2024 AERA Conference Features Westat Expertise

Westat will be participating in the 2024 American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual conference. The conference will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 11-14, 2024. This year’s conference theme is Dismantling Racial Injustice and Constructing Educational Possibilities: A Call to Action.

The following are the times and papers of Westat staff (names in bold) participating.

Thursday, April 11, 4:20 to 5:50 pm (EDT)

• Emily A. Diaz, Larrisa Wilkinson, Lauren Elizabeth Decker-Woodrow, and Sarah Nelson Baray. (Poster).  Sticking Around or Sticking Together?  Why Stable Co-Teachers Improve Preschool Quality.

Fri, April 12, 7:45 to 9:15 am (EDT)

• Judy H. Tang. (Discussant).  Supporting Students’ Math Learning.

Fri, April 12, 11:25 am to 12:55 pm (EDT)

• Judy H. Tang. (Chair).  Understanding student achievement using the NAEP data.
• Ingrid Fichtenberg and Robert Perkins (Paper).  Career Technical Education Coursetaking Patterns: Demographic Distribution and Relation to Student Achievement.

Sat, April 13, 7:45 to 9:15 am (EDT)

• Judy H. Tang (Chair). Examination of Individual and Contextual Level Variables in Large-Scale Assessments.

Sun, April 14, 11:25 am to 12:55 pm (EDT)

• Judy H. Tang. (Symposium Chair). Using NAEP Data to Understand Student Experiences and Achievement During the Pandemic.
• Judy H. Tang, Ingrid Fichtenberg, and Lisa Hamilton. (Paper). Teacher Beliefs, Student Interest and Enjoyment in Mathematics, and Achievement Between 2019 and 2022.