National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing

National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing
Formation	1966
Directors	Eva L. Baker, Ed.D; Joan L. Herman, Ed.D; Bob Linn, Ph.D
Website	www.cse.ucla.edu

For 40 years, the UCLA, Center for the Study of Evaluation (CSE) and, more recently, the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) have been involved in efforts to improve the quality of education and learning in America.

CRESST is a partnership of UCLA, the University of Colorado, Stanford University, RAND, the University of Pittsburgh, the University of Southern California, Educational Testing Service, and the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. The CRESST mission focuses on the assessment of educational quality, addressing persistent problems in the design and use of assessment systems to serve multiple purposes. CRESST research and development serves government, military, and pre-K through college-level education and training.

History

CSE

CSE was established in 1966 when it was first designated the national center for research in educational evaluation as a result of a national competition. This charge was most recently renewed in 1996 when CSE successfully competed for the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), receiving a five-year, $13.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI). In addition to conducting research based on this core funding, CSE contracts with a wide variety of clients in the public and private sectors, including states, local school districts, foundations, and corporations. The organization’s success is documented in the demand for its research and development services: CSE’s annual budget from all sources totals over $7 million.

CRESST

Funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) is a unique partnership of UCLA’s Graduate School of Education & Information Studies and its Center for the Study of Evaluation. The CRESST mission focuses on the assessment of educational quality, addressing persistent problems in the design and use of assessment systems to serve multiple purposes. Other distinguished CRESST research partners include the University of Colorado; Stanford University; The RAND Corporation; the University of Pittsburgh; University of California, Santa Barbara; University of Southern California; and the Educational Testing Service.

Location

CSE/CRESST is located on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles, CA, as part of the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies.

Staff ^[1]

Directors

Senior Researchers

Jamal Abedi
Bill Bewley
Greg Chung
Yunyun Dai
Ron Dietel
Pete Goldschmidt
Noelle Griffin
Margaret Heritage
Denise Huang
Markus Iseli
Jinok Kim
Alan Koenig
John Lee
Sarah Mayer
Ellen Osmundson
Julia Phelan
Lisle Staley Stigler
Terry Vendlinski
Richard Wainess

External links

^ National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing. "CRESST Staff Directory". Los Angeles, California. Retrieved 2011-05-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[1] National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing. "CRESST Staff Directory". Los Angeles, California. Retrieved 2011-05-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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