Derek Briggs
@derekbriggs.bsky.social
Professor of Education, University of Colorado Boulder.
I’m into measurement, causal inference, music and basketball. Lakers fan since 1980.
I’m into measurement, causal inference, music and basketball. Lakers fan since 1980.
Colorado could lose 222 million due to federal health research cuts. Visit scienceimpacts.org to learn more. scienceimpacts.org
SCiMaP
scienceimpacts.org
March 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Colorado could lose 222 million due to federal health research cuts. Visit scienceimpacts.org to learn more. scienceimpacts.org
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Congratulations to the 22 new members elected to the National Academy of Education! They include many NCME members and two recent past presidents, @derekbriggs.bsky.social and Steve Sireci.
They join many other measurement experts and NCME members in the Academy. www.google.com/search?q=sit...
They join many other measurement experts and NCME members in the Academy. www.google.com/search?q=sit...
January 22, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Congratulations to the 22 new members elected to the National Academy of Education! They include many NCME members and two recent past presidents, @derekbriggs.bsky.social and Steve Sireci.
They join many other measurement experts and NCME members in the Academy. www.google.com/search?q=sit...
They join many other measurement experts and NCME members in the Academy. www.google.com/search?q=sit...
Austin Reaves!! Lakers win, Celtics lose, a merry Christmas.
December 26, 2024 at 3:34 AM
Austin Reaves!! Lakers win, Celtics lose, a merry Christmas.
Interested in measurement? Do you like geeking out? Do you like geeking out with a good beer in beautiful Boulder? Then come to www.iomw.net
IOMW 2025, International Objective Measurement Workshop, Boulder 2025
IOMW 2025 Conference
www.iomw.net
December 3, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Interested in measurement? Do you like geeking out? Do you like geeking out with a good beer in beautiful Boulder? Then come to www.iomw.net
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"Do they have any interest at all in using the power of the U.S. Department of Education to actually improve schools? Or are they only interested in pursuing, you know, an expansion of school choice, a weaponization of Title IX and the expansion of culture war nonsense?”
When Trump left office, students were struggling because of the pandemic. They still are
When President-elect Trump left office in early 2021, the pandemic was at its height. Now he returns as American children and schools are struggling to overcome its lingering impact. Learning loss …
thehill.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:48 PM
"Do they have any interest at all in using the power of the U.S. Department of Education to actually improve schools? Or are they only interested in pursuing, you know, an expansion of school choice, a weaponization of Title IX and the expansion of culture war nonsense?”
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Come work with me and my fantastic colleagues in the Dept of Education @ UCSB. Quant methods position w/application details below. Reach out with q’s
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02883
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02883
Assistant Professor in Quantitative Methods in Educational Research
University of California Santa Barbara is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu
November 25, 2024 at 9:29 PM
Come work with me and my fantastic colleagues in the Dept of Education @ UCSB. Quant methods position w/application details below. Reach out with q’s
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02883
recruit.ap.ucsb.edu/JPF02883
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onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Out now! @derekbriggs.bsky.social, Laurie Davis and I investigate differences in how much students appear to grow on a vertical scale based solely on the grade alignment of (a large number of) common items. Turns out, the differences are pretty big!
Out now! @derekbriggs.bsky.social, Laurie Davis and I investigate differences in how much students appear to grow on a vertical scale based solely on the grade alignment of (a large number of) common items. Turns out, the differences are pretty big!
Growth across Grades and Common Item Grade Alignment in Vertical Scaling Using the Rasch Model
Vertical scales are frequently developed using common item nonequivalent group linking. In this design, one can use upper-grade, lower-grade, or mixed-grade common items to estimate the linking const...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 26, 2024 at 1:15 PM
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Out now! @derekbriggs.bsky.social, Laurie Davis and I investigate differences in how much students appear to grow on a vertical scale based solely on the grade alignment of (a large number of) common items. Turns out, the differences are pretty big!
Out now! @derekbriggs.bsky.social, Laurie Davis and I investigate differences in how much students appear to grow on a vertical scale based solely on the grade alignment of (a large number of) common items. Turns out, the differences are pretty big!
Dalton Knecht. That’s it, that’s all there is to say.
November 20, 2024 at 5:18 AM
Dalton Knecht. That’s it, that’s all there is to say.
Why play Gabe at all? He’s not stopping anyone on D and can’t hit wide open looks. At least Max has some size and might grab a board or two
November 14, 2024 at 5:14 AM
Why play Gabe at all? He’s not stopping anyone on D and can’t hit wide open looks. At least Max has some size and might grab a board or two
Gabe and D-Lo have been 🗑️🚮
November 14, 2024 at 5:11 AM
Gabe and D-Lo have been 🗑️🚮
The runs in this game have been incredible. Steph is just a bad MFer! Legendary stuff
November 13, 2024 at 5:38 AM
The runs in this game have been incredible. Steph is just a bad MFer! Legendary stuff
What a fun game.
November 13, 2024 at 5:29 AM
What a fun game.
Watching Warriors-Mavs its hard not to be mad at what a crappy job Lakers FO has done putting a good supporting cast around AD and Bron. They lucked into AR. But almost no dependable players in roster slots 4-15. In contrast, look at the way Warriors and Mavs have creatively rebuilt their rosters.
November 13, 2024 at 5:04 AM
Watching Warriors-Mavs its hard not to be mad at what a crappy job Lakers FO has done putting a good supporting cast around AD and Bron. They lucked into AR. But almost no dependable players in roster slots 4-15. In contrast, look at the way Warriors and Mavs have creatively rebuilt their rosters.