Kaplan receives grant from IES to further Bayesian statistical work on large-scale educational assessments

June 4, 2019

UW-Madison's David Kaplan recently received an $800,000 grant from the Institute for Education Sciences (IES) to develop and adapt the method of Bayesian dynamic borrowing to large-scale assessment programs, such as the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) and the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). The co-PI on the project is Jianshen Chen, who earned her Ph.D. from the Department of Educational Psychology’s quantitative methods program.

Kaplan receives grant from IES to further Bayesian statistical work on large-scale educational assessments

June 4, 2019

UW-Madison David Kaplan recently received an $800,000 grant from the Institute for Education Sciences (IES) through their Statistics and Research Methodology in Education program. The purpose of this grant is to develop and adapt the method of Bayesian dynamic borrowing to large-scale assessment programs, such as the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) and the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA).

UW-Madison’s Hirshberg, Rau, and Smith named NAEd/Spencer Fellows

May 21, 2019

The National Academy of Education (NAEd) announced the recipients of the 2019 NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral and Dissertation Fellowships, and this year three people with ties to UW-Madison’s School of Education are receiving these highly competitive awards. Matthew Hirshberg and Martina Rau were named NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellows, while Ashley Smith is receiving an NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship.