UK College of Education Faculty Attend Educational Research National Meeting

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 15, 2016) — The largest gathering of scholars in the field of education research takes place annually at the American Educational Research Association meeting. University of Kentucky College of Education faculty and graduate students in attendance showcased innovative studies in a diverse array of areas.

Held recently in Washington, D.C., the annual event allowed participants to encounter ideas and data that will shape tomorrow's education practices and policies, and to connect with leading thinkers from the U.S. and around the world. To learn more, visit www.aera.net.

UK College of Education presenters included:

· Kelly D. Bradley, Anthony P. Setari, poster session, "Validating a Montessori High School Teacher Evaluation Survey"

· Joseph J. Ferrare, Renee Setari, roundtable session, "Flocking Around the Facts? Measuring the Impact of Evidence on Philanthropic Convergence in Charter School Reform"

· Jennifer Wilhelm, Merryn Cole, Ronald Wilhelm (UK College of Arts and Sciences), poster session, "In-Service Teachers’ Alternative Conceptions of Lunar-Related Concepts"

· Ryan M. Crowley, Kathleen Owings Swan, roundtable session, "What Kind of Economic Citizen?"

· Christine Ann Mallozzi, Susan Chambers Cantrell, Margaret Rintamaa, paper session, "Female Struggling Adolescent Readers and Hegemonic Masculinities: A Necessary Focus"

· Shannon O. Sampson, Heather Arrowsmith, Kelly D. Bradley, Richard Kweku Mensah, paper session, "Using an Online Learning Course to Increase Retention and Enhance Experiences in an Online Program"

· Ellen L. Usher, Caihong Li, Amanda R. Butz (University of Wisconsin–Madison), Joanne P. Rojas (UK Human Development Institute), symposium, "What Is True About Grit: Relations With Self-Regulation and Motivation and New Innovative Interventions"

· Thomas Guskey (chair), symposium, "100 Years of Grading Research: Meaning and Value in the Most Common Educational Measure" Guskey also has a paper in this session, authored with Susan M. Brookhart, Early Studies of the Unreliability of Grades

· Pam Correll, Susan Chambers Cantrell, Victor Malo-Juvera (University of North Carolina Wilmington), paper session, "A Mixed-Methods Investigation of Teachers' Self-Efficacy for Culturally Responsive Instruction"

· Ellen L. Usher, Fred Danner, Stephen M. Tonks (Northern Illinois University), symposium, "Person-Centered Research: A Methodological Answer to Motivation Theory's Most Critical Questions"

· Xin Ma, poster session, "School Effects on Relationship Between Course Load and Achievement in China: Evidence From Large-Scale Assessment"

· Margaret Rintamaa, Nicole C. Miller (Mississippi State University), Nicole L. Thompson (University of Memphis), Chris Cook (Appalachian State University), Penny B. Howell (University of Louisville), Shawn A. Faulkner (Northern Kentucky University), poster session, "The Complexities of Middle-Level Teacher Certification: Status Report and Future Directions"

· Ruixue Liu, Kelly D. Bradley, Meng Fan (University of Delaware), poster session, "Using Multilevel Modeling in Substantive Research"

· Margaret Joan Mohr-Schroeder, Christopher R. Rakes (University of Maryland, Baltimore County), Robert N. Ronau (University of Cincinnati),  Jon Sanderholm (Berea College), Sarah B. Bush (Bellarmine University), roundtable session, "The Critical Role of Well-Articulated, Coherent Professional Development Design: A Mathematics and Science Program Evaluation"

· Lauren Hargrave, Kenneth Maurice Tyler, roundtable session, "Supporting Students: The Significance of Relationships, Behaviors, Language and Abilities for Student Learning"· Cindy Jong, Division K, Section 1 chair (Teaching and Teacher Education in the Content Areas)

· Joseph Waddington, Monica J. Kowalski (University of Notre Dame), James Mario Frabutt (University of Notre Dame), paper session, "The Use of Annual Student Assessment Data by (Arch)Diocesan Catholic School Systems"

· Kristen H. Perry, Leah Katherine Saal ( Loyola University Maryland), Donita Joy Shaw (University of Kansas), Fahad Abdullah Alharbi (University of Taibah), paper session, "Associations Between Adults' Education Skills and Political Efficacy: An Analysis of the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies"

· David M. Brown, paper session, "Pleasant Places With Congenial Companions: Depictions of College Student Life in Early 20th-Century Fiction"

· Xin Ma, Maricela Guerra (California State University, Bakersfield), Jianjun Wang (California State University, Bakersfield), paper session, "A Comparative Study of Canonical Correlation Between Student Mathematics and Science Achievements in TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study)"

· Joseph J. Ferrare, Yougeon Lee (University of Wisconsin–Madison), paper session, "Finding One's Place or Losing the Race? The Unequal Impacts of Switching Majors on College Degree Completion"

· Jing Yuan, Letao Sun, poster session, "Examining the Individual Differences in Mathematics Achievement: An Application of Quantile Regression"

· Gene Wilhoit, Linda Darling-Hammond (Stanford University), Paul K. Leather (New Hampshire Department of Education), invited speaker session, "New Approaches to Accountability"

· Todd Hurst, roundtable session, "The Discursive Construction of Democratic Leadership by School Superintendents on Twitter"

· Victoria Sherif, roundtable session, "Examination of Rural High School Students’ Perceptions on Leadership"

· Ryan M. Crowley, Jane Bolgatz (Fordham University), Tamar Brown (Fordham University), Sara Skluzacek (New York Department of Education), Susan J. Chambre (Fordham University), Enrique Figueroa (Fordham University), roundtable session, "Institutional Factors Impacting Black Students' Success at an Elite Private Elementary School"

· Leslie D. Burns, symposium, "Realizing Social Justice and Educational Policy: Equity and Democracy Through Teaching and Teacher Education Standards"

· Thomas R. Guskey (discussant), paper session, "Teachers, Teaching, and Classroom Assessment"

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