The Berkeley Evaluation and and Assessment Research (BEAR) Center coordinates seminars for researchers to share cutting-edge findings and to prompt congenial discussion of topics in educational assessment and evaluation.
BEAR Seminar meets alternate Tuesdays from 2pm-4 at Berkeley Way West 1212 and also on Zoom.
Zoom links can be requested from convenors@bear.berkeley.edu.
| Date | Speaker | Topic | |
| January 30, 2024 | Mark Wilson | Discussion: The Past, Present, and Future of Educational Measurement | video |
| February 13, 2024 | Melanie Ehren | Trust in standardized tests: A global perspective | video |
| February 27, 2024 | David Torres Irribarra | The Berkeley Assessment System Software | video |
| March 12, 2024 | Paul De Boeck | Pervasive Differential Item Functioning | video |
| April 2, 2024 | Sophia Rabe-Hesketh and Anders Skrondal | Standard and new methods for handling missing data | video |
| April 30, 2024 | Various Researchers | End of Year Conference Recap | |
Convenors & Coordinators:
Himilcon Inciarte (himilcon_inciarte@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail))
Mingfeng Xue (mingfengxue@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail))
Yunting Liu (yunting99@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail))