HENRY BRAUN

PhD, Mathematical Statistics

Stanford University, 1974

hbraun@fielding.edu

 

 

 

Current Professional Appointment:

 

Consulting Faculty

School of Psychology

Fielding Graduate University

 

Areas of Instruction:

 

Statistics

Tests and Measurement

Research Design and Methodology

 

Research Interests:

 

Statistical Methodology

Psychometrics

Research Methodology

Education Policy

 

Professional Memberships:

 

American Educational Research Association

American Statistical Association (Fellow)

National Council on Measurement in Education

 

 

Honors and Awards:

 

1979-1980: Appointed VUB Professor, The Free University of Brussels, Belgium.

 

1986: Palmer O. Johnson Award of the American Educational Research Association

 

1991: Fellow, American Statistical Association

 

1999: Co-Recipient, National Council for Measurement in Education's Award for Outstanding Technical Contribution to the Field of Educational Measurement

 

 

Professional Activities in Last Seven Years

 

Publications:

 

Braun, H. (2000). A post-modern view of the problem of language assessment. In A. J. Kunnan (Ed.), Studies in Language Testing 9: Fairness and validation in language assessment. Selected papers from the 19^th Language Testing Research Colloquium (pp. 263-272). Cambridge, UK: University of Cambridge, Local Examinations Syndicate.

 

Braun, H. Jackson, D. N., & Wiley, D. E. (Eds.). (2002). The role of constructs in psychological and educational measurement. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

 

Braun, H. (2003). Assessment and technology. In M. Segers, P. Dochy, & E. Cascallar (Eds.), Optimising new modes of assessment. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer.

 

Braun, H., & Benjamini, Y. (2003). John W. Tukey's contributions to multiple comparisons. Annals of Statistics, 30(6), 1576-1594.

 

Braun, H. (2004). Numbers and the remembrance of things past. Chance, 17(1), 44-48.

 

Braun, H. (2004). Reconsidering the impact of high-stakes testing. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 12(1); http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v12n1/

 

Qian, J., & Braun, H. (2004). TOC Study 2.4.1.4: Mapping state performance standards onto the NAEP Scale. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.

 

Braun, H. (2005). Using student progress to evaluate teaching: A primer on value-added models. Princeton, NJ: Policy Information Center, Educational Testing Service.

 

Braun, H. (2005). Value-added modeling: What does due diligence require? In R. Lissitz (Ed.), Value added models in education: Theory and applications (pp. 19-39). Maple Grove, MN: JAM Press.

 

Braun, H., & Bridgeman, B. (2005). An introduction to the measurement of change problem (ETS RM-05-01). Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.

 

Braun, H. & Mislevy, R. (2005). Intuitive test theory. Phi Delta Kappan, 86(7), 489-497.

 

Braun, H. (2006). Empirical bayes. In J. Green, G. Camilli, & P. Elmore (Eds.), Complementary methods for research in education (pp. 243-258). Washington, DC: American Educational Research Association.

 

Braun, H., Bejar, I. I., & Williamson, D. M. (2006). Rule based methods and mental modeling. In D. M. Williamson, R. J. Mislevy, & I. I. Bejar (Eds.), Automated scoring of complex tasks in computer based testing (pp. 83-122). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

 

Braun, H., Kanjee, A., Bettinger, E., & Kremer, M. (2006). Using assessment to improve education in developing nations. In Improving education through assessment, innovation, and evaluation (pp. 1-46). Cambridge, MA: American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

 

Braun, H., Wang, A., Jenkins, G., & Weinbaum, E. (2006). The Black-White achievement gap: Do state policies matter? Education Policy Analysis Archives, 14(8); http://epa.asu.edu/epaa/v14n8/.

 

Braun, H. & Wainer, H. (in press). Value-added modeling In C. R. Rao & S. Sinharay (Eds.), Handbook of statistics: Vol. 27. Psychometrics. Amsterdam: Elsevier Science.

 

Paek, P., Braun, H., Trapani, C., Sigel, I., Ponte, E., & Powers, D. (in press). The relationship of AP teacher practices and student achievement. Princeton, NJ: Educational Testing Service.

 

Paek, P., Ponte, E., Sigel, I., Braun. H. & Powers, D. (in press). A portrait of advanced placement teachers' practices. New York: College Board.

 

 

Presentations:

 

2000: Closing Address presented at the annual meeting of the European Association for Research on Language & Instruction, Maastrich, Netherlands.

 

2001: Performance assessments for adult education. Workshop presented at the Board on Testing and Assessment, Washington, DC.

 

2001: Special Meeting on Assessment, National Center for University Entrance Examinations, Tokyo, Japan.

 

2002: Annual Meeting, State Adult Education Direction, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC.

 

2002: Joint Statistical Meetings, New York.

 

2002: Multiple Comparisons Procedures 2002, Baltimore, MD.

 

2002: "Whither Assessment" Conference, Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, London, England.

 

2004: Annual Meeting, AERA/NCME, San Diego, CA.

 

2004: Education Commission of the States, Orlando.

 

2005: Annual Meeting, AERA/NCME, Montreal, Canada.

 

2005: National Association of State Boards of Education, Washington, DC.

 

2005: National Council of State Legislatures, Napa, CA.

 

 

Other Professional Activities:

 

1996-present: Member, International Advisory Board, National Institute for Testing and Evaluation, Jerusalem, Israel.

 

1999-present: Distinguished Presidential Appointee, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ.

 

2000-2001: Managing Director, Educational Testing Service Literacy Services, Princeton, NJ.

 

2001: Consultant, U.S. Department of Education (PT3), Washington, DC.