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  • Navy Life Games and Simulations in the News

    August 10, 2018

    The recent article, Ready Player One: Video Games and the Navy Future Force, by Warren Duffie Jr. highlights Navy Life, an online platform of Navy-themed games and simulations. CRESST and the Office of Naval Research (ONR) have been partnering to create these games and simulations which are intended to support Navy recruitment and job placement. […]

  • Technology. Instruction. Assessment. CRESSTCON’18.

    August 6, 2018

    We are currently gearing up for CRESSTCON’18! This conference will bring together experts in education assessment research on October 1-2 at the UCLA Luskin Conference Center. The theme, “Learning Together: Building Partnerships to Accelerate Excellence and Equity,” will be represented by visionaries in assessment, educational technology, policy and economics. Over the next few months, we […]

  • Undergraduate Researchers at CRESST

    August 1, 2018

    One exciting aspect of being at CRESST, is the opportunity to work with UCLA undergraduate researchers. Undergraduates come to CRESST through various routes, for example, by responding to job postings, contacting us about volunteer opportunities and connecting with our senior researchers through courses. They enrich our projects with their motivation, intelligence and genuine desire to […]

  • BNU Students Learn about Assessment at CRESST

    August 1, 2018

    At the end of July, CRESST concluded a two week educational program on assessment focused on the intersections of educational research and practice across countries. The participants were an all-female graduate student group of 12 from Beijing Normal University (BNU). The program consisted of 10 days of learning, 17 lectures, 3 school visits, and 20 […]

  • Dr. Jia Wang Discusses the Importance of Magnet Schools

    July 17, 2018

    We recently sat down with Dr. Jia Wang, a Senior Research Scientist here at CRESST, UCLA for an interview about her recent publication and research. In our interview, she gives us the 411 on magnet schools – what makes them work and why they’re important. Q. Can you tell me a little bit about your new […]

  • CRESST Speaks at NCSA

    June 25, 2018

    CRESST researchers present at this year’s CCSSO National Conference on Student Assessment (NCSA) on a variety of topics, ranging from innovative, career readiness assessment items, to formative assessment tasks in mathematics, to braille versions of online assessments. Check out the presentations below.   Career Readiness and High School Assessments Presenters Li Cai, UCLA/CRESST Gregory K. W. K. Chung, UCLA/CRESST […]

  • CRESSTCon 2018 Arriving Soon!

    May 8, 2018

    CRESST’s biennial conference, CRESSTCon, will take place from October 1-2 at UCLA’s Luskin Conference Center. The two-day conference is an opportunity for individuals to collaborate on addressing education’s biggest challenges. This year’s theme, Learning Together, focuses on building partnerships to accelerate excellence and equity. Stay tuned for our list of amazing speakers. Register today for […]

  • Xin Tao Wins Linn Memorial Lecture Award

    April 17, 2018

    On behalf of the Robert L. Linn Memorial Award committee, CRESST is pleased to announce the recipient of the 2018 Robert L. Linn Memorial Lecture Award. Professor Xin Tao of Beijing Normal University has been chosen as the 2018 recipient for his scholarly contributions, his policy advisory work, his service to the profession, and his […]

  • CRESST Speaks At AERA + NCME

    March 16, 2018

    CRESST researchers present at this year’s AERA and NCME meetings on a variety of topics, ranging from developing career readiness indicators and predicting gameplay data to formative assessment in math and improving social-emotional skills. Check out the presentations below. Li Cai Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics Authors: Li Cai, Daniel McCaffrey Sat, April 14th 10:35am to 12:05pm Room: […]

  • Teens learning data science is in the news!

    March 6, 2018

    There is quite a buzz around the Introduction to Data Science (IDS) course, developed by the Mobilize Project. This past week, EdSource, KQED News, and the Daily Bruin have written about the course.  IDS was first piloted in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) in 2014-2015. The EdSource article, “‘Big data’ classes a big […]

  • How do parents feel about their kids and science?

    March 1, 2018

    The findings from a new study conducted by EDC/SRI tell us that far more parents would engage in science-related activities with their children—if they knew how. What Parents Talk About When They Talk About Learning:  A National Survey About Young Children and Science, describes results from a national telephone survey of 1,442 parents with a focus […]

  • PBS Kids: Ready to Learn Program Updates

    January 12, 2018

    We continue to work with PBS KIDS on their Ready To Learn (RTL) program, which leverages content on television, the Internet, and other media to help millions of young children—particularly those living in poverty—learn the basic reading, math, and science skills needed for success. In February, Associate Director Greg Chung and Senior Game Developer Charlie Parks will […]