Publications & Presentations

Selected publications and presentations in reverse chronological order:

  • Wells, C. S., Baldwin, S., Hambleton, R. K., Sireci, S. G., Karantonis, A. & Jirka, S. (2009). Evaluating score equity assessment for state NAEP. Applied Measurement in Education, 22, 394-408.
  • Scarpati, SE, Wells, CS, Lewis, C, & Jirka, S. Accommodations and Item-Level Analyses Using Mixture Differential Item Functioning Models. J Spec Educ, Prepublished October 12, 2009, DOI:10.1177/0022466909350224.
  • Smith, Z. M., Wells, C. S., and Jirka, S. J.  Methods used to obtain convergence for problematic 3-PLM items in PARSCALE. (2007, October). Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeast Educational Research Association, Hartford, CT.
  • Hambleton, R. K., & Jirka, S. J., (2006). Anchor-based methods for judgmentally estimating item statistics. In Downing, S. M., Haladyna, T. M. (Eds.). Handbook of Test Development.  Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
  • Wells, C. S., Baldwin, S., Hambleton, R. K., Karantonis, A., Jirka, S. J., Sireci, S. G., Keller, R and Keller, L. A. (2006).  Evaluating score equity across selected states for the 2005 grade 8 NAEP math & readings tests. (Center for Educational Assessment Research Report No. 604).  Amherst, MA: Center for Educational Assessment, University of Massachusetts.
  • Jirka, S. J., Baldwin, S. G., Karantonis, A.M., Wells, C. S., & Hambleton, R. K. (2006, October). Population invariance:  Comparison of converted scores for a national testing program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeast Educational Research Association, Kerhonkson, NY.
  • Zenisky, A. L, & Jirka, S. J. (2006).  NAEP web-based score reporting evaluation:  Review of website usage and usability research methodologies. (Center for Educational Assessment Research Report No. 588).  Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts, Center for Educational Assessment.
  • Jirka, S. J., (2005, October). Differential item functioning on a large-scale assessment:  A comparison of mantel-haenszel and logistic regression. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeast Educational Research Association, Kerhonkson, NY.
  • Jirka, S. J., (2005, April). Investigation of violating assumptions of the beta-binomial model of Huynh’s estimate of decision consistency. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, Canada.
  • Jirka, S. J., & Hambleton, R. K. (2005).  Cognitive complexity levels for the MCAS. (Center for Educational Assessment Research Report No. 566).  Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts, Center for Educational Assessment.
  • Jirka, S. J., & Hambleton, R. K. (2005).  Alignment of MCAS to state content standards: An example. (Center for Educational Assessment Research Report No. 576).  Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts, Center for Educational Assessment.
  • Jirka, S. J., & Hambleton, R. K. (2005).  Investigation of MCAS-NAEP comparisons and other external validity evidence. (Center for Educational Assessment Research Report No. 585).  Amherst, MA: Center for Educational Assessment, University of Massachusetts.
  • Jirka, S. J., Zhao, Y., and Hambleton, R. K. (2005). Equating of the 2005 Massachusetts comprehensive assessment system for reading and math. (Report prepared for the Massachusetts Department of Education).  Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts, Center for Educational Assessment.
  • Hambleton, Jirka. How to Do Your Best on Standardized Tests: Some Suggestions for Adult Learners. Originally published in Adventures in Assessment, Volume 16 (Spring 2004), SABES/World Education, Boston, MA, 2004.
  • Jirka, S. J., & Hambleton, R. K. (2004). Comparison of trends in NAEP, Massachusetts-NAEP, and MCAS results. (Center for Educational Assessment Research Report No. 537).  Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts, Center for Educational Assessment.
  • Zenisky, A. L., Sireci, S. G., Jirka, S. J., and Keller, R. R. (2004).  REEP prompt tryout fall 2003: Procedures and results. (Center for Educational Assessment Research Report No. 518).  Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts, Center for Educational Assessment.