coe-staff: Colloquium Invitation - Dr. Joe Stevens will present recent findings from NCAASE

[Denise McKenney]

Educational Methodology, Policy and Leadership (EMPL) is pleased to announce the following colloquium:


EMPL professor Dr. Joe Stevens will present recent findings from the National Center for Assessment and Accountability for Special Education (see NCAASE at http://www.ncaase.com/) as the first 2015 colloquium.



When:  Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015

Presentation: 12:00 - 1:30pm

Location:  Lokey 119

Lunch will be provided: 11:45am



Dr. Joe Stevens will summarize NCAASE studies of academic growth for students with disabilities (SWD) and students without disabilities (SWoD) including:

*                  Longitudinal growth in math/reading by specific exceptionality

*                  Within-year vs. between-year growth

*                  Achievement gaps by exceptionality; gap change over time

*                  Evaluating partial effects vs. true interaction effects and full interpretation of cross-level interactions in hierarchical linear models

*                  Evaluating achievement gaps as a point vs. an area estimate

*                  Issues with time-varying covariates (SWD, ELL status)

*                  Issues in and alternative models for estimating school effects


Please forward this information to students who might be interested in attending.

Thank you,
EMPL Colloquium Committee
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