Rethinking Achievement Patterns in STEM: A Lecture by Dr. Keena Arbuthnot
Understanding Performance and Fairness Issues Related to Standardized Tests
Tuesday April 10, 2018 | 6:00 - 7:30 P.M.
1001 Energy Coast and Environment Building
This event is free and open to the public
Dr. Arbuthnot will present a lecture on her new book Global Perspectives on Education Testing: Examining Fairness, High Stakes and Policy Reform. This book takes an in-depth look at standardized test performance and student achievement in STEM. Dr. Arbuthnot will challenge the audience to think more broadly about fairness issues related to standardized test domestically and abroad.
Dr. Arbuthnot will provide details about The Arbuthnot Assessment Fairness Framework (TAAF). TAAF Framework was developed as a method to evaluate differential performance patterns between test takers. Additionally, Dr. Arbuthnot will show how utilizing the TAAF Framework can be instrumental in helping policy makers and practitioners better understand the way in which test takers from different groups perform on standardized test.
About the Speaker
Dr. Keena Arbuthnot received her Ph. D. in Educational Psychology from University of Illinois Urbana Champaign and has expertise in Psychometrics, Statistics and Program Evaluation. Dr. Keena Arbuthnot began her academic career as a Lecturer on Education and Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University. She is currently an Associate Professor of Education at Louisiana State University in the College of Human Sciences and Education. Dr. Arbuthnot is a former K-12 mathematics teacher who has focused her academic career on examining issues related to the achievement gap, test fairness and STEM achievement.
About SOE
The LSU School of Education (SOE) offers graduate and undergraduate programs in Curriculum
and Instruction, Educational Leadership and Research, and Counseling, including two
completely online master’s programs. SOE offers a range of professional and academic
degree programs that focus on preparing students for careers in education, research,
policy formation and implementation, as well as program oversight. The School’s mission
is to prepare P-12 educational professionals to be leaders, practitioners, and scholars
knowledgeable in contemporary educational issues. SOE is part of the College of Human
Sciences & Education.
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The College of Human Sciences & Education (CHSE) is a nationally accredited division
of Louisiana State University. The college is comprised of the School of Education,
the School of Kinesiology, the School of Leadership & Human Resource Development,
the School of Library & Information Science, the School of Social Work, and the University
Laboratory School. These combined schools offer 8 undergraduate degree programs, 18
graduate programs, and 7 online graduate degree and/or certificate programs, enrolling
more than 1,900 undergraduate and 1,120 graduate students. The College is committed
to achieving the highest standards in teaching, research, and service and is committed
to improving quality of life across the lifespan.
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