Research Presentations

Gabel, D. & Kopriva, R. (2011) Dynamic & Interactive Assessments Provide Comprehensible Input & Productive Tools for English Language Learners. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Kopriva, R. (2011) Designing Continuous Interactive Assessments for English Learners and Others. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Kopriva, R., Gabel, D. & Cameron, C. (2011) Designing Dynamic & Interactive Assessments for English Learners & Others which Directly Measure Targeted Science Constructs. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Markow, J. & Cameron, C. (2011) Inclusive Innovations: Essential Characteristics of Task Design in Determining the Technical Defensibility for Students with Language & Related Challenges. Performance Testing Council Summit, Chevy Chase, MD.

Wright, L. (2011) .ONPAR Science: Next Generation Testing for ELs. Colorado Department of Education. Conference on Language, Culture, and Equity, Denver, CO.

Gabel, D., & Cameron, C. (2010). ONPAR: Small Group Round Robin. WIDA Board Annual Meeting, Richmond.

Kopriva, R. (2010) Inclusive Innovations: Considering the Essential Characteristics of Task Design in Determining the Technical Defensibility for Students with Language and other Challenges. Ed Reidy Lecture Series, National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, Inc. (NCIEA), Cambridge, MA.

Logan-Terry, A .& Wright, L. (2010). Making thinking visible: A discourse analysis of ELL students’ interactions with access-based assessment items. American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Convention, Atlanta.

Bauman, J. (2009). A Discourse Perspective on Item Development. Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC) Annual Meeting, Denver, CO.

Bauman, J. (2009). The ONPAR Studies: Addressing the Needs of Low English Proficient Students and Others Using Novel Item Types Suitable for Large-Scale Testing. WIDA Board Meeting, Madison, WI.

Bauman, J., Wright, L., MacGregor, D. & Montee, M. (2009): The discourse of assessments: Addressing linguistic complexity in content & English language proficiency tests through linguistic analyses. Language Testing Research Colloquium, Denver, CO.

Cameron C., Carr, T., Wright, L., Bauman, J., & Kopriva, R. (2009). Thinking Out Loud: Using Cognitive Labs to Investigate English Learners’ Interactions with Dynamic Computer-Based Science Items. National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Carr, T., Kopriva, R., & Cameron, C. (2009). Building Comparable Computer-Based Science Items for English Learners: Results & Insights from the ONPAR Project. National Conference on Student Assessment (CCSSO), Los Angeles, CA.

Gabel, D., & Cameron C. (2009). The ONPAR Project. National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), New Orleans, LA.

Kopriva, R. & Gabel, D. (2009). Flight or Fancy: Innovations in Comparability, Computer-Interactive, & Other Things Testing. National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Kopriva, R., Gabel, D. & Bauman, J. (2009). Building Comparable Computer-Based Science Items for English Learners: Results & Insights from the ONPAR Project.National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA), Los Angeles, CA.

Kopriva, R., Gabel, D. & Bauman, J. (2009). What Happens When Large-Scale Items Actually Use Computer Capabilities? Exploring Issues & Redefining Challenges. National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.

Wright, L. (2009). The Discourse of Mathematics Assessments. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Wright, L., & Bauman, J. (2009). The Discourse of Assessments: Identifying grammatical features of standardized science tests that contribute to their (in)accessibility for linguistically diverse learners. American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Annual Convention, Denver, CO.

Kopriva, R., & Bauman, J. (2008).Testing for the Future: Addressing the Needs of Low English Proficient Students through Using Dynamic Formats and Expanded Item Types. American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, New York, NJ.

Kopriva, R., & Bauman J. (2008). Overview of ONPAR Test Development Activities. Presentation to Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE).

Bauman, J., & Gabel, D. (2008, October). The ONPAR Project. Center for the Assessment & Evaluation of Student Learning. (CAESL), San Francisco, CA.Volume 2: Issue 1.