Research
Rigorous measurement only matters when it is put to appropriate use. That principle has guided WCA's research for decades: from early work on standards-based accountability and assessment alignment, to more recent studies applying item response theory and machine learning methods to emerging constructs like computational thinking. Across that span, our team has consistently worked at the intersection of technical rigor and practical application.
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Below is a selection of publications and presentations reflecting that work, spanning peer-reviewed journals, national conferences, and technical reports developed for state agencies, foundations, and educational organizations.
Publications

  1. Brown, R., & Brown, E. (2022).  Modeling longitudinal effects of Computer Science course taking on post-secondary outcomes. (West Coast Analytics Research Report).  Fort Worth, TX: West Coast Analytics.
  2. Brown, R., Wilson, M., & Draney, K., (2022).  An assessment framework for measuring statistical thinking, In Theoretical Issues of Using Simulations and Games in Educational Assessment:Applications in Schools and Workplace Contexts, H.F. O’Neil, E. L. Baker, R.S., Perez, & S. E. Watson (Eds).  Routledge/Taylor & Francis.
  3. Brown, R., & Brown, E. A. (2019).  Estimating the effect of a teacher training program on Advanced Placement outcomes.  International Journal of Computer Science Education in Schools, 2 (4), 3-21.
  4. Shih, J., Ing, M., Phelan, J., Brown, R., & Maiorca, C. (2019).  The influence of students’ self-perceptions and mathematics experiences on learning more mathematics in the future.  Investigations in Mathematics Learning. https://doi.org/10.1080/19477503.2019.1582960
  5. Phelan, J., Ing, M., Nylund-Gibson, K., & Brown, R.  (2017).  Identifying student’s expectancy value beliefs: A latent class analysis approach to analyzing middle school students’ science self-perceptions.  Journal of STEM Education, 18(1), 11-15.
  6. Phelan, J., & Brown, R. (2017).  ALSDE/A+ College Ready LTF teacher implementation evaluation study (West Coast Analytics Research Report).  Irvine, CA: West Coast Analytics.
  7. Brown, R., Shih, J., Ing, M., & Phelan, J.  (2016).  The influence of student’s self-perceptions and mathematics experiences on learning more mathematics in the future (NMSI Research Report 2016-006).  Dallas, TX: The National Math + Science Initiative (NMSI).
  8. Brown, R., Ing, M., Phelan, J., & Nylund-Gibson, K. (2016).  Identifying student’s expectancy-value beliefs: A latent class analysis approach to analyzing middle school students’ science self-perceptions (NMSI Research Report 2016-004).  Dallas, TX: The National Math + Science Initiative (NMSI).
  9. Murray, J., Colaluca, B., Brown, E., & Brown, R. (2016, November). Pediatric Tectal Plate Gliomas and the Effects of Treatment on Attention.  In Neuro-Oncology, 18, 120-121. Journals Dept, 2001 Evans Rd, Cary, NC.  Oxford University Press.
  10. Phelan, J.C., Miller, L.L., & Brown, R. S. (2016).  An analysis of NMSI UTeach replication site recruitment, retention, completion, and associated student factors (NMSI Research Report 2016-01). Dallas, TX: The National Math + Science Initiative (NMSI).
  11. Brown, R. S., & Choi, K.  (2015).  Measuring the causal effect of the National Math + Science Initiative’s College Readiness Program (CRESST Report 847).  Los Angeles, CA: University of California, National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST).
  12. Brown, R. S., & Brandon, R. (2015). A reflective analysis of NMSI UTeach replication programs (NMSI Research Report 2015-01). Dallas, TX: The National Math + Science Initiative (NMSI).
  13. Hass, M., Brown, R., Brady, J., & Bohem, D.  (2012).  Validating the BASC TRS for use with autistic children and adolescents.  Remedial and Special Education 33(3), 173-183.
  14. Brown, R. (2010).  Sampling. International Encyclopedia of Education 3rd Edition. Edited by Eva Baker, Penelope Peterson and Barry McGaw, Elsevier, 143-146.
  15. Campbell, M., Brown, R., & Perry, E.  (2010).  Trends in Advanced Placement Mathematics and Science Test-Taking Among Female Students in California: A Latent Variable Approach.  Electronic Journal of Science Education, 13(2).
  16. Shelton, A. & Brown, R. (2010).  Measuring the Alignment of High School and Community College Math Assessments.  Journal of Applied Research in Community College 18(1), 6-15.
  17. Brown, R., & Campbell, M. (2009).  Recent trends in Preparing Ethnic Minorities for Careers in Mathematics and Science. Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 8(2), 225-241.
  18. Brown, R., & Niemi, D. (2009).  Content Alignment of High School and Community College Assessments. Journal of Applied Research in Community College, 16(2), 109-118.
  19. Brown, R., Wohlstetter, P., & Liu, L. (2008).  Developing an Indicator System for Schools of Choice: A Balanced Scorecard Approach.  Journal of School Choice, 2(4), 392-414.
  20. Colbert, J., Brown, R., Choi, S., & Thomas, S. (2008) An investigation of the impacts of teacher-driven professional development on pedagogy and student learning.  Teacher Education Quarterly, 35(2),
  21. Henry, V. & Brown, R.  (2008). First-Grade Basic Facts:  An Investigation into Teaching and Learning of an Accelerated, High-Demand Memorization Standard.  Journal of Research in Mathematics Education, 39(2), 153-183.
  22. Brown, R. (2007a).  Using latent class analysis to set academic performance standards.  Educational Assessment 12(3&4), 283-301.
  23. Brown, R. (2007b).  Analysis of what constitutes proficiency on Colorado math assessments grades 3-5. (West Coast Analytics Technical Report).  Irvine, CA: West Coast Analytics.
  24. Brown, R.S., Cohen R.J., Hentschke, G.C., Kuzin, C.A., Liu, S., Santiago, D.A., Wohlstetter, P. (2007). Charter School Indicators.  University of Southern California, Center for Educational Governance.  Los Angeles, CA.
  25. Brown, R. & Conley, D.  (2007). Comparing state high school assessments to standards for success in entry-level university courses.  Educational Assessment, 12(2), 137-160.
  26. Brown, R. S., & E. Coughlin. (2007). The predictive validity of selected benchmark assessments used in the Mid-Atlantic Region (Issues & Answers Report, REL 2007–No. 017). Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Regional Educational Laboratory Mid-Atlantic. Retrieved from http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs
  27. Brown, R., & Niemi, D.  (2007). Investigating the alignment of high school and community college tests in California.  Technical Report #07-3 for the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.  San Jose, CA.  May.
  28. Brown, R., Lemke, C., & Millwood, K. (2007).  The instructional management system: A vehicle to higher academic achievement.  Technical report commissioned by the Philadelphia Department of Education and The Metiri Group.  Philadelphia, PA.  January.
  29. Brown, R. & Villarreal, J.  (2007). Correcting for person misfit in aggregated score reporting.  International Journal of Testing 7(1), 1-25.
  30. Brown, R. (2006).  NITC Psychometric Analysis of Medical Gas Certification Exams.  December 2006.
  31. Brown, R. (2005). National ITC Test Certification Report: Review of Test Performance Data.  October 2005.
  32. Brown, R. (2005).  Changes in Advanced Placement Test taking in California 1998-2003.  UC Berkeley: University of California All Campus Consortium on Research for Diversity.  Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6ps2j961.
  33. Brown, R. S.  (2003).  NITC Psychometric Analysis Project Final Report.  National Inspection, Testing, and Certification Technical Report.  April 2003.
  34. Brown, R. & Ing. M.  (2003).  Exploring sustained improvement in low performing schools.  Policy Analysis for California Education.  Berkeley, CA.
  35. Brown, R. S. & Villarreal, J.  (2003). Correcting for Person Misfit in Aggregated Score Reporting.  Scantron Research Report #03-11-1.
  36. Baker, E. L., & Brown, R. S. (2002). Performance assessment. In R. Fernandez-Ballesteros (Ed.), Encyclopedia of psychological assessment. London: Sage.
  37. Brown, R. & Ing., M.  (2002). The interpretability of graphical school report cards.  University of California, National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.  Los Angeles, CA.
  38. Brown, R. S., Ing, M., & Kim, M.  (2000a). An investigation into the validity of the Chicago Academic Standards Examinations for use in promotion/retention or pass/fail decisions.  (CSE Technical Report).  University of California, National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.  Los Angeles, CA.
  39. Brown, R. S., Ing, M., & Kim, M.  (2000b). Technical review of CASE semester 1 and semester 2 field test data 1998-1999.  (CSE Technical Report to The MacArthur Foundation).  Los Angeles, CA: University of California, National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.
  40. Herman, J. L., Brown, R. S., & Baker, E. L. (2000).  Student assessment and student achievement in the California public school system.  In Crucial Issues in California Education 2000.  Berkeley, CA: Policy Analysis for California Education.
  41. Niemi, D. M. & Brown, R. S.  (2000). Investigation of the Validity of Placement Exams Used by the College of the Canyons.  (Technical report).  Los Angeles, CA: Author.
  42. Brown, R. S.  (1999). Creating school accountability reports.  The School Administrator.  November, 12-17.
  43. Chung, G. K. W. K., O’Neil, H. F., Jr., & Brown, R. S. (1999). Software documentation of the computer simulation used for the measurement of teamwork processes. (Draft deliverable to OERI). Los Angeles: University of California, National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST).
  44. Niemi, D., Brown, R. S., Baker, E. L., & Linn, R. L.  (1999). Report and recommendations regarding the Chicago Public Schools Assessment Initiative. (CSE Technical Report to The MacArthur Foundation).  Los Angeles, CA: University of California, National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.
  45. O’Neil, H. F., Jr., & Brown, R. S. (1998).  Differential effects of question formats in math assessment on metacognition and affect.   Applied Measurement in Education, 11(4), 331-349. 
  46. O'Neil, H. F., Jr., Chung, G. K., & Brown, R. S. (1997).  Use of networked simulations as a context to measure team competencies.  In Workforce Readiness: Competencies and Assessment, Harold F. O'Neil, Jr. (Ed.).  Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
  47. Dunn, J. T., Lees-Haley, P. R., Brown, R. S., Williams, C. W., & English, L.T. (1995).  Neurotoxic complaint base rates of personal injury claimants: Implications for neuropsychological assessment.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 51 (4), 577-584.
  48. Williams, C. W., Brown, R. S., Lees-Haley, P. R., & Price, R. J.  (1995). An attribution (causal dimensional) analysis of perceptions of sexual harassment.  Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 25(13), 1169-1183.
  49. Brown, R. S., Lees-Haley, C. L., & Lees-Haley, P. R.  (1994).  Fear of future illness.  In Courtroom Medicine --Psychic Injuries.  Vol. 12A.  Matthew Bender: New York.
  50. Brown, R. S., Williams, C. W., & Lees-Haley, P. R. (1994).  The effects of hindsight bias and causal attribution on human responses to environmental events.  Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 24, 8, 661-674.
  51. Grillo, J., Brown, R. S., Hilsabeck, R., Price, R., & Lees-Haley, P. R.  (1994). Raising doubts about claims of malingering: Implications of relationships between MCMI-II and MMPI-2 performances.  Journal of Clinical Psychology, 50, (4), 651-655.
  52. O'Neil, H. F., Jr., Chung, G. K., & Brown, R. S.  (1994). Role of computer simulation in the measurement of teamwork processes and negotiation outcomes. (CSE Technical Report).  Los Angeles, CA: University of California, National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing.
  53. Brown, R. S., Williams, C. W., & Lees-Haley, P. R.  (1993).The effect of hindsight bias on fear of future illness.  Environment and Behavior, 25 (5), 577-585.
  54. Lees-Haley, P. R., & Brown, R. S.  (1993a). Indoor air pollution: Recommendations to management and owners.  Risk Management, June, pp. 14-22.
  55. Lees-Haley, P. R., & Brown, R. S. (1993b).  Of Law and Medicine.  Defense Counsel Journal, 60 (3), 443-447.
  56. Lees-Haley, P. R., & Brown, R. S.  (1993c). Pseudo-psychology and fear of injury.  Best's Review, Property and Casualty Edition, 93 (12), 54, 78.
  57. Lees-Haley, P. R., & Brown, R. S.  (1993d). Neuropsychological complaint base rates of 170 personal injury claimants.  Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 8, 203-209.
  58. Lees-Haley, P. R., Williams, C. W., & Brown, R. S.  (1993). The Barnum effect and personal injury litigation.  American Journal of Forensic Psychology, 11 (2), 21-28.
  59. Williams, C. W., Lees-Haley, P. R., & Brown, R. S.  (1993a). Perceived toxic exposure: Potential contributions of psychological research on counterfactual thinking, hindsight bias, and attribution theory.  Proceedings of the International Congress on the Health Effects of Hazardous Waste.
  60. Williams, C. W., Lees-Haley, P. R., & Brown, R. S.  (1993b). Human response to traumatic events: An integration of counterfactual thinking, hindsight bias, and attribution theory.  Psychological Reports, 72, 483-494.
  61. Brown, R. S., & Lees-Haley, P. R.  (1992). Fear of future illness, chemical AIDS, and cancerphobia: A review. Psychological Reports, 71, 187-207.
  62. Jussim, L., Soffin, S., Brown, R., Ley, J., & Kohlhepp, K.  (1992). Understanding reactions to feedback by integrating ideas from symbolic interactionism and cognitive evaluation theory.  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 62, 402-421.
  63. Lees-Haley, P. R., & Brown, R. S.  (1992). Biases in perception and reporting following a perceived toxic exposure.  Perceptual and Motor Skills, 75, 531-544.
  64. Brown, R. S., & Schneer, J. A.  (1990). The effects of conflict handling styles on perceptions in decision making groups.  Annual Proceedings of Decision Science Institute, pp. 1009-1012.
 
Presentations
  1. Brown, R. (2026). Replicating Feature-based and LLM/SLM Fine-tuned Difficulty Prediction in an Early Childhood Education Credentialing Setting. Poster presented at National Council on Measurement in Education annual meeting, Los Angeles, CA, April.
  2. Brown, R. & Murphy, S. (2025). Providing Evidence of Content Validity using Latent Semantic Analysis.  Poster presented at National Council on Measurement in Education annual meeting, Denver, CO, April.
  3. Brown, R.(2025). Examining the stability of learning progressions in the CoT assessment.  Paper presented at International Objective Measurement Workshop, Denver, CO, April.
  4. Brown, R. (2025).  Examining the stability of learning progressions in the CoT assessment.  Paper presented at National Council on Measurement in Education annual meeting, Denver, CO, April.
  5. Brown, R. & Brown, E.  (2025).  Examining the measurement invariance in the computational thinking assessment.  Paper presented at National Council on Measurement in Education annual meeting, Denver, CO, April.
  6. Brown, R. & Brown, E.  (2024).  Investigation of measurement invariance for a computational thinking assessment.  Presented at National Council on Measurement in Education annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA, April.
  7. Brown, R. & Toyama, Y. (2023). Developmental levels are embedded in a construct map. Paper presented at National Council on Measurement in Education annual meeting, Chicago, IL, April.
  8. Brown R. & Brown, E.  (2023). Modeling computational thinking using multidimensional item response theory: Investigation into model fit and measurement invariance. Paper presented at International Objective Measurement Workshop, Chicago, IL, April.
  9. Brown, R. & Draney, K.  (2023). Using Wright Maps and learning progressions to engage teachers and trainers. Paper presented at International Objective Measurement Workshop, Chicago, IL, April.
  10. Brown, R. & Draney, K. (2023, April). Construct mapping: Evidence of internal structure, and interpretable meaning for teachers. Presented as part of a coordinated paper session entitled “Improving Teacher Decisions in the Mathematics Classroom Through Measurement” at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), Chicago, IL.
  11. Brown, R., Wilson, M., Draney, K., Toyama, Y., & Gochyyev, P. (June, 2023). Using Wright Maps and Learning Progressions to Engage Teachers and Trainers. Presented at the DRK-12 Principal Investigators Meeting, Washington, DC.
  12. Toyama, Y., McNeil., R., Tan, S., Draney, K., Wilson, M, Brown, R., & Patz, R. (June, 2021). Assessing college-ready computational thinking. Presented at the virtual DRK-12 Principal Investigators Meeting.
  13. Leikin, S., & Brown, R.S. (2021). Overcoming Barriers to Advanced Placement in Rural Schools. Presentation at the 2021 Education Innovation and Research (EIR) Project Directors and Technical Assistance Meeting.
  14. Brown, R.S., Phelan, J., & Choi, K.C. (2021).  Estimating the Impact of College Readiness Program on Post-Secondary Outcomes.  In Mastergeorge, A. (Chair), Implementation Evaluation of a High School College Readiness Program.  Symposium conducted at the American Education Research Association 2021 Annual Meeting.
  15. Phelan, J., Brown, R. S., & Choi, K.C. (2021).  Measuring Implementation of a STEM-Focused College Readiness Program.  In Mastergeorge, A. (Chair), Implementation Evaluation of a High School College Readiness Program.  Symposium conducted at the American Education Research Association 2021 Annual Meeting.
  16. Choi, K.C., Brown, R.S., & Phelan, J. (2021). Impact Study of a College Readiness Program: Year 2 and Year 3 Randomized Cluster Trial Results.  In Mastergeorge, A. (Chair), Implementation Evaluation of a High School College Readiness Program.  Symposium conducted at the American Education Research Association 2021 Annual Meeting.
  17. Egger, J., Phelan, J., & Brown, R. S. (2021).  Differences in Implementation and Participation of Student Study Sessions. In Mastergeorge, A. (Chair), Implementation Evaluation of a High School College Readiness Program.  Symposium conducted at the American Education Research Association 2021 Annual Meeting.
  18. Brown, R. S., & Choi, K.C. (2019). Measuring the causal effect of the National Math + Science Initiative’s College Readiness Program.  In Mastergeorge, A. (Chair), Implementation Evaluation of a High School College Readiness Program: Design, Methodology, and Findings.  Symposium conducted at the American Education Research Association 2019 Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada.
  19. Phelan, J., Choi, K.C., & Brown, R. (2019).  Measuring implementation of a STEM-Focused College Readiness Program. In Mastergeorge, A. (Chair), Implementation Evaluation of a High School College Readiness Program: Design, Methodology, and Findings.  Symposium conducted at the American Education Research Association 2019 Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada.
  20. Choi, K.C., Phelan, J., Baker, E., & Brown, R. (2019). Impact study of the National Math and Science Initiative’s College Readiness Program: Year 1 Randomized Cluster Trial Results. In Mastergeorge, A. (Chair), Implementation Evaluation of a High School College Readiness Program: Design, Methodology, and Findings.  Symposium conducted at the American Education Research Association 2019 Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada.
  21. Kim, J., Choi, K.C., Brown, R., & Baker, E. (2019). Comparison School Selection for Comparative Interrupted Time Series Analysis. In Mastergeorge, A. (Chair), Implementation Evaluation of a High School College Readiness Program: Design, Methodology, and Findings.  Symposium conducted at the American Education Research Association 2019 Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada.
  22. Brown, R. (2018). Discussant.  In Wilson, M. R. (Chair) Assessing mathematical thinking using learning progressions. Symposium conducted at National Council for Measurement in Education 2018 Annual Meeting.  San Antonio, TX.
  23. Phelan, J., Egger, J., Choi, K., Keum, E., Michuye, J., Brown, R., & Baker, E.  (2018).  Teacher and Administrator Perspectives on Effectiveness of Elements of the College Readiness Program. Presentation at California Educational Research Association 2018 Annual Meeting.  December 2018. Anaheim, CA.
  24. Boehm, M., Phelan, J., Thacker, T., & Brown, R. (2016).  Use of ASPIRE data to increase student enrollment in rigorous courses and measure academic impact.  Presentation to ACT Conference.  December 6, 2016.  Mobile, AL.
  25. Murray, J., Colaluca, B., Brown, E., & Brown, R.  (2016).  Pediatric tectal plate gliomas and effects of treatment on attention.  Poster presentation at the Society for Neuro-Oncology national meeting.  November.  Scottsdale, AZ.
  26. Miller, L., Gianola-Quinn, J., Lee, C., & Brown, R. (2013, December). Estimating Teacher Effects: How and Why. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the California Educational Research Association, Anaheim, CA.
  27. Miller, L., Gianola-Quinn, J., Lee, C., & Brown, R. (2013, November). Estimating Teacher Effects: How and Why. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Florida Educational Research Association, Gainesville, FL.
  28. Miller, L., Gianola-Quinn, J., & Brown, R. (2012, February). Moving from State to Common Core Standards-Based Assessments: Is There an Effect on Content Difficulty? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Test Publishers, Palm Springs, CA.
  29. Miller, L., Gianola-Quinn, J., & Brown, R. (2011, December). Moving from State to Common Core Standards-Based Assessments: Is There an Effect on Content Difficulty? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the California Educational Research Association, Anaheim, CA.
  30. Brown, R.  (2011).  Aligning College Readiness and Career Readiness Standards: Technical Issues.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Measurement in Education.  April 2011.  New Orleans, LA.
  31. McEachin, A. & Brown, R.  (2010).  Are Private Schools Really Better?  A Multilevel Analysis of International Public-Private Partnerships and Student Achievement.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of American Educational Research Association.  May 2010.  Denver, CO.
  32. Miller, L., Gianola-Quinn, J., & Brown, R. (2010, November). Creating a Multilanguage Mathematics Test on a Common Scale. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the California Educational Research Association, San Diego, CA.
  33. Miller, L., Gianola-Quinn, J., & Brown, R. (2010, February). Computer Adaptive Testing in an On-line Environment: Is There a Difference? Poster presentation at the annual meeting of the Association of Test Publishers, Orlando, FL.
  34. Miller, L. & Brown, R.  (2010). Creating a Multilanguage Mathematics Test on a Common Scale.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of California Education Research Association.  November 2010.  San Diego, CA.
  35. Miller, L., Brown, R., & Kitchens, J. (2008, March). Formative Assessment Systems: If You Build It, Will They Create Valid and Reliable Tests? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the California Educational Research Association, Grapevine, TX.
  36. Brown, R. & Liu, L. (2008). Comparing Similar Schools Using a Distance Approach to Improve Comparisons.  Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.  May 2008.  New York, NY.
  37. Brown, R. & Shelton, A. (2008).  Measuring the Alignment of High School and Community College Assessments.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.  May 2008.  New York, NY.
  38. Brown, R. & Lemke, C. (2008).  The Instructional Management System: A Vehicle to Higher Academic Achievement.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.  May 2008.  New York, NY.
  39. Clark, E., Yang, Z., Brown, R., & Niemi, D. (2008).  Student Achievement in a Virtual Environment: Evidence from Eight State-Funded Virtual Charter Schools.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.  May 2008.  New York, NY.
  40. Higdon, J., Hocevar, D., & Brown, R.  (2008). Effects of Goal-Directed Feedback on Learning and Motivational Outcomes Moderated by Trait Goal Orientation.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.  May 2008.  New York, NY.
  41. Yang, Z., Clark, E., Brown, R., & Niemi, D. (2008). Effects of an On-line Tutoring Program on Students’ Math Achievement.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.  May 2008.  New York, NY.
  42. Brown R.S., & Liu, L. (2007). Comparing Similar Schools Using a Distance Approach.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the California Educational Research Association.  October.  Dana Point, CA.
  43. Brown R.S., & Miller. L. (2007). Formative Assessments: If You Build It Will They Create Valid and Reliable Assessments.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the California Educational Research Association.  October.  Dana Point, CA.
  44. Brown, R. S., & Wohlstetter, P. (2007). Developing a performance evaluation system for charter schools: A balanced scorecard approach.   Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.  April 2007.  Chicago, IL.
  45. Colbert, J., Brown, R., Thomas, S., Choi, S. (2007) An investigation of the impacts of teacher-driven professional development on pedagogy and student learning.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.  April 2007.  Chicago, IL.
  46. Brown, R. S. (2007).  Creating Developmental Scales for Mathematics.  Paper presented at the Hawaiian International Conference on Education.  January 2007.  Honolulu, HI.
  47. Brown, R. (2007).  Correcting for person misfit in aggregated score reporting. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Test Publishers.  February 2007.  Palm Desert, CA.
  48. Conley, D. T., & Brown, R. S. (2006).  Linking findings from the College Board curriculum survey of high school math teachers and the College Board validity study of postsecondary educators.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.  April 2006.  San Diego, CA
  49. Wohlstetter, P. & Brown, R. (2006).  Balanced Scorecards: A Comprehensive View of School Performance.  National Association of Charter School Authorizers Annual Conference.  March 2006.  San Diego, CA.
  50. Brown, R. S. (2006).  Creating Developmental Scales for State Assessments via Alignment to a Calibrated Item Pool.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association of Test Publishers.  February 2006.  Orlando, FL.
  51. Brown, R., Colbert, J., Thomas, S. (2006).  An Investigation of the impacts of teacher-driven professional development on pedagogy and student learning.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education.  January 2006.  San Diego, CA.
  52. Brown R., Niemi, D., & Clark, E.  (2005). Providing a quality education in a virtual environment: Is it possible? Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association.  August 2005. Washington, DC. 
  53. Brown, R. & Villarreal, J.  (2005). Correcting for person misfit in aggregated score reporting.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association.  August 2005. Washington, DC. 
  54. Henry, V. & Brown, R.  (2005). Auditing California’s high demand first-grade basic facts standard.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association.  August 2005. Washington, DC. 
  55. Brown, R. S., Kim, S., & King, A.  (2004). Construct validation of an observational developmental profile using Generalizability theory and structural equation modeling.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.  April 2004.  San Diego, CA.
  56. Wilson, M., Mangione, P. L., Brown, R. S., Heal, H. B., & Moore, S. (2004, April). Theory to Practice: Conceptualizing and Creating Developmental Indicators across domains. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego. (Also presented at the HeadStart National Research Conference, Washington, DC.)
  57. Wilson, M., Moore, S. M., & Brown, R. S. (2004, April). Psychometric Scaling of Developmental Outcomes: Assessing Multiple Dimensions Across the Years of Childhood. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Diego.
  58. Brown, R. S. (2003).  An Investigation into AP Test taking in California High Schools 1998-2003.  Keynote address at the UCACCORD annual meeting.  December 2003.  Santa Cruz, CA. 
  59. Brown, R. S. & Villarreal, J.  (2003). Correcting for Person Misfit in Aggregated Score Reporting.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the California Educational Research Association.  November 2003.  San Francisco, CA.
  60. Brown, R. S. & Ing, M. (2003).  A Method to Link After School Program Activities to Academic Outcomes.  Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.  April, 2003.  Chicago, IL.
  61. Beck, R., Brown, R. S., Marshall, S., and Schwarz, J. (2002). Reflective communicator roles in preservice teacher team email discussions. Proceedings of the Conference on Computer Support for Collaborative Learning Foundations for a CSCL Community - CSCL '02.
  62. Brown, R. S. (2002).  Assessment Research in an NCLB Climate.  Keynote address for the California Education Research Association annual meeting.  November 2002.  Santa Barbara, CA.
  63. Brown, R. S. (2001).  Developing a Standards-Based Accountability System.  A presentation to the Education Reform Institute for Ohio Business Leaders.  October 11, 2001.  Columbus, OH.
  64. Brown, R. S. (2001).  Longitudinal After-School Evaluation Study.  A presentation at the Schools In! Symposium.  California Department of Education.  August 14-16, 2001.  Sacramento, CA.
  65. Brown, R. S. (2001).  Review of TUSD District Standards Tests.  A presentation to the Tustin Unified School District School Board.  March 2001.  Tustin, CA.
  66. Brown, R. S. (2000).  Getting Your Arms Around School Improvement.  A presentation to the Education Writers of America.  December 2000.  Los Angeles, CA.
  67. Brown, R. S. (2000).  Using Latent Class Analysis to Set Academic Performance Standards. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.  April, 2000.  New Orleans, LA.
  68. Brown, R. S. (2000).  Challenges to Creating Cognitively Sensitive District Exams.   Presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.  April, 2000.  New Orleans, LA.
  69. Brown, R. S. (1999).  Using Student Data to Improve Schools.  Invited presentation to the Fund for the Improvement of Education project directors meeting.  December, 1999.  Washington, DC
  70. Brown, R. S.  (1999). An Assessment and Accountability Agenda.  Invited presentation to South Bay Superintendents’ Meeting.  October 1999.  Lawndale, CA.
  71. Brown, R. S.  (1999). Rater Agreement on the Standards Test to Evaluate the Performance of Students (STEPS).  Presentation to Los Angeles Unified School District Standards Based Assessment Coordinators.  October 1999.  Los Angeles, CA.
  72. Brown, R. S.  (1999). Accountability and the Academic Performance Index.  Invited presentation to Los Angeles County Superintendents’ Council.  August 1999.  Los Angeles, CA.
  73. Brown, R. S. (1999).  Testing Terms and Other Accountability Measures.  Invited presentation at UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies Testing Seminar for Education Editors and Writers, June 1999.  Los Angeles, CA.
  74. Brown, R. S.  (1999). School and District Report Cards: Cutting Through the Blah, Blah, Blah.  Presentation at the American Association of School Administrators’ Annual Conference.  February 1999.  New Orleans, LA.
  75. Brown, R. S. (1999).  School Report Cards.  Panel member at the Education Writers Association National Seminar, Dawn of the New Urban School?  April 1999.  Chicago, IL.
  76. O’Neil H. F. Jr., & Brown, R. S., Chung, G. K. W. K., & Ing, M. (1999).  Measurement issues in assessment of collaboration skills.  Paper presented at the April 1999, meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.
  77. Brown, R. S. (1998).  Lessons learned from the California SAT9 Release.  Presentation at the Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing annual conference, September, 10-11, 1998.  Los Angeles, CA.
  78. Brown, R. S. (1998).  Issues in Assessing Student Achievement.  Invited presentation at the Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) Media Seminar, Policy Schizophrenia: Centralized Accountability vs. Radical Decentralization in the November Election, October 5, 1998.  Los Angeles, CA.
  79. Brown, R. S. (1998).  Assessing Student Performance Using the Stanford-9 in California.  Guest speaker at the UCLA School Management Program conference, October 8, 1998.  Los Angeles, CA.
  80. O’Neil, H. F., Jr., Brown, R. S., & Chung, G. K.  (1996). Using dichotomous factor analysis to measure teamwork skills.  Paper presented at the April 1996 meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.
  81. Chung, G. K., O’Neil, H. F., Jr., Brown, R. S.  (1995). What have we learned about group assessment and where should we go from here?: Group process within a networked union-management negotiation simulation.  Paper presented at 1995 Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing annual conference, September 11-12, 1995.  UCLA.  Los Angeles, California.
  82. O'Neil, H. F. Jr., & Brown, R. S. (1995).  The differential effects of question format in math performance assessments.  Paper presented at the April 1995 meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
  83. O'Neil, H. F., Jr., Chung, G. K., & Brown, R. S.  (1995).  Use of networked computer simulation to measure team processes and team outcomes.  In H. J. Becker (Chair), Broadening the technology bandwith: Telecommunications, networks, and video conferencing.  Symposium conducted at the April 1995 meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.
  84. O'Neil, H. F. Jr, Chung, G. K., & Brown, R. S.  (1994).   Measurement of teamwork processes using computer simulation.  Presentation at the 1994 annual Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing annual conference, "Getting Assessment Right!" UCLA, Los Angeles, CA.
  85. Dunn, J. T., Lees-Haley, P. R., Brown, R. S., & English, L. T.  (1993).   Neurotoxic and neuropsychologic symptom base rates: A comparison of three groups.  Poster presented at the 13th Annual Conference of the National Academy of Neuropsychology, October, 28-30, 1993.  Phoenix, AZ.
  86. Brown, R. S., & Schneer, J. A.  (1990). The effects of conflict handling styles on perceptions in decision making groups.  Paper presented at the National Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting.  October 1990.  San Diego, CA.
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