This section features the research articles and paper presentations
produced by the Evaluation and Accountability staff. Some of the links below
may display an abstract, if available, or will provide a link directly to the .pdf 
of the full text.
Babu, S., and Smith, G. (1995). Can Staff Development Make a Difference in
School Effectiveness presented at the Annual Meeting of AERA, (San Francisco, CA., April, 1995).
Babu, S., and Mendro, R. (2003). Teacher Accountability: HLM-Based Teacher Effectiveness Indices
in the Investigation of Teacher Effects on Student Achievement in a State Assessment Program presented at the Annual Meeting of AERA, (Chicago, IL., April, 2003).
Bearden, D., Bembry, K., and Babu, S. (1995). Effective Schools: Is There a Winning Combination
of Administrators, Teachers and Students presented at the Annual Meeting of AERA, (San Francisco, CA., April, 1995).
Bembry, K., Weerasinghe, D., and Mendro, R. (1997). Classroom Effectiveness Indices: Statistical Methodology,
Post-hoc Analysis, and Practical Applications presented at the Annual Meeting of AERA, (Chicago, IL., March, 1997).
Bembry, K., Jordan, H., Gomez, E., Anderson, M, and Mendro, R. (1998). Policy Implications of Long-Term Teacher Effects on Student Achievement presented at the Annual Meeting of AERA, (San Diego, CA., April, 1998).
Bembry, K., Bearden, D., and Mendro, R. (1997). Using Student Achievement in Teacher Appraisal
presented at the Annual Meeting of AERA, (Chicago, IL., March, 1997).
Dryden, M., and Fraser, B., (1998).Awareness Versus Acceptance of Systemic
Change Among Secondary Science Teachers presented at the National Association for Research in Science Technology Annual Conference, (San Diego CA., April 1998).
Dryden, M., Webster, W., and Fraser, B. Rethinking the Effects of Classroom
Environments on Student Learning in a Large School System .
Fraser, B., Dryden, M., and Taylor, P. (1997). The Impact of Systemic Reform Efforts
on Instruction in High School Science Classes presented at the 1997 CREATE annual meeting, (Indianapolis IN., July 1997).
Jordan, H., Weerasinghe, D., and Mendro, R. (1997).Teacher Effects on Longitudinal
Student Achievement presented at the 1997 CREATE annual meeting, (Indianapolis IN., July 1997).
Mendro, R., Jordan, H., Gomez, E., Anderson, M., and Bembry, K.(1998). An Application of Multiple Linear Regression
Determining Longitudinal Teacher Effectiveness presented at the Annual Meeting of AERA, (Chicago, IL., March, 1997).
Mendro, R., Webster, W., Bembry, K. and Orsak, T. (1995). An Application of Hierarchical Linear Modeling
in Determining School Effectiveness presented at the Annual Meeting of AERA, (San Francisco, CA., April, 1995).
Mendro, R., Webster, W., Bembry, K. and Orsak, T. (1994). Applications of Hierarchical Linear Modeling
in Determining Effective Schools presented at the Annual Meeting of RMERA, (Tempe, AZ., October, 1994).
Mendro, R., Weerasinghe, D., Dosher, R. and Fischer, J. Longitudinal Effects of a Cognitively-Oriented Preschool
Program on Young Students' Reading Ability
Mendro, R. and Bembry, K., (2000). School Evaluation:
A Change in Perspective presented at the Annual Meeting of AERA, (New Orleans, LA., April, 2000).
Mendro, R. (1993). The Place of Process Evaluation in
Action Research presented at the Annual Meeting of AERA, (Atlanta, GA., April, 1993).
Mendro, R. and Webster, W. (1993). Using School Effectiveness to
Identify and Reward Effective Schools presented at the Annual Meeting of RMERA, (Las Cruses, NM., October, 1993).
Mount, R. and Schumacker, R.(2001). Identifying Misfitting Items with the Rasch Model:
An Impetus for Curriculum Development presented at the Annual Meeting of SERA, (New Orleans, LA., February, 2001).
Oakley, C., and Yang, H. (1997). Notion into Practice: A Systematic Testing Program for All LEP
Students in a Large Urban District presented at the Annual Meeting of AERA, (Chicago, IL., March, 1997).
Oakley, C., Urrabazo, T., and Yang, H. (1998). When Can LEP Students Exit a BE/ESL Program: Predicting
Academic Growth Using a Test That Measures Cognitive Language Proficiency presented at the Annual Meeting of AERA, (April, 1998).
Orsak, T., Mendro, R. and Weerasinghe, D. (1997). Calculating Missing Student Data in Hierarchical Linear
Modeling: Uses and Their Effects on School Rankings presented at the Annual Meeting of AERA, (Chicago, IL., March, 1997).
Orsak, T., Mendro, R., Webster, W., Bembry, K. and Weerasinghe, D. Empirical Difficulties in
Using Hierarchical Linear Models for School Rankings.
Sanders, W. and Rivers, J. Cumulative and Residual Effects
of Teachers on Future Academic Achievement.
Schumacker, Randall E. and Mount, Robert. (2005). Effect
Size and Confidence Intervals in General Linear Models for Categorical
Data Analysis presented at the American Educational
Research Association, (Montreal, Canada, April 15, 2005)
Schumaker, Randall E., Mount, Robert and Marcoulides, George A. (2005).
Detecting
Measurement Distrubance Effects: The Graphical Display of Item Characteristics
presented at the American Educational Research Association,
(Montreal, Canada, April 15, 2005)
Schumacker, Monahan and Mount. (2002). A
Comparison of OLS and Robust Regression using S-PLUS.
Multiple Linear Regression Viewpoints, 2002, Vol. 28(2).
pp. 10-13.
Schumacker, Mount and Monahan. (2002). Factors
Affecting Multiple Regression and Discriminant Analysis with a Dichotomous
Dependent Variable: Prediction, Explanation, and Classification.
Multiple Linear Regression Viewpoints, 2002, Vol. 28(2).
pp. 32-39.
Smith, G., Babu, S., and Sullivan, P. Measuring the Effect
Staff Development Training on School Effectivenes in Large-City School Districts.
Smith, G., Babu, S., and Sullivan, P. (1997).Using Multiple Measures to Evaluate
the Effect of Staff Development Mathematics in a Large School Districtpresented at the Annual Meeting of AERA, (Chicago, IL., March, 1997).
Tabasuri, T and Dartson, M. (2001). Racial
Identity Attitudes of African-American College Students at an Historically
Black College and an Historically White University presented
at the Southwestern Sociological Association Conference,
(Fort Worth, Texas, March, 2001).
Webster, W., Mendro, R., Orsak, T., and Weerasinghe, D. (1997). A Comparison
of the Results Produced By Selected Regression and Hierarchical Linear Models in the Estimation of School and Teacher Effect presented at the annual meeting of the AERA, (Chicago IL., March 1997).
Webster, W., Mendro, R., Bembry, K., and Orsak, T. (1995). Alternative Methodologies
For Identifying Effective Schools presented at the annual meeting of the AERA, (San Francisco CA., April 1995).
Webster, W., and Edwards, M. An Accountability System
Featuring Both "Value Added" and Product Measures of Schooling prepared for the Dallas Independent School District.
Webster, W. and Edwards, M. (1993). An Accountability System
For School Improvement presented at the annual meeting of the AERA, (Atlanta GA., April 1993).
Webster, W., Mendro, R., Orsak, T., and Weerasinghe, D. (1998). An Application of Hierarchical Linear Models to the
Estimation of School and Teacher Effect presented at the annual meeting of the AERA, (San Diego, CA.., April 1988).
Webster, W. and Olson, G. (1984). An Empirical Approach
to Identifying Effective Schools presented at the annual meeting of the AERA, (New Orleans LA., April 1984).
Webster, W. and Olson, G. (1988). Causes and Correlates of
School Effectiveness presented at the annual meeting of the AERA, (San Diego, CA.., April 1988).
Webster, W. (1998) A Comprehensive System for the
Evaluation of Schools presented at the annual meeting of the AERA, (San Diego, CA.., April 1988).
Webster, W., Mendro, R., and Almaguer, T. (1993). Effectiveness Indices: The Major
Component of an Equitable Accountability System presented at the annual meeting of the AERA, (Atlanta GA., April 1993).
Webster, W., and Mendro, R. Evaluation for Improved School Level
Decision-Making and Production developed for the Hawaii Institute on Assessment and Accountability.
Webster, W. and Mendro, R. (1995). Fairness in Accountability: The Integration of
School Effectiveness Indices into a Goals Based Accountability System presented at the Annual Meeting of RMERA, (Albuquerque, NM., October, 1995).
Webster, W., Mendro, R., and Almaguer, T. Effectiveness Indices: A "Value Added" Approach
to Measuring School Effect prepared for the Dallas Independent School District.
Webster, W. and Olson, G. (1986). Measuring School Effectiveness -
A Three-Year Study presented at the annual meeting of the AERA, (April 1986).
Webster, W.(1995). Personnel Evaluation As An Extension of Program
and School Evaluation presented at the annual meeting of the AERA, (San Francisco CA., April 1995).
Webster, W., Mendro, R., Bearden, D., Bembry, K. and Jordan, H. (1997). Rewarding Effective Schools - Theory and Practice
in an Outstanding School Awards Program presented at the annual meeting of the AERA, (Chicago IL., March 1997).
Webster, W. The Connection Between Personnel Evaluation
and School Evaluation prepared for the Dallas Independent School District.
Webster, W., Mendro, R., Orsak, T., and Weerasinghe, D. (1966). The Applicability of Selected Regression and
Hierarchical Linear Models to the Estimation of School and Teacher Effects presented at the annual meeting of the AERA, (New York City, NY., 1966).
Webster, W. and Mendro, R. The Dallas Value-Added
Accountability System prepared for the Dallas Independent School District.
Webster, W. (1995) What Principals Need to Know About Measurements
in the Era of Site-Based Management presented at the annual meeting of the AERA, (San Francisco CA., April 1995).
Webster, W., Mendro, R., and Almaguer, T. (1992). Measuring the Effects of Schooling:
Expanded School Effectiveness Indices presented at the annual meeting of the AERA, (San Francisco CA., April 1992).
Webster, W., Mendro, R., Orsak, T., Weerasinghe, D., and Bembry, K. Little Practical Difference and Pie in the Sky:
A Response to Thum and Bryk and a Rejoinder to Sykes .
Webster, W., and Almaguer, T. Student Mobility:
The Forgotten Variable in Assessing School Performance .
Webster, W., Mendro, R., and Almaguer, T. (1992). Measuring the Effects of Schooling:
Expanded School Effectiveness Indices presented at the annual meeting of the AERA, (San Francisco CA., April 1992).
Weerasinghe, D., and Orsak, T. (1998). Can Hierarchical Linear Modeling Be Used to Rank Schools:
A Simulation Study With Conditions under which Hierarachical Linear Modeling is Applicable presented at the annual meeting of the AERA, (San Diego, CA.., April 1988).
Weerasinghe, D., Anderson, M., and Bembry, K.(2001). Precision of Measures of Central Tendency:
Computing an Effectiveness Index for Teachers presented at the annual meeting of the SWERA, (New Orleans, LA. 2001).
Weerasinghe, D., Orsak, T., and Mendro, R.(1997). Value Added Productivity Indicators:
A Statistical Comparison of the Pre-Test/Post-Test Model and Gain Model presented at the annual meeting of the SWERA, (Austin, TX. 1997).
