Sessions at 2016 AERA Washington, D.C.

The Consortium of State and Regional Educational Research Associations 
 
Board Meeting
Time: Fri, April 8, 4:45 to 6:15pm
Place: Marriott Marquis, Level Three, Dupont Circle
Business Meeting and Reception
Time: Fri, April 8, 6:15 to 7:45pm
Place: Marriott Marquis, Level Four, Liberty Salon P
Distinguished Paper Session 1
Time: Sat, April 9, 8:15 to 9:45am
Place: Marriott Marquis, Level Four, Monument
Distinguished Paper Session 2
Time: Sat, April 9, 4:05 to 5:35pm
Place: Marriott Marquis, Level Four, Monument
Distinguished Paper Session 3
Time: Sun, April 10, 2:45 to 4:15pm
Place: Marriott Marquis, Level Four, Monument
Distinguished Paper Session 4
Time: Mon, April 11, 7:45 to 9:15am
Place: Marriott Marquis, Level Four, Monument
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Distinguished Paper Session 1
Sat, April 9, 8:15 to 9:45am, Marriott Marquis, Level Four, Monument
Session Type: Invited Speaker Session
Chair: Michael Nelson, Bridgewater State College
Discussant: Kelly E. Demers, St. Anselm College
Papers
  • California Education Research Association
    • Impact of California’s Transitional Kindergarten Program – Karen Manship, American Institutes for Research
  • Northeastern Educational Research Association
    • Teacher and Observer Assessment of Praise Usage in K–12 Classrooms – Heba Abdo, Rutgers University; Christian Mark Mathews, Rutgers University – New Brunswick/Piscataway; Carolyn Ross, Rutgers University
  • Virginia Educational Research Association
    • William Poverty, Unemployment, and Homelessness: What Do the Textbooks Say? – Gail Ann McEachron, College of William and Mary
  • Mid-Western Educational Research Association
    • New Teacher Perceptions of Induction Programs: A Study of Open-Ended Commentary – Nicole Victoria Williams, University of Findlay – Findlay, OH; John C. Gillham, The University of Findlay
  • Arizona Educational Research Organization
    • Mixed Methods and Its Potential for Beautiful Evidence: An Empirical Example – Anna Montana Cirell, Arizona State University – Tempe
Distinguished Paper Session 2
Sat, April 9, 4:05 to 5:35pm, Marriott Marquis, Level Four, Monument
Chair: Thanh Truc Thi Nguyen, University of Hawaii – Manoa
Discussants: Malkeet Singh, Education Northwest and Leslie R. Zenk, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
Papers
  • Mid-South Educational Research Association
    • STEM Schools, STEM Programs, and Traditional High Schools: A Multiple Metropolitan Study Regarding Student Engagement – Suzanne Franco, Wright State University; Nimisha Patel, Wright State University
  • North Carolina Association for Research in Education
    • Rational Responses: How Teachers React to High-Stakes Tests in the Context of Academic Tracking and the Long-Term Effects – Jason Giersch, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
  • Northern Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association
    • What Does the Nation’s Report Card Say About Early Physics Models? Using NAEP High School Transcript Study 2009 to Examine Inverted Curriculum – David Khaliqi, University of Colorado – Colorado Springs; Joseph Taylor, Abt Associates Inc.
  • Eastern Educational Research Association
    • Discovering and Rediscovering the Relevance of Louise Rosenblatt’s Theory of Aesthetic Reading – Kathleen Ryan, Hellenic College
  • Hawai’i Educational Research Association
    • Empirical Evidence About the Factor Structure of the Metacognitive Awareness Inventory – George M. Harrison, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Lisa M. Vallin, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Distinguished Paper Session 3
Sun, April 10, 2:45 to 4:15pm, Marriott Marquis, Level Four, Monument
Chair:Walter Mathews, Evaluation Associates of New York
Discussant: Christa R. Winter, Springfield College
Papers
  • Georgia Educational Research Association
    • Promising Practices for Supervisors of Teacher Candidates Enrolled in Yearlong, Co-Taught Clinical Experiences – Toni Strieker, Kennesaw State University; Woong Lim, Kennesaw State University; Daphne W. Hubbard, University of South Alabama; Megan Adams, Kennesaw State University; Neporcha Cone, Kennesaw State University; Cherry Steffen, Washburn University
  • New England Educational Research Organization
    • Social Support and Community College Student Academic Persistence – Debra Zavatkay, Northwestern Connecticut Community College
  • Pennsylvania Educational Research Association
    • Math Teaching Gap: A Study of the Relationship Between Different Levels of Mathematics Teacher Effectiveness and Student Achievement – Jenn Persson, University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
  • Southwest Educational Research Association
    • The Student Writing Affect Survey: Measurement Development and Validation – Katherine Landau Wright, Texas A&M University – College Station; Tracey S. Hodges, University of Southern Mississippi
Distinguished Paper Session 4
Mon, April 11, 7:45 to 9:15am, Marriott Marquis, Level Four, Monument
Chair
Thanh Truc Thi Nguyen, University of Hawaii – Manoa
Discussants: Grant B. Morgan, Baylor University and Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, Sam Houston State University
Papers
  • Hawai’i Educational Research Association
    • What Makes a Successful School and Home Partnership? Parent and Educator Perspectives and Efforts in Digital Citizenship and Internet Safety Education in Hawai’i – Lauren K. Mark, University of Hawaii – Manoa
  • Iowa Educational Research and Evaluation
    • Evaluation of a New Method for Providing Full Review Opportunities in Computerized Adaptive Testing—Computerized Adaptive Testing With Salt – Zhongmin Cui, ACT, Inc.; Chunyan Liu, ACT, Inc.; Yong He, ACT, Inc.; Hanwei Chen, ACT, Inc.
  • Rocky Mountain Educational Research Association
    • Effects of Positively and Negatively Worded Items on Estimated Latent Trait Scores – Ki Matlock, Oklahoma State University; Ronna C Turner, Oklahoma State University; Wallace D. Gitchel, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
  • Florida Educational Research Association
    • Testing the Effectiveness of Three-Step Approaches With Auxiliary Variables in Latent Class and Profile Analysis – Zachary Kendall Collier, University of Florida; Walter L. Leite, University of Florida
  • South Carolina Educators for the Practical Use of Research
    • Examination of Item Quality in a Statewide Music Assessment Program Using Rasch Methodology – Yin Burgess, University of South Carolina; Mihaela Ene, University of South Carolina; Elizabeth Leighton, University of South Carolina