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88 th Annual CERA Conference 2009 Conference Evaluation Results

88 th Annual CERA Conference 2009 Conference Evaluation Results. Summary. There were 86 responses to the evaluation: 70% of attendees rated the overall conference as excellent/very good.

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88 th Annual CERA Conference 2009 Conference Evaluation Results

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  1. 88th Annual CERA Conference 2009 Conference Evaluation Results

  2. Summary There were 86 responses to the evaluation: 70% of attendees rated the overall conference as excellent/very good. Approximately 71% rated the quality, relevance, usefulness and contribution to understanding as extremely valuable/valuable. The keynotes were rated as extremely valuable/valuable (76% Wiliam & 62% Popham) Attendees would like to see all pre-conference sessions offered, but especially the Program Evaluation (58%) and Test Contractor presentations (48%). 67% said they would attend the following day to hear test contractors.

  3. Overall, how do you rate the 2009 CERA conference?

  4. How valuable was this conference to your own professional environment?

  5. If you attended, how would you rate the general / special sessons?

  6. Which pre-conference sessions do you suggest for next year? (Check all that apply.)

  7. If state test contractors were to offer post-test data analysis workshops the day following CERA, would you attend?

  8. Summary Most of the attendees are K-12 administrators (34%), followed by researchers (21%), university and COE’s and K-12 teachers, and (48%) have come between one-three years. Email was the best way to reach attendees (61%) and posters are ineffective (1%). Most attendees will return next year (98%), even without a CDE conference attached, even if there was an increase in cost (55%). They slightly prefer the Thursday/Friday format (41%).

  9. Please select the option that best describes your position.

  10. How did you hear about the CERA Conference?

  11. How likely is it that you will attend next year's CERA conference?

  12. How important is the California Department of Education (CDE) Evaluators' Conference in determining your attendance at the CERA conference?

  13. In order to ensure that CERA is able to provide interesting and engaging keynote speakers, would you (or your organization) be able and willing to pay an extra $35 in registration fees for the conference?

  14. Which conference format do you prefer?

  15. Summary Attendees come to CERA first to learn about research relate to current ed. issues, then for a theme related to their practice, and finally to network. From the exhibitors, they want information about research (66%), products (52%), demo products (33%), and give-aways (20%) aren’t a draw. They want the abstracts in both an online and printed format. Very few attendees knew if test results are used in teacher evaluations (61%), some always do (5%), some frequently do (8%) though some never do (32%).

  16. Please rate how your attendance is influenced by the following by the following items?

  17. What exibitor information is most useful to you? (Check all that apply.)

  18. In which format are the session abstracts most useful to you?

  19. Are students' test results listed or referenced as a part of your agency's written teacher evaluation?

  20. Are students' test results referenced by the administrator orally when discussing the teacher evaluation?

  21. I am interested in contributing articles for publication in the CERA Newsletter in the following areas. (Check all that apply.)

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