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Professional Presentations 

I have presented at over 150 professional conferences on various topics including advanced statistical modeling, computerized-adaptive testing, item response theory, latent factor models, time series models, and a lot more. Take a look below ...

  1. Kong, L., Muntean, W., & Betts, J. (2026, June). Augmenting LLMs with knowledge seeds for clinical question generation. Paper submitted to the International Conference of the Learning Sciences (ISLS), Irvine, CA.

  2. Betts, J., & Muntean, W. (2026, April). Automated metadata classification in item development using deep learning and transformer architectures. Paper submitted to the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), Los Angeles, CA.

  3. Muntean, W., & Betts, J. (2026, April). Visualizing knowledge gaps using semantic latent space models. Paper submitted to the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), Los Angeles, CA.

  4. Someshwar, S., Muntean, W., & Betts, J. (2026, April). The impact of disruptions on test scores. Paper submitted to the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), Los Angeles, CA.

  5. Wang, Z., Muntean, W., & Betts, J. (2026, April). Improving polytomous item online calibration via random phase tuning. Paper submitted to the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), Los Angeles, CA.

  6. Muntean, W., Wang, Z., & Betts, J. (2025, November). Unveiling hidden dependencies: A unified latent framework for test security. Paper presented at Conference on Test Security (COTS), Amherst, MA.

  7. Kasli, M., & Betts, J. (2025, November). Identifying aberrant behavior in CAT: A hybrid clustering (DBSCAN) and XGBoost classifier approach. Paper presented at Conference on Test Security (COTS), Amherst, MA.

  8. Betts, J., Kasli, M., & Muntean, W. (2025, November). Using regression and Markov transition matrices for identifying anomalous responses. Paper presented at Conference on Test Security (COTS), Amherst, MA.

  9. Betts, J. (2025, November). Evaluating differential item functioning (DIF): Ensuring NCLEX items are bias free. Presented to the National Regulatory Boards, Chicago, IL.

  10. Muntean, W., & Betts, J. (2025, October). Addressing few-shot LLM classification instability through explanation-augmented distillation. Paper presented at the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement & Education Conference (AIME-Con), Pittsburgh, PA.

  11. Betts, J., & Muntean, W. (2025, October). Evaluating deep learning and transformer models on SME and GenAI items. Paper presented at the Artificial Intelligence in Measurement & Education Conference (AIME-Con), Pittsburgh, PA.

  12. Cadle, A., Betts, J., & Fung, (2025, September). Seven things every regulator needs to know about the test development process. Paper presented at international conference for The Council on Licensure, Enforcement, and Regulation (CLEAR), Chicago, IL.

  13. Caro, C., Muenzen, P., & Betts, J. (2025, September). Balancing access and public protection in professional licensure. Paper presented at international conference for The Council on Licensure, Enforcement, and Regulation (CLEAR), Chicago, IL.

  14. Kong, L., Muntean, W., & Betts, J. (2025, April). Augmenting LLMs with knowledge seeds for clinical question generation. Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), Denver, CO.

  15. Wang, Z., Muntean, W., & Betts, J. (2025, April). Termination criteria for online calibration of polytomous item sets. Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), Denver, CO.

  16. Betts, J., Muntean, W., & Kao, S. (2025, April). Moving an examination from dichotomous to polytomous CAT. Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), Denver, CO.

  17. Betts, J. (2025, April). Future developments: Polytomous CAT. Presentation at the Virtual REx-PN Conference, Chicago, IL.

  18. Muntean, W., Kasli, M., & Betts, J. (2024, November). Efficiency vs. Complexity: Comparing deep learning and machine learning in high-stakes anomaly detection. Paper presented at the Conference on Test Security (COTS), Salt Lake City, UT.

  19. Kasli, M., Muntean, W., & Betts, J. (2024, November). Utilizing XGBoost classifier for detecting abnormal patterns in longitudinal response time data. Paper presented at the Conference on Test Security (COTS), Salt Lake City, UT.

  20. Betts, J. (2024, September). NCLEX Update. Presentation of the Virtual NCLEX Conference, Chicago, IL.

  21. Betts, J., & Muntean, W, Kim., D., & Kao, S-c. (2024, July). Implementing a polytomous CAT with evolving case studies. Paper presented at The International Test Commission international conference (ITC), Granada, Spain.

  22. Betts, J., & Muntean, W. (2024, July). Developing and testing scoring and response models for clinical judgment case studies. Paper presented at The International Test Commission (ITC) international conference, Granada, Spain.

  23. Muntean, W., Betts, J., Kim, D., & Kao, S-c. (2024, July). Development of a conceptual, task, and assessment model for measuring clinical judgment. Paper presented at The International Test Commission (ITC) international conference, Granada, Spain.

  24. Betts, J., Muntean, W., & Zenisky, A. (2024, July). Implementing a new model for measuring clinical judgment in nursing: The next generation NCLEX. Symposium discussion at The International Test Commission international conference (ITC), Granada, Spain.

  25. Betts, J., & Williams, N. (2024, June). NCLEX overview and update. Paper presented at the Missouri League for Nursing (MLN), Quapaw, OK.

  26. Hao, J., Muntean, W., Betts, J., & Wang, Z. (2024, April). Detecting and investigating polytomous items with nonuniform0bidirectional drift. Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education, Philadelphia, PA.

  27. Muntean, W., Betts, J., & Wang, Z. (2024, April). Optimizing online calibrations: Strategies for polytomous item sets in computer adaptive tests. Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education, Philadelphia, PA.

  28. Betts, J. (2024, February). Ensuring NCLEX items are free from bias. Presentation to Nursing Regulatory Boards, National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Chicago, IL.

  29. Svennson, C., Addicott, S., Betts, J., and Chouman, A. (2023, October). Test security masterclass: Small changes that will make a big impact on your test security. EXG23: Institute for Credentialing Excellence Conference, Colorado Springs, CO.

  30. Svennson, C., Addicott, S., Betts, J., and Chouman, A. (2023, October). Test security masterclass: Small changes that will make a big impact on your test security. Conference on Test Security, Tempe, AZ.

  31. Betts, J. (2023, September). Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) update. NCLEX Virtual Conference, Chicago, IL.

  32. Kao, S-c., Betts, J., & Lin, C-K. (2023, April). Challenges in equating an existing item bank to a new scale for a different population: An empirical study. Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL.

  33. Wang, Z, Muntean, W., Betts, J., & Jia, H. (2023, April). Identifying differential item functioning in polytomous items with Logistic Discriminant Analysis. Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL.

  34. Betts, J. (2022, April). Next Generation NCLEX (NGN): Test design. Presented at the annual Canadian NCLEX Conference, Virtual.

  35. Betts, J. (2022, April). Next Generation NCLEX (NGN): Clinical judgment measurement model (NCJMM). Presented at the annual Canadian NCLEX Conference, Virtual.

  36. Betts, J. (2021, September). Next Generation NCLEX (NGN): Test design. Presented at the annual international NCLEX Conference, Virtual.

  37. Muntean, W., Betts, J., & Kao, S-c. (2021, June). Comparing unfolding medical case studies to their individual single-item counterparts. Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education, Virtual.

  38. Betts, J., Muntean, W., Kim, D., & Kao, S-c. (2021, June). Evaluating different scoring methods for multiple response items providing partial credit. Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education, Virtual.

  39. Kao, S-c., Muntean, W., & Betts, J. (2021, June). Score-level sample size requirements for technology-enhanced items: A simulation study. Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education, Virtual.

  40. Peabody, M., & Betts, J. (2021, April). The saga of technology-enhanced items: Origin to vision. Peas in a Pods presented at the Association of Test Publishers virtual conference, Virtual.

  41. Davis-Becker, S., Tong, Y., & Betts, J. (2020, September). Linear, LOFT, CAT: The good, the bad, and the ugly. Paper presented at the Association of Test Publishers virtual conference, Virtual.

  42. Betts, J. (2020, September). Next Generation NCLEX (NGN): The NCSBN clinical judgment measurement model (NCJMM). Presented at the annual international NCLEX Conference, Virtual.

  43. Muntean, W., & Betts, J. (accepted for presentation May 2020). Measuring decision-making with unfolding medical case studies. Paper submitted to the annual conference of American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.

  44. Muntean, W., & Betts, J. (accepted for presentation May 2020). Exploring effect sizes: A case for latent trait and item-level analyses. Paper submitted to the annual conference of American Psychological Society, Chicago, IL.

  45. Muntean, W., Betts, J., Kao, S-c., & Qian, H. (accepted for presentation April 2020). Comparing unfolding medical case studies to their individual single-item counterparts. Paper submitted to the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Francisco, CA.

  46. Kao, S-c., & Betts, J. (accepted for presentation April 2020). Score level sample size requirements for technology-enhanced items: A simulation study. Paper submitted to the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Francisco, CA.

  47. Betts, J., Kim, D., Muntean, W., & Kao, S-c. (accepted for presentation April 2020). Evaluating different scoring methods for multiple response items providing partial credit. Paper submitted to the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Francisco, CA.

  48. Xu, J-R., & Betts, J. (accepted for presentation April 2020). Practical designs of testlet-based CAT within a multidimensional data structure. Paper submitted to the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Francisco, CA.

  49. Kao, S-c., Betts, J. (2019, April). Exploring item scoring methods for technology-enhanced items in computerized adaptive tests. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Toronto, Ontario.

  50. Kim, D., Betts, J., & Muntean, W. (2019, April). Developing a task model for clinical judgment in nursing. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Toronto, Ontario.

  51. Betts, J., Muntean, W., & Kim, D. (2019, April). Developing clinical judgment items from a task model. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Toronto, Ontario.

  52. Jorion, N., Betts, J., Kim, D., & Muntean, W. (2019, April). Evaluating clinical judgment items: Field test results. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Toronto, Ontario.

  53. Muntean, W., Betts, J., Kim, D., & Jorion, N. (2019, April). Scaling clinical judgment items using polytomous and super-polytomous models. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Toronto, Ontario.

  54. Xu, J-R., & Betts, J. (2019, April). Assessing subscore structure for innovative item types across multiple test forms. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Toronto, Ontario.

  55. Xu, J-R, Muntean, W., & Betts, J. (2018, April). Multidimensional testlet adaptive testing under a higher-order structure design. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, New York, New York.

  56. Lamsal, S., & Betts, J. (2018, April). Generalized S-X^2 under different response categories with non-normal latent trait using IRT. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, New York, New York.

  57. Jorion, N., Muntean, W., Betts, J., Dickison, P., Woo, A., & Kim, D. (2018, April). Readability measures for multiple-choice and innovative items. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, New York, New York.

  58. Muntean, W., Betts, J., Kao, S-C, & Woo, A. (2018, April). A hierarchical framework for response times and signal detection theory. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, New York, New York.

  59. Betts, J. (2018, April). Measuring Clinical Judgment in Nursing: Integrating Technology Enhanced Items. Symposium chair paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, New York, New York.

  60. Woo, A., Kim, D., Betts, J., Muntean, W., & Luo, X. (2018, April). Moving a traditional assessment into the next generation: exploring the road ahead. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, New York, New York.

  61. Betts, J., Woo, A., Muntean, W., & Kim, D. (2018, April). Defining New Item Types for a Clinical Judgment Construct. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, New York, New York.

  62. Kim, D., Woo, A., Betts, J., & Muntean, W. (2018, April). Evaluating Scoring Models to Align with Proposed Cognitive Constructs Underlying Item Content. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, New York, New York.

  63. Muntean, W., Betts, J., Luo, X., Kim, D., & Woo, A. (2018, April). Using Signal-detection Theory to Enhance IRT Methods: A Clinical Judgment Example. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, New York, New York.

  64. Betts, J. (2017, October). Assessing clinical judgment skills among entry-level nurses: A cognitive processing approach. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Sigma Theta Tau Society, Indianapolis, IN.

  65. Betts, J., Woo, A., Dickison, P., Muntean, W., & Kim, D. (2017, September). A new model for measuring clinical judgment in nursing. Symposium presented at the annual conference of the American Board of Medical Specialties, Chicago, IL.

  66. Xu, J-R., Betts, J., Woo, A., & Reckase, M. (2017, August). Content balancing design for a variable length CAT using a clinical judgment model. Paper presented at the annual conference of the International Association for Computerized Adaptive Testing, Niigata, Japan.

  67. Jorion, N., Becker, K., & Betts, J. (2017, April). Exploratory text analysis of DIF items with common reference groups. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Antonio, TX.

  68. Betts, J., & Muntean, W. (2017, April). Using signal detection theory and IRT methods with multiple response items. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Antonio, TX.

  69. Lamsal, S., & Betts, J. (2017, April). Exploring polytomous IRT estimation methods using SAS procedures. Paper presented at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, San Antonio, TX.

  70. Muntean, W., Betts, J., Xu, J-R., & Woo, A. (2016, July). Stochastic model comparison methods with highly correlated latent traits. Paper presented at the international conference of the Psychometric Society, Asheville, NC.

  71. Muntean, W., Betts, J., & Kim, D. (2016, July). Exploring the similarities and differences between item response theory and item-level signal detection theory. Paper presented at the international conference of the Psychometric Society, Asheville, NC.

  72. Betts, J., Muntean, W., & Kim, D. (2016, July). Evaluating sample size requirements for the Partial Credit Model when disordering is present. Paper presented at the international conference of the International Testing Commission, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

  73. Woo, A., Dickison, P., Kim, D., Betts, J., Muntean, W., & Lou, X. (2016, July). Exploring the road ahead: Moving a traditional assessment into the Next Generation. Paper presented at the international conference of the International Testing Commission, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

  74. Muntean, W., & Betts, J. (2016, July). Detecting differential item functioning in testlets through Bayesian analyses. Paper presented at the international conference of the International Testing Commission, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

  75. Betts, J., Woo, A., Dickison, P., Lindsay, M., Williams, N., & Sutherland, K. (2016, July). Defining new item types for a clinical judgment construct. Paper presented at the international conference of the International Testing Commission, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

  76. Muntean, W., & Betts, J. (2016, July). Developing and pretesting technology enhanced items: Issues and outcomes. Paper presented at the international conference of the International Testing Commission, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

  77. Betts, J. (2016, July). Measuring clinical judgment in the nursing field: Application of a decision-making model and investigation of technology enhanced items. Symposium presentation at the international conference of the International Testing Commission, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

  78. Muntean, W., Betts, J., Xu, J-R., & Woo, A. (2016, April). Model comparison in the presence of highly correlated latent traits: A test of dimensionality. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.

  79. Muntean, W., Betts, J., & Kim, D. (2016, April). Exploring the similarities and differences between item response theory and item-level signal detection theory. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.

  80. Muntean, W., Betts, J., Qian, H., Sutherland, K., & Lindsay, M. (2016, April). Comparing think-aloud to a decision-making characteristic questionnaire in clinical judgments. Poster presented at the annual conference of the Association for Psychological Science, Chicago, IL.

  81. Muntean, W., & Betts, J. (2016, April). Investigating sequential item effects in a testlet model. Paper presented at the national conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Washington, DC.

  82. Muntean, W., Lindsay, M., Betts, J., Kim, D., Dickison, P., & Woo, A. (2016, April). Separating assessment of subject matter knowledge from assessment of higher-order cognitive constructs. Paper presented at the national conference of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC.

  83. Betts, J.  (2016, February). Advances in IRT and CAT: Applications to progress monitoring. Mini-skills presentation at the national conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.

  84. Ysseldyke, J., Shinn, M., Betts, J., & Hintze, J.  (2016, February). Psychometric and practical comparisons of CBM and CAT assessments. Symposium presentation at the national conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.

  85. Betts, J., Kim, D., & Muntean, W. (2015, April). Investigating sample size requirements for the Partial Credit Model. Paper presented at the national conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL.

  86. Muntean, W., & Betts, J. (2015, April). Analyzing multiple response data through a signal-detection framework. Paper presented at the national conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL.

  87. Betts, J., Becker, K., Wu, X., & Muntean, W. (2015, April). Evaluating technology enhanced items within the context of innovative assessments. Co-ordinated set of presentations presented at the national conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL.

  88. Muntean, W., Lindsay, M., Betts, J., Kim, D., Dickison, P., & Woo, A. (2015, April). Evaluating clinical judgment in licensure tests: Applications of Decision Theory. Paper presented at the national conference of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

  89. Amato, A., Betts, J., Palomares, R., & Ramirez, E. (2015, February). Not your everyday School Psychologist job. Symposium presentation at the national conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Orlando, FL.

  90. Muntean, W., & Betts, J. (2014, July). Using signal detection methodology to evaluate fatigue effects in response time models. Paper presented at the international conference of the Psychometric Society, Madison, WI.

  91. Betts, J., & Muntean, W. (2014, July). Norm-referenced growth measures for individual and group change. Paper presented at the international conference of the Psychometric Society, Madison, WI.

  92. Schwartz, J., Betts, J., & Qian, H. (2014, July). Evaluating the utility and scoring of technology enhanced items for computer-based testing. Paper presented at the international conference of the International Testing Commission, San Sebastian, Spain.

  93. Zara, T., Woo, A., & Betts, J. (2014, July). Contemporary issues in computerized-adaptive testing (CAT). Roundtable presentation at the international conference of the International Testing Commission, San Sebastian, Spain.

  94. Betts, J., & Kim, D. (2014, July). Sample size requirements for the partial credit model. Paper presented at the international conference of the International Testing Commission, San Sebastian, Spain.

  95. Woo, A., Muntean, W., & Betts, J. (2014, July). Using signal-detection theory to measure cue recognition in multiple response items. Paper presented at the international conference of the International Testing Commission, San Sebastian, Spain.

  96. Betts, J. (2014, April). Comparing Student Growth Percentiles and Growth Norms: Interim/Summative Results. Paper presented at the national conference of the National Council of Measurement in Education, Philadelphia, PA.

  97. Tindal, G., Saven, J., Nese, J., Anderson, D., & Betts, J. (2014, April). An Analysis of Norms for Early Reading Curriculum-based Measures. Paper presented at the national conference of the National Council of Measurement in Education, Philadelphia, PA.

  98. Betts, J., & Ledbetter, M. (2014, February). Evaluating Early STEM Achievement with IRT: Evidence from the REAL. Paper presented at the national conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Washington, DC.

  99. Betts, J., & Frey, S. (2014, February). Exploring the utility of a Screening Test of Cognitive Abilities. Paper presented at the national conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Washington, DC.

  100. Ledbetter, M., Betts, J., & Custer, M. (2014, February). Using IRT to Develop a Proficiency Index for the REAL. Paper presented at the national conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Washington, DC.

  101. Betts, J. (2013, April). Exploring innovative item types on computer-based testing. Paper presented at the national conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

  102. Bitnara, J., Betts, J., Alonzo, J., & Tindal G. (2013, April). Investigation of reading development patterns for students in early grades using latent transition analysis. Paper presented at the national conference of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

  103. Betts, J. (2013, February). Evaluating CBM-OR growth norms for monitoring growth in RTI. Paper presented at the national conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Seattle, WA.

  104. Ledbetter, M., Betts, J., Boney, T., & Custer, M. (2013, February). Evaluating growth trajectories and measurement invariance for early developmental domains. Paper presented at the national conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Seattle, WA.

  105. Betts, J., & Frey, S. (2013, February). Exploring the use of a cognitive assessment for preventative screening. Paper presented at the national conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Seattle, WA.

  106. Signatur, D., Betts, J., & Swift, D. (2013, February). Skills strengths and weaknesses: Comparing at-risk and high performing students. Paper presented at the national conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Seattle, WA.

  107. Betts, J. (2012, April). Evaluating the assumptions of CBM of mathematics (CBM-M). Paper presented at the national conference of the American Education Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

  108. Betts, J. (2012, April). Exploring the assumptions of growth norms for CBM-OR in RTI. Paper presented at the national conference of the American Education Research Association, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

  109. Betts, J. (2012, February). Growth norms for RTI and school-wide reform at Tier I. Paper presented at the national conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Philadelphia, PA.

  110. Signatur, D., & Betts, J. (2012, February). Using a nationally standardized achievement test to predict students at-risk. Paper presented at the national conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Philadelphia, PA.

  111. Betts, J., Custer, M., & Ledbetter, M. (2012, February). Effects of SES and age on key early developmental domains. Paper presented at the national conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Philadelphia, PA.

  112. Odden, A., Betts, J., Betebenner, D., Milanowski, T., & Kapinus, B. (2011, June). Helping teachers become more effective while simultaneously measuring teaching effectiveness. Symposium presented at the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) National Conference on Student Assessment, Orlando, FL.

  113. Ysseldyke, J., Tindal, G., Tilley, W., Betts, J., Foster, T., & Smith, B. (2011, June). Assessment methodologies used to personalize instruction for diverse learners: Evidence of effectiveness. Symposium presented at the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) National Conference on Student Assessment, Orlando, FL.

  114. Betebenner, D., Smith, C., D’Brot, J., & Betts, J. (2011, June). Multiple ways to measure student growth: Findings from research & practice. Symposium presented at the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) National Conference on Student Assessment, Orlando, FL.

  115. Betts, J. (2011, April). Evaluating learning progressions in earlyl numeration and computation development during Elementary school. Paper presented at the national conference of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

  116. Betts, J. (2011, April). Evaluating growth norms and their utility for RTI and School-wide reform: Further validity evidence. Paper presented at the national conference of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA.

  117. Betts, J. (2011, February). Indexing learning progressions in key early literacy skills: Longitudinal results. Paper to be presented at the national conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, San Francisco, CA.

  118. Lovelace, M., Appleton, J., & Betts, J. (2011, February). Longitudinal reliability and factorial congruence of the Student Engagement Instrument. Paper to be presented at the national conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, San Francisco, CA.

  119. Betts, J. (2011, February). An investigation of the underlying assumptions of growth norms. Paper to be presented at the national conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, San Francisco, CA.

  120. Betts, J., Betebenner, D., Gong, B., Schulte, A., & Ysseldyke, J. (2010, June). Applications of growth models to making decisions about states, schools, programs, and students. Papers presented at the Council of Chief State School Officers’ National Conference on Student Assessment, Detriot, MI.

  121. Betts, J. (2010, May). Measuring academic growth with growth norms: A method for response-to-intervention. Paper presented at the national conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Denver, CO.

  122. Betts, J., & McBride, J. (2010, May). Do different measures of phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension measure the same construct over time? Paper presented at the national conference of the American Educational Research Association Conference, Denver, CO.

  123. Betts, J. (2010, May). Early literacy skills trajectories predict later reading problems: A latent variable growth mixture model investigation. Paper presented at the national conference of the American Educational Research Association Conference, Denver, CO.

  124. Ysseldyke, J., & Betts, J. (2010, April). Progress monitoring, implementation integrity, and guided practice across multiple math curricula. Paper presented at the national conference of the Council for Exceptional Children National Convention, Nashville, TN.

  125. Betts, J., & Ysseldyke, J. (2010, March). A new evidence-based approach to setting progress monitoring goals. Paper presented at the national conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.

  126. Betts, J., & Ysseldyke, J. (2010, March). Evaluating early literacy trends for prevention: Longitudinal results. Paper presented at the national conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.

  127. Ysseldyke, J., & Betts, J. (2010, March). Advantages of computerized-adaptive tests and technology-enhanced progress monitoring. Paper presented at the national conference of the National Association of School Psychologists, Chicago, IL.

  128. Betts, J. (2010, February). A new approach to setting progress monitoring goals within RTI. Paper presented at the national conference of the Learning Disabilities Association National Convention, Baltimore, MD.

  129. Betts, J. (2009, June). Investigating oral reading fluency assessments: Evaluating psychometric claims & Rasch modeling of responses. Paper presented at the meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Boston, MA.

  130. Betts, J., Decker, D., Muyskens, P., & Marston. (2009, February). Oral reading fluency growth rates for three groups of limited English proficiency groups. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Boston, MA.

  131. Reschly, A., & Betts, J. (2009, February). An empirical examination of student engagement and motivation. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Boston, MA.

  132. Betts. J. (2009, February). Indexing learning progressions in early mathematics development: Longitudinal results. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Boston, MA.

  133. Sandberg, K., Betts, J., & Reschly, A. (2009, February). A year-round examination of early literacy skill growth. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, Boston, MA.

  134. Betts, J., & McBride, J. (2009, February). From conceptual to concrete: Creating coherent & balanced assessment systems: Predictive power of interim assessments. Paper presented at the winter meeting of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards (SCASS), Technical Issues in Large-Scale Assessments (TILSA), Orlando, FL.

  135. Appleton, J., Betts, J., Reschly, A., & Christenson, S. (2008, August). Construct Stability of Student Engagement across Diverse Samples. Poster presented at the meeting of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

  136. Betts, J., & McBride, J. (2008, July). Investigating the Measurement Equivalence and Construct Validity of Tests of Early Reading Skills. Poster presented at the meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Asheville, NC.

  137. Betts, J. (2008, March). Evaluating the claims of form comparability in curriculum-based measurement of reading (CBM-R). Paper presented at the meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, New York, NY.  

  138. Betts, J., & McBride, J. (2008, March). Using computerized adaptive testing and an accelerated longitudinal design to index learning progressions in early mathematics development. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Education Research Association, New York, NY.  

  139. Betts, J., & McBride, J. (2008, February). Investigating construct validity of four measures of early literacy skills. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the National Association of School Psychologist, New Orleans, LA.  

  140. Betts, J. (2008, February). Investigating the claims of equivalence in CBM-R for progress monitoring. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.

  141. Decker, D., Betts, J., Bolt, S., Muyskens, P., & Marston, D. (2008, February). Using oral reading fluency to predict long-term statewide assessment performance. Paper to be presented at the meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, New Orleans, LA.

  142. McBride, J., & Betts, J. (2007, June). Eleven years of assessing K-12 achievement: Some longitudinal research. Paper presented at the meeting of the Graduate Management Admission Council conference on computer adaptive testing, Minneapolis, MN.

  143. Betts, J. (2007, May). Developmental trajectories of early literacy skills predict later reading problems. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Psychological Science, Washington DC.

  144. Betts, J., Topping, K., & McBride, J. (2007, April). An international linking study of a computerized adaptive test of reading with a traditional paper-and-pencil test of reading comprehension. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago, IL.

  145. Betts, J. (2007, April). Testing the assumptions of the dual-discrepancy model using a growth mixture model. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

  146. Betts, J., & McBride, J. (2007, April). Evidence for the reliability and validity of IRT-based domain scores of early literacy skills. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

  147. Bolt, S., Betts, J., & Decker, D. (2007, April). Using curriculum-based measurement to examine reading development for two groups of English language learners. Paper presented at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

  148. Betts, J., Good, R., Cummings, K., Williams, K., Hintze, J., & Ysseldyke, J. (2007, February). Psychometric adequacy of measures of early literacy skills. Symposium on the assessment of early literacy presented at the meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, New York, NY.

  149. Betts, J. (2007, February). Validating the dual-discrepancy model of RtI in a longitudinal sample: A growth mixture modeling approach. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, New York, NY.  

  150. Reschly, A., Appleton, J., Christenson, S., Betts, J., Antaramian, S., Lewis, A., & Huebner, S. (2007, February). Student engagement: Conceptualization, measurement, and initial findings. Symposium on student engagement presented at the meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, New York, NY.  

  151. Betts, J., & Reschly, A. (2007, February). Predictive bias studies: Longitudinal findings spanning kindergarten to second grade. Paper presented at the meeting of the National Association of School Psychologists, New York, NY.   

  152. Betts, J. (2006, August). Measurement issues related to curriculum-based measures and the use of computer adaptive tests for universal screening. Presented at the meeting of the Response-to-Intervention Summit, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT.

  153. Betts, J., McBride, J., & Malone, M. (2006, July). Tracking students’ early literacy development: A three-year study. Paper presented at the international meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Reading, Vancouver, Canada.

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