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The National Academies, Board on Testing and Assessment
and The National Academy of Education
Committee on Value-Added Methodology for Instructional Improvement, Program Evaluation, and Accountability
Workshop Agenda
November 13-14, 2008
Washington, DC
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2008
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10:00 am
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Welcome, Overview of the Workshop
Stuart Elliott, Director of the Board on Testing and Assessment
Henry Braun*, Committee Chair
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Panel 1: Goals and Uses of VAM
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10:15
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Presenters
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John Easton, Consortium on Chicago School Research
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Paper
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Derek Briggs, University of Colorado, Boulder
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Paper
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Presentation
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10:55
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Discussants
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Robert Gordon, Center for American Progress
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Paper
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Brian Stecher, RAND
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Paper
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11:35
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Focused Discussion
Discussion Leaders: Henry Braun, Lorrie Shepard*
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12:15 pm
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Working Lunch
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Panel 2: Measurement Issues with VAM
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1:15
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Presenters
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Mark Reckase, Michigan State University
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Paper
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Robert Linn, University of Colorado, Boulder
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Paper
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1:55
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Discussants
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Michael Kane, National Conference of Bar Examiners
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Presentation
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Michael J. Kolen, University of Iowa
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Paper
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2:35
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Focused Discussion
Discussion Leaders: Kevin Lang*, Scott Marion*
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3:30
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Break
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3:45
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Focused Discussion (cont.)
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4:15
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Synthesis of main messages
Discussion Leader: Henry Braun
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4:45
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Adjourn Day 1
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2008
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9:00 am
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Welcome, Overview of the Day’s Plan
Henry Braun, Committee Chair
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Panel 3: Analytic Issues with VAM
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9:00
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Presenters
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Dale Ballou, Vanderbilt University
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Paper
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Dan McCaffrey and JR Lockwood, RAND
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Paper
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9:40
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Discussants
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Helen Ladd, Duke University
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Paper
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Sean Reardon, Stanford University
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10:20
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Break
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11:35
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Focused Discussion
Discussion Leaders: Judy Singer*, Mark Wilson*
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11:45
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Working Lunch
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Panel 4: Short-term and Long-term Consequences
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12:45 pm
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Presenters
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Ashish Jha, Harvard School of Public Health
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Paper
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Doug Willms, University of New Brunswick
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Paper
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Presentation
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1:25
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Discussants
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Adam Gamoran, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Presentation
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Ben Jensen, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
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Paper
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2:00
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Focused Discussion
Discussion Leaders: Jane Hannaway*, Lorrie Shepard
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2:45
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Break
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3:00
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Synthesis of Main Messages
Discussion Leader: Henry Braun
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4:00
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Adjourn Workshop
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*Committee Members
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