianne Perie Jacqueline Kearns Dan Wiener Peter Behuniak
130	Including Types of Capabilities when Balancing a Large-scale Assessment	Albert Oosterhof Cornelia Orr Michael Jones Handout
135	Seamless, In-Formative Assessment in the Music Classroom	Philip Martin John Paulson Marcia McCaffrey
6	Instructional Insensitivity of Today’s Accountability Tests: Fixable Flaw?	W. James Popham
49	Validity Evidence Begins by Paying Attention to Policy Demands	R. Gene Hoffman Joseph Martineau Sue Rigney Scott Marion
149	Assessment of 21st Century Skills: A Return to Authentic Assessment of the ‘90s	Stuart Kahl Elizabeth (Betty) Edwards Steve Ferrara Ed Roeber

Monday

Session Number	Title	Presentation Link(s)
Morning
191	Identifying Test Items that Differentially Impact ELLs and Students with Disabilities in Content Area Assessments	Maria Martiniello Jamal Abedi Teri Siskind Robert Triscari
17	Agreeing on the “Principles” of Accessible Reading Assessments—Can We Do It Together?	Martha Thurlow Cara Laitusis Deb Sigman Joseph Amenta
59	NAEP Frameworks and State Standards: Close Encounters of the 21st Century	Carrie L. Giovannone Paul Stemmer Wendy Geiger Roy Q. Beven Angie Mangiantini
12	Advances in Large-Scale Formative Assessment	Neal Kingston Hillary Michaels Jianbin Fu Denny Way John Poggio
161	Technical Issues Related to Multi-State Assessments	John Loughran Gayle Potter Pat Corrigan Mark Johnson
110	Evaluating the Comparability of Test Variations: Part 1—Translations/Adaptations and Computer-Based	Laura Kramer Stephen Sireci Joseph Martineau Susan Lottridge Jennifer Dunn Matthew Schulz
159	Putting the Pieces Together: Validity Evaluations of States’ Alternate Assessment Systems	Scott Marion Melissa Fincher Janet Stuck Rhonda Sims
217	Operational Best Practices for Statewide Assessment Programs: A Cooperative Effort Between Test Publishers and States	Wes Bruce Jon Twing Judy Feil Doyle Kirkeby G. Harris Lisa Ehrlich
21	Using Evidence-Centered-Design in Building States’ Large-scale Assessments	Todd Nielsen Robert Mislevy Geneva Haertel Cheryl Alcaya
206	Connecting the Dots: Balanced Comprehensive Assessment Systems	Mildred Bazemore Doris Redfield Marilyn Roberts Beth Cipoletti Liz Jones Tammy Howard
27	Validity of the Interpretations of Large-scale Test Results from Accommodated State Assessments	Shudong Wang Hong Jiao Salih Binici Martha Thurlow
157	21st Century Standards and Assessments: Cornerstones of Effective Teaching and Learning	Stuart Kahl Margaret Honey
28	NAEP Problem Solving in Technology-Rich Environments: Some Results and Lessons	Randy Bennett
5	Understanding the Essence of Classroom Assessment FOR Student Learning	Rick Stiggins
215	CCSSO’s State Education Data Center and SchoolDataDirect.org	Alyssa Alston Wes Bruce
188	The SAT as a State’s High School NCLB Assessment: Rationale and Issues Confronted	Tim Crockett Deanna Morgan Dan Hupp
213	Intergovernmental Approaches to Strengthening K-12 Accountability Systems	Allison Armour-Garb Mitchell D. Chester Lauress Wise Laura McGiffert Slover
210	Use of Data Mining to Inform Instructional Practices for High-Risk 9th Grade Learners	Dan Radicia Melissa Simons Cindy Gray
216	Lessons From the Initial Review of State Alternate Assessments Based on Modified Achievement Standards	Sue Rigney Janet Filbin Jennifer Stegman Handout
214	Formative Assessment in the Visual Arts using District-wide, e-Portfolios: Experiences from Two Leading School Districts	Jeffrey Yan Angela Fischer Cortney Sivewright
Afternoon
38	Evaluating Links Between English Language Development Standards, English Language Proficiency Assessments, Content Standards, and Instruction	Rolf Blank Ellen Forte Edynn Sato Tom Deeter
114	Redesign of Alternate Assessments for Students with Significant Cognitive Disabilities: National and State Perspective	Patricia Jo McDivitt Aran Felix Melissa Fincher Claudia Davis
25	Defining Learning Progressions in K-8 Mathematics: A Critical Strategy for Effective Formative Assessment and Instruction	Margaret Heritage Jere Confrey Joseph D. Moore Herbert Ginsburg Jacob H. Schiff
194	The NCLB Growth Model Pilot Program: Consequences and Alternatives	Derek Briggs Damian Betebenner Andrew Ho
10	Methods of Establishing Annual Measurable Achievement Objectives (AMAOs)	H. Gary Cook Robert Linquanti Cathy George Michael Hock Handout
43	Making an Optimal Equating Decision Among Equating Approaches to Ensure Comparability and Quality of Large-scale Assessments	Yi Du Fen Chou Joseph Martineau Joe Saunders Handout
13	Three State Perspectives of Growth: Practical Considerations Based on Long and Short Term Use	Timothy R. Vansickle Louis M. Fabrizio Gayle Potter
39	Districts’ Reporting and Use of Assessment Data to Improve Instruction and Student Learning	Pamela L. Paek Laurel Vorachek Eric McDowell Denise Walston
176	Valid Accountability Systems: Talk the Talk, Walk the Walk	Brian Gong Scott Norton Mitchell Chester
127	eTesting at the State Level—Lessons Learned	Patricia Porter Wes Bruce Sarah Susbury Corey Simpson Jennifer Stegman
4	Building Policies to Support Balanced Assessment	Rick Stiggins W. James Popham Sarah McManus
14	1%, 2%: Skim or Whole Assessments	Anne Chartrand Malissa Cook Claudia Davis Melissa Fincher
195	Assessment at the High School Level: Oh What Choices We Have!	Joanne Jensen Ken Draut Carol Crothers Jan Barth
44	The Impact of Intervention Integrity on Formative Assessment	James E. Ysseldyke Lynn Fuchs Doug Fuchs Sarah Powell Keith Zvoch
175	Standards without Standardization, Proficiency beyond a State Test: Rhode Island’s High School Diploma System	Brian Gong Mary Ann Snider Sharon Lee Ellen Hedlund
204	Unlocking Arts Assessment—Opening Teacher Practice	Richard W. Burrows Karen Coates Robin Lithgow Connie Covert Handout 1 Handout 2
125	Key Elements of State Educational Accountability Systems	Marianne Perie Judy Park Ken Klau Deborah Swensen Robert Bernstein
18	Three Approaches to Developing and Managing a State Assessment Program	Susan L. Davis Gregg Schraw Pat Roschewski Joe Willhoft
20	Considerations for Migrating to a Different Measurement Model	Rob Kirkpatrick George Henly Joseph Martineau J. J. Wang
108	Formative Assessment to Guide Instruction Within a Technology-Based Universally Designed Framework	Leanne R. Ketterlin-Geller Tracey Hall Michael Russell

Tuesday

Session Number	Title	Presentation Link(s)
Morning
87	Analyzing Accommodation Decisions for English Language Learners: Results from A Multi-State Expert Panel Consensus-Building Study	Barbara Plake Lariza Miranda Therese Gleason Carr
91	Establishing the Validity of Test Accommodations for Students with Disabilities: A Collaboration of State-based Research	John F. Olson Doug Rindone Barbara Beaudin Martha Thurlow
104	Alignment and Linkage: Making the Right Connections and Substantiating a Validity Argument—What Matters?	Edynn Sato Gary Cook Norman Webb
71	The Instructional, Political, and Psychometric Ramifications to a Statewide Assessment Following a Curriculum Revision	Maureen Cunniff Jennifer Dugan Chris Domaleski Erika Hall
119	Online Professional Development in Classroom Assessment for Teachers	Chris Paulino Sara McManus Rhea Steele Doris Redfield
63	Making Reading Tests Accessible by Affecting Student Test-taking Motivation	Ross Moen Jamal Abedi Kristin Liu
141	Large-Scale Formative Assessment: Reporting Test Results that Are BOTH Psychometrically Sound and Instructionally-Sensitive	Andy Metcalf Sam Krug Rense Lange
23	Improving the Working Relationships between States and Their Contractors – Steps Each Can Take	Edward Roeber Wes Bruce Dirk Mattson Anne Howard Michael Hussey Handout
212	Growth Models for Accountability 101: Implementer's Guide to Growth	Bill Auty Paul Bielawski Dan Long Pete Goldschmidt
42	Growth Models: Applications, Considerations and Lessons Learned	Yi Du Shudong Wang Hong Jiao Joe Martineau Mitchell Chester
8	Factor Structure of English Language Proficiency Tests: Current Research on Modalities and Reporting	Thakur Karkee Jamal Abedi Anne Murphy Lily Roberts Anne Davidson
16	Students Who Are ‘Difficult’ to Assess: What Can We Do? How Will that Help?	Rachel Quenemoen Melissa Fincher Paul Ban Ken Draut
190	Standard Setting Approaches for Alternate Assessments: Building on Our Experiences and Research	Scott Davies Elizabeth Towles-Reeves
129	State-Level Perspectives on the Diverse Roles of Interim Assessment in a Balanced Assessment System	Eric W. Crane Ellen Hedlund Maridyth McBee Kris Kaase
136	Computer Simulations: Four Approaches to Interactive Student Assessments	Christine Broz Edys Quellmalz Rebecca Kopriva Mary Ann Snider
82	Science Performance Assessments: Opportunities for Blind and Visually Impaired Youth to Show What They Know	Jane Krentz Cary Supalo Kent Hinton
69	Looking Beyond the Number: What Does a Graduation Rate Really Mean?	Carole Gallagher Paul Koehler Wes Bruce Stanley Rabinowitz
211	Learning Teams for Professional Development in Classroom Assessment	Rick Stiggins
73	A Normative Approach to Measuring Student Growth to Standards: Conceptualization, Implementation, and Application	Damian Betebenner Dwayne Schmitz Richard Wenning Alyssa Pearson
111	Evaluating the Comparability of Test Variations: Part 2 – Alternative Formats and Modified Assessments	Phoebe Winter Nadine McBride Karen Barton Charles DePascale
Afternoon
178	Accommodation Decisions: Evidence Based Versus Subjective Decision	Jamal Abedi Leanne Ketterlin Geller Martha Thurlow Charlene Rivera Dianna Carrizales
76	Modified Alternate Assessments: Design Strategies and Experimental Results	Stephen N. Elliott Peter Beddow Porter Palmer Andrew T. Roach Michael Rodriguez Ryan J. Kettler
150	From Practice to Peer Review: Practical Examples for Monitoring Accommodations That Meet Federal Requirements	Courtney Foster Tom Hicks Karen Denbroeder Linda Turner Wendy Carver Laurene Christensen
120	Balanced and Formative Assessment Systems: Ten State Stories	Elliot Weinbaum Barbara Beaudin Pat Roschewski Angela Faherty
61	Augmenting the Use of Large-scale Assessment Data to Uproot the Dominant Story about “Racial Achievement Gaps	Circe Stumbo Kee Edwards Deanna Hill Steve Price
185	Bridging the Gap: Validating High School End of Course Tests with Post High School Criteria	Scott Davies Jennifer Stegman Chris Domaleski Dan A. Long
79	Potholes after the Road has been Paved: Creative Strategies for Addressing Unexpected Assessment Program Challenges	Denny Way Katherine Viator Gloria Zyskowski Kimberly O’Malley Chris Domaleski
77	Peaking Inside the Black Box: Tools to Judge the Validity of State Equating Results	Richard Hill Gene Hoffman Robert Lee Bill Auty Scott Marion
53	Norm-Referenced Tests in State Assessment Systems: Roles, Utility, and Issues	Liru Zhang Steve Dunbar Janice Barth Joseph Martineau Michael Muenks Gary Schaeffer Suzanne Lane
85	Modified Assessment: To Be or Not To Be	Jan Sheinker Jan Barth Jennifer Stegman Claudia Davis
3	Assessing Students’ Affect Associated with Assessment for Learning Classrooms	W. James Popham Rick Stiggins
95	A Role for Diagnostic Questions in Formative Assessment	Caroline Wylie Handout
205	At Last! Computer Based Testing for Main NAEP	Mary Crovo Jay Campbell Wendy Geiger Peggy Carr
9	Working the Content Standards: An Approach to Provide Meaningful Access for All Students	Diane Browder Shawnee Wakeman Suzanne Swaffield Handout 1 Handout 2
166	Information Bottleneck: Can Formative Assessment Processes in Mathematics Inform Both Teachers and Students?	Edith Gummer Claire Gates Jana Dorway
57	Comparability of Test Scores: Things to Consider When the State Content Standards Change	Jennifer L. Dunn Deborah L. Swensen Kristen E. Ellington
118	Understanding Growth and Value Added Models: Informing Policy and Practice	Daniel Lewis Richard Patz Wes Bruce Dan Long
189	Fall Testing: Issues to be Addressed	Tim Crockett Michael Hock Deb Wiswell Handout
142	Current Status of National and State Efforts to Ensure Fairness in Educational Assessments by Preventing or Detecting Cheating	John Fremer Greg Cizek Wayne Camara Joe Willhoft

Wednesday

Session Number	Title	Presentation Link(s)
Morning
201	Sight Translation of Standards Based Assessments	Charles Stansfield Marilyn Roberts Judy Feil
75	Constructing Validity Evidence for Alternate Assessments: A Multi-state Replication Study	Ryan Kettler Kris Kaase Dawn McGrath Lisa Ford
37	Who are Those 2% Students and How do we Design Items that Work?	Melissa Fincher Jennifer Dunn Patty McDivit Karin Hess
29	Building a Balanced Comprehensive System of Assessment through Shared Inquiry	Randy Bennett Malcolm Bauer Angela Faherty Thomas LaFavore
177	What’s Developing? What’s the Evidence?: Learning from Different Models of Alternate Assessment	Brian Gong Ross Moen Jacqui Kearns Dan Wiener
209	Using the ACT as a High School Assessment	Jim Griffiths Joyce Zurkowski Ken Draut
66	Using Student Data for School Accountability and Tracking Student Progress	Huynh Huynh Charity Smith Eugene Kennedy Robert Kennedy
41	Designing, Reporting, and Using Student Specific Scores for Classroom Instruction, Accountability, and Policy-Making	Yi Du Howard Mitzel Max Dengke Xu Clement A. Stone Suzanne Lane Handout 1 Handout 2 Handout 3
33	Is It True That With Experience Comes Wisdom?	Pat DeVito Thomas Fisher Duncan McQuarrie Timothy Vansickle
196	An Update on the Comprehensive Integration of Paper/Pencil and Online Testing in Statewide Assessment Programs	Sarah Susbury Martin Kehe Shelley Loving-Ryder
Afternoon
124	Establishing Growth Expectations on Alternate Assessments	Suzanne Swaffield Marianne Perie Scott Marion
67	Strategies for Revising Content Standards to Ensure Effectiveness in Guiding Assessment and Instruction	Carole Gallagher Salam Noor Mike Roach Stanley Rabinowitz
165	How to Get Large Groups of Teachers Involved in Quality Formative Assessment	Cheryl Finley April Gates Kevin Fangman
112	From The Electric Company to Cyberchase: Children’s Television Becomes an Assessment-Linked Intervention	Ron Thorpe Glenda Revelle
187	Overview of NAEP’s Trial Urban District Assessment Program—Current Successes and Future Directions	Alka Pateriya Jason Nicholas Michael Thomas
83	Meeting the Needs of Individual Students with a Universal Assessment System	Michael Russell Thomas Hoffmann Gaye Fedorchak Martha Thurlow
128	Identifying and Reporting Postsecondary Preparedness Indicators	Michelle Blair Cornelia Orr Kit Viator Criss Cloudt
34	Online High-Stakes Mathematics and Science Assessments: Challenges, Implementation, and Standardization of Language for Text Readers	Carol Price Phyllis Shuttleworth Margo Healy
46	Quality Control for Equating Practice in Large-scale Assessment	C. Allen Lau Mohamed Dirir Yi Du Chris Domaleski Robert Lee
74	The Classroom Assessment Environment: Teachers’ Choice of Assessments and Use of Data	Jane Delgado Scott Marion Julie Quinn Monique Morton
131	The CCSSO–Smithsonian Institution Collaboration: Exploring Assessment and Learning in the 21st Century	Joann Prewitt Michelle Smith Sara Moshman
181	Hints and Tips for Addressing Alternate Assessment Alignment Issues for Peer Reviews	Sue Bechard Shula Nedley Catherine Taylor
101	Tracing Teachers’ Journeys with Formative Assessment Professional Development: Uncovering the Teacher Learning Progression	Sara Bryant Michael Ehringhaus Angela Faherty
32	Issues in Validity and Reliability of Diagnostic Assessments	Hillary Michaels Sylvia Tidwell Scheuring Marianne Perie
173	Administering Constructed Response Items in an Online Environment—Challenges and Solutions	Shelley Loving-Ryder Jan Barth Robert Triscari

last updated 9/3/2008

Council of Chief State School Officers
One Massachusetts Avenue, NW · Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001-1431
voice: 202.336.7000 · fax: 202.408.8072

Printed from: http://www.ccsso.org/projects/national_conference_on_student_assessment/12021.cfm