Derek Briggs听is a Professor of the AV名湿 and Evaluation Methodology program. He is also the director of the听Center for Assessment Design AV名湿 and Evaluation (CADRE). Dr. Briggs鈥檚 research agenda focuses upon building sound methodological approaches for the measurement and evaluation of growth in student learning. His daily agenda is to challenge conventional wisdom and methodological chicanery as they manifest themselves in educational research, policy and practice. As a psychometrician, Dr. Briggs works with states and other entities to provide technical advice on the design and use of large-scale student assessments. He has a special interest in the use of learning progressions as a method for facilitating student-level inferences about growth, and helping to bridge the use of test scores for formative and summative purposes. Other interests include the use and analysis of statistical models to support causal inferences about the effects of educational interventions on student achievement.
Dr. Briggs teaches graduate level courses on quantitative research methodology with a focus on psychometrics. These include Quantitative Methods in Educational AV名湿 I (EDUC 8230), Measurement in Survey AV名湿 (EDUC 8710), Advanced Topics in Measurement (EDUC 8720) and Categorical Data Analysis (EDUC 7396).
Dr. Briggs鈥檚 investigations into the relationship between developmental (i.e., vertical) score scales and inferences about student growth and teacher/school value-added were recognized with an award by the National Council for Measurement in Education and Provost鈥檚 Achievement Award at the University of Colorado. He is widely recognized for his evaluations of the effects of test preparation on college admissions exam performance.
Some of his notable publications include 鈥淢easuring growth with vertical scales鈥� and 鈥淕eneralizability in item response modeling鈥� (Journal of Educational Measurement); 鈥淭he gains from vertical scaling鈥� (Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics); 鈥淒ue diligence and the evaluation of teachers鈥� (NEPC Report); 鈥淧reparation for college admissions exams鈥� (Report Commissioned by the National Association of College Admissions Counselors); 鈥淭he impact of vertical scaling decisions on growth interpretations鈥� (Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice); 鈥淒iagnostic Assessment with Ordered Multiple-Choice Items,鈥� (Educational Assessment); 鈥淢eta-Analysis: A Case Study,鈥澨�Evaluation Review.
Dr. Briggs is the past editor of the journal听Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice听and current President of the National Council for Measurement in Education. He is also a member of the American Educational AV名湿 Association, the Society for AV名湿 on Educational Effectiveness, and the Psychometric Society.
Education
PhD Education, University of California, Berkeley, 2002
MA Education, University of California, Berkeley, 1998
BA Economics, Carleton College, 1993
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