Dissertations
educational research, measurement and evaluation
2011
Lauren Chapman
An International Policy Analysis of School-Level Decision Making and Student Achievement
Emilie N. Mitescu Reagan
Examining the Relationships among Undergraduate Teacher Candidate Experiences, Perceptions, and Beliefs about Teaching for Social Justice
2010
Rachel Kay
The Relationship Between Computer Use and Standardized Test Scores: Does Gender Play a Role?
Lisa O’Leary Shuler
Paths to Active Citizenship: The Development of and Connection between Civic Engagement Involvement and Attitudes in College Students
Corinna Preuschoff
Using TIMSS and PIRLS to Construct Global Indicators of Effective Environments for Learning
Yves Salomon-Fernandez
Novice Teachers’ Mathematics Practices: Do School Demographics and Teaching Pathway Matter?
Kara Smith
Online Teacher Professional Development: The Importance of Training to Deliver PD Online
2009
Ebru Erberber
Analyzing Turkey’s Data from TIMSS 2007 to Investigate Regional Disparities in Eighth Grade Science Achievement
Yi Shang
Measuring Student Growth with the Conditional Growth Chart Method
Kathleen L. Trong
Using PIRLS 2006 to Measure Equity in Reading Achievement Internationally
Yun Xiang
Ethnic Differences in Achievement Growth: Longitudinal Data Analysis of Math Achievement in a Hierarchical Linear Model Framework
2008
Wei Tao
Using the Score-based Method to Accommodate Local Item Dependence in Health Surveys
Kevon Tucker-Seeley
The Effects of Using Likert vs. Visual Analogue Scale Response Options on the Outcome of a Web-based Survey of 4th through 12th Grade Students: Data from a Randomized Experiment
2007
Alka Arora
Creating a TIMSS 2003 Problem-Solving Scale and Examining the Problem-Solving Achievement of United States Eighth-Grade Students in TIMSS 2003
James Cheng
Of Seeds and Soils: The Overall, Relative, and Differential Impact of Student Involvement on Postformal Reasoning Development
Tiffany Cooper
The Effects of Supplemental Educational Services on Student Achievement
Sarah Enterline
Socio-Cultural Diversity in Elementary Classrooms: The Relationship between Structural and Curricular Diversity and Motivation
Lisa Famularo
The Effect of Response Format and Test-Taking Strategies on Item Difficulty: A Comparison of Stem-Equivalent Multiple Choice and Constructed Response Test Items
Carolyn Fidelman
Course Evaluation Surveys: In-class Paper Surveys Versus Voluntary Online Surveys
Helena Miranda
Predictors of Technology Use for Elementary School Teachers in Massachusetts: A Multilevel SEM Approach