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A new volume released by the National Academy of Education (NAEd) this month, Reimagining Balanced Assessment Systems, "expands upon our understanding of balanced assessment systems and provides critical guidance to researchers and practitioners". Many CADRE partners contributed to this volume, including Faculty Partner Lorrie Shepard who participated on the steering committee, CADRE Associate Director Elena Diaz-Bilello who was a lead author for chapter six, and Faculty Affiliate Erin Furtak who co-authored chapter four.
The Women in Measurement Board of Directors honored Faculty Partner Lorrie Shepard with the 2024 Women in Measurement Leadership Award this April. The Women in Measurement Leadership Award is an annual honor given to a leader in the field who has contributed significantly to advancing the mission of Women in Measurement through her work.
In this new book by Derek Briggs, Director of CADRE and current President of NCME, Briggs explores how and on what basis we have come to use the terminology of measurement in support of inferences about learning and academic achievement.