Presenter: Carlos Cortés "The New Multiculturism"
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Carlos Cortés, Professor Emeritus University of California-Riverside, presented "The New Multiculturalism" as part of CEHS Department of Educational Psychology's Century Speaker Series. Cortés discussed changes that have occurred in U.S. multiculturalism and the ways that people have viewed and reacted to those changes.
Presenter: John Young Ensuring Valid and Fair Content Assessments for Language Minority Students
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Presenter: Kadriye Ercikan "Validity and Comparability Issues in Cross-Cultural and International Assessments"
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Kadriye Ercikan, associate professor at the University of British Columbia, presented "Validity and Comparability Issues in Cross-Cultural and International Assessments" as part of CEHS Department of Educational Psychology's Century Speaker Series. Ercikan discussed the need for multiple language versions of tests that involve individuals from different cultures. Ercikan focused on validity and methodologies used in examining construct and score comparability in multilingual assessments.
Presenter: Jennifer Greene "Just What is Being Mixed in Mixed Methods Social Inquiry?"
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Jennifer Greene, professor Quantitative and Evaluative Research Methodologies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, presented, "Just What is Being Mixed in Mixed Methods Social Inquiry?" as part of CEHS Department of Educational Psychology's Century Speaker Series. Greene examined conceptual and practical issues related to mixed-method inquiry.
Presenter: Brent Bridgeman "Test Time Limits as a Threat to Validity: A Tale of Accidental Discoveries, Unintended Consequences, and Counter-Intuitive Results"
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Presenter: Jane Forman "Qualitative Research in the Health Sciences"
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Presenter: Barbara Byrne "Testing for Measurement Equivalence across Multiple Cultures: Many Problems and Few Solutions"
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Barbara Byrne, Barbara Byrne, professor Emeritus at the University of Ottawa, presented, "Testing for Measurement Equivalence across Multiple Cultures: Many Problems and Few Solutions" as part of the Department of Educational Psychology's Century Speaker Series. Byrne spoke about the complexities of structural equation modeling in comparative cultural groups and offered a modified approach to the usual tests for equivalence when research involves large-scale studies of multiple cultural groups.
Presenter: Sandra L. Christenson "The Relevance of Family-School Connections for Positive Student Outcomes: Lessons Learned from Research and What It Means for Practice"
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