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Sign up now (go.edc.org/WinWin) to join our partners at EDC and the Lawrence Hall of Science for a free virtual seminar on 12/10 that will explore how #science teaching & learning in #ElementarySchool classrooms improve young students’ learning across all subjects.
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Are you in higher ed admin, student affairs, or IR?

This is for you: HERI's student-focused Diverse Learning Environment (DLE) Survey administration is now open and will run through April 30, 2026.
👉 Full details and registration: heri.ucla.edu/diverse-lear...

#InclusiveCampus #StudentAffairs
November 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
How are your faculty really doing?
The HERI Faculty Survey is live! Discover if your pedagogy leads peers, where faculty are most satisfied, and how adjuncts' experiences differ. Uncover the data to shape a better campus climate and priorities.
#HigherEdData

heri.ucla.edu/heri-faculty...
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Join the new webinar series exploring the Handbook for Assessment in the Service of Learning.

Session 1: Exploring Assessment in the Service of Learning: An overview of the Handbook’s main ideas, design principles, and practical takeaways.

🗓️Wed, 10/22 at 1 PM EST

us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
October 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Compare campus climate from the perspectives of students, faculty, and staff - 3 important climate surveys are open for administration now!

HERI Faculty Survey
Staff Climate Survey
Diverse Learning Environments Survey

#institutionalresearch

heri.ucla.edu/overview-of-...
October 20, 2025 at 6:45 PM
What if we reimagined assessment as a beginning? What if assessment became an integral, dynamic part of the learning process itself, a catalyst for growth rather than just a measure of it?

#EducationResearch
cresst.org/its-time-for...
September 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Measurement without testing. What if a student's clicks in a game could show you how they think?

New research breaks down how to make this a valid reality. Great read for #EducationResearch folks.

cresst.org/publication/...
September 25, 2025 at 6:06 PM
How can educational assessment catalyze learning and human development?

That’s the core idea behind Volume I of the Handbook for Assessment in the Service of Learning.
www.assessment-for-learning.org/volume-i
September 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
On Wed, May 14th at Noon, @uclaseis.bsky.social presents Dean Christie in conversation with Rob Bonta, AG for California. They will discuss the recent federal grant terminations that have significantly impacted research, evaluation, and educator preparation programs.

ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
May 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Students' exposure and response to hate speech on social media, April 25th at 1:30pm
April 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Are Standardized Admissions Tests Fair? If not, how might we make them fairer? April 24th at 8am MDT
April 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Measurement of Growth in the Context of Alternate English Language Proficiency Assessment, April 24th at 8am MDT
April 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Using Evaluation to Examine and Improve Integration of Computational Thinking in a STEM Teacher Residency, April 23rd at 4:20pm MDT
April 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Some of our researchers and faculty will be in Denver, CO, this week for @aeraedresearch.bsky.social and @ncme38.bsky.social!

Sessions are listed on separate slides. If you're attending, stop by and say hello. We'd love to see you!
April 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Administer the CIRP Freshman Survey (TFS) today!

For 60 years, HERI and the CIRP survey teams have helped institutions understand their incoming students.

@aceducation.bsky.social & @uclaseis.bsky.social

heri.ucla.edu/cirp-freshma...
April 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
YFCY is open!

The Your First College Year (YFCY) survey measures students’ academic, social, and co-curricular experiences and development throughout the first year of college. It is the second in the HERI longitudinal survey series. #institutionalresearch

heri.ucla.edu/your-first-c...
March 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🚨 New Research Paper!
Reassessing the fitting propensity of factor models.

In new research published in Psychological Methods, Bonifay, Cai, Falk, and Preacher (2025) reassess the fitting propensity (FP) of factor models.
March 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Our team at HERI has four surveys open for administration through April. There has never been a better time to invest in collecting data to make wise decisions.

heri.ucla.edu/overview-of-...
January 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Jia sends good wishes from Beijing!
December 12, 2024 at 4:56 PM
We're proud to share that Jia Wang is presenting at the 7th International Conference on Education Evaluation and Monitoring in Beijing!

Her presentation focuses on program evaluation of the Literacy Design Collaborative. "Study Design Cycles in Education Research: A Teacher Training Example"
December 11, 2024 at 9:03 PM