Eva Baker Professor Psych Studies Education 302 GSE&IS (310) 206 1530 eva@ucla.edu

Education

Ed.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1967

Research Interests

Her research addresses assessment and accountability models, the design and validation of technology-based learning and assessment systems, and new models to measure complex human performance in large-scale assessments. Professor Baker is involved in international, national, and state policy deliberations on assessment. She is the current chair of the Board on Testing and Assessment of the National Research Council. She co-chaired the committee that produced Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing published in 1999. She directs UCLA's Center for the Study of Evaluation (CSE) and co-directs the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST).

Recent Publications

Baker, E. L. (2003). Improving accountability models by using technology-enabled knowledge systems (TEKS). In J. Armstrong (Ed.), Technology applications to education and training. Denver, CO: Education Commission of the States, National Forum on Accountability.

Baker, E. L., & Herman, J. L. (2003). Technology and evaluation. In G. Haertel & B. Means (Eds.), Evaluating educational technology: Effective research designs for improving learning. New York: Teachers College Press.

Baker, E. L., & Linn, R. L. (in press). Validity issues for accountability systems. In S. Fuhrman & R. Elmore (Eds.), Redesigning accountability. New York: Teachers College Press.

Baker, E. L. (2003, Summer). Multiple measures: Toward tiered systems. Educational Measurement: Issues & Practice, 22(2), 13-17.

Linn, R. L., Baker, E. L., & Betebenner, D. W. (2002). Accountability systems: Implications of requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Educational Researcher, 31(6), 3-6.

Baker, E. L., & Mayer, R. E. (1999, May/July). Computer-based assessment of problem solving. Computers in Human Behavior, 15(3/4), 269-282.

Links

CRESST