Graduate School of Education, University of California, Davis

Abedi, J. (2003, organizer & presenter). Determining language versus disability issues in the assessment of ELL students. Paper (symposium) presented at the 2003 National Conference on Large Scale Assessment, Council of Chief State School Officers, San Antonio, Texas.

Abedi, J. (2003, organizer & presenter). Linguistic modification in the assessment of English language learners. An AERA symposium, presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association in Chicago.

Abedi, J. (2002, organizer & presenter). Technical issues concerning existing language proficiency tests. Paper (Symposium) presented at the 2002 National Conference on Large Scale Assessment, Council of Chief State School Officers, Palm Desert, California.

Abedi, J. (2002, organizer & presenter). Impact of accommodation on low-performing student populations. Paper (Symposium) presented at the 2002 National Conference on Large Scale Assessment, Council of Chief State School Officers, Palm Desert, California.

Abedi, J. (2002, organizer & presenter). Utility and limitations of existing national and state data in research on large-scale assessment issues. Paper (Symposium) presented at the 2002 National Conference on Large Scale Assessment, Council of Chief State School Officers, Palm Desert, California.

Abedi, J. (2001). Impact of accommodation on trend and reporting in large-scale assessments. Paper (Symposium) presented at the 2001 National Conference on Large Scale Assessment, Council of Chief State School Officers, Houston, Texas.

Abedi, J. (2001). Issues concerning the use of standardized achievement tests in classification of English language learner (ELL) students. Paper (Symposium) presented at the 2001 National Conference on Large Scale Assessment, Council of Chief State School Officers, Houston, Texas.

Abedi, J. & Campbell, J. (2000). Language simplification of test items. Paper (Symposium) presented at the 2000 National Conference on Large Scale Assessment, Council of Chief State School Officers, Snowbird, Utah.

Abedi, J. (2000, September). Recent research findings on assessment accommodations for students with disabilities and English language learners. Paper presented at the annual CRESST conference, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.

Abedi, J. (1999). Validity of testing and assessment of all children. Paper presented at the annual CRESST conference, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.

Abedi, J. (1998). Effects of linguistic accommodations on NAEP math performance. Presentation at the annual conference of the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), Los Angles, University of California (UCLA).

Abedi, J. (1997). The impact of language background on students’ performance in math. Presentation at the annual conference of the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), Los Angles, University of California (UCLA).

Abedi, J. (1997). Powerful predictors of LEP students’ achievement. Paper presented at the National Conference on Large Scale Assessment, Council of Chief State School Officers, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Abedi, J., & Mislevy, R. (1997). Impact of linguistic complexity of NAEP math items on LEP and non-LEP students’ performance. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
Abedi, J. (1997). The impact of linguistic features of the NAEP test items on the students’ performance in NAEP assessment. Symposium, presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.
Abedi, J. (1997). The importance of research on the inclusion of students with disabilities and limited English proficient students in large-scale assessments. Presentaion at the SIG/Inclusion of students with disabilities and LEP students, at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Abedi, J. (1996). A Latent variable modeling approach to generalizability: A case for handling the missing data problem in G studies. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York.

Abedi, J. (1996). An overview of research from the national assessment of educational progress. Paper presented at the annual CRESST conference, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.

Abedi, J. (1995). Improving the technical aspects of performance assessment through structural equation modeling. Presentation at the annual conference of the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), Los Angles, University of California (UCLA).

Abedi, J. (1995). The impact of language background on students' performance, in "What NAEP has learned from the Technical Review Panel Presentation at the annual conference of the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), Los Angles, University of California (UCLA).

Abedi, J. (1995). Dimensionality of NAEP mathematics subscales. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.

Abedi, J. (1995). The effects of between and within item-parcel homogeneity on a latent-variable measurement model. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.

Abedi, J. (1994). Reliability and validity of a newly constructed creativity instrument: a latent-variable modeling approach. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Abedi, J. (1994). Language background and students' performance in math. In "Standards and assessments for limited English speaking students." Presentation at the annual conference of the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), Los Angles, University of California (UCLA).

Abedi, J. (1993). Technical issues in interrater reliability In "Technical design and analysis issues." Presentation at the annual conference of the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), Los Angles, University of California (UCLA).

Abedi, J., Baker, E.L., & Herl, H. (1993). Comparing reliabilities obtained by different approaches for performance assessment. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta.

Abedi, J., Auzmendi, E., & Villa, A. (1993). An empirical study of the reliability and validity of a newly constructed creativity instrument. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta.

Baker, E. L., Abedi, J., Aschbacher, P., & Niemi, D. (1993). Designing broadly valid performance assessment: An in-depth look at history assessment. Experimental Session. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta.

Abedi, J., Baker, E.L., Golan, S., & O'Neil, H.F. (1993). Role of ethnicity and motivational instruction on NAEP math achievement. Symposium. Presented at annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Atlanta.

Abedi, J., & Shavelson, R. J. (1988). Fractional factorial design: Its stability of estimate and its sensitivity to the violation of ANOVA assumptions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Abedi, J. (1988). Comparing the test-retest response structure of students using both MCW-APM and R-W test scoring system. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans.

Benkin, E., Earl, M., & Abedi, J. (1988). Graduate students' educational accomplishments: Correlation with type and amount of financial support. Presentation at the 28th annual meeting of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Phoenix.

Abedi, J., & Benkin, E. (1987). The effects of students' academic, financial and demographic variables on time to doctorate. Presentation at the 27th annual meeting of the Association for Institutional Research (AIR), Louisville., San Louis.

Instructional media:

Hogge, J.H., Abedi, J., & Cini, A. (1973). Peabody statistical library (computer programs and manuals for instruction). Nashville: George Peabody Press.

Abedi, J. (1967). Standardization of Leiter International Intelligence Scale for Iranians (2 to 18 years old). (Adapted for Iranian culture.)

Abedi, J. (1966). Standardization of Otis-Lennon Intelligence Tests. (Adapted for Iranian culture.)

Abedi, J. (1966-1967). Standardization of Otis-Lennon Intelligence Tests. (Created three new parallel pictorial forms adapted to Iranian culture.)

Publications in Persian

Abedi, J. (1983). The techniques and procedures for answering multiple choice item tests. Tehran: Mihan Press.

Abedi, J., & Esfandiari, M. (1985). Inferential statistics (Vol. II). Tehran: Center for University Publications. [Translated into Persian from: Glass, G.V., & Stanley, J.C. (1970). Statistical methods in education and training. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc.]

Abedi, (1983). The research report. Translated from Resta, P.E New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. (by the Institute of Psychology, University of Tehran, June 1983).

Abedi, J. (1983) An introduction to survey research and data analysis. Translated from San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Co. (Persian translation published by the Center for University Publications, Tehran, July 1983.)

Abedi, J., & Esfandiari M. (1976). Descriptive statistics (Vol. I), Tehran: Pars College Press. [Translated into Persian from: Glass, G.V., & Stanley, J.C. (1970). Statistical methods in education and training. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc.]

Gilmore, G., Chandy, J., & Anderson, T. (1977). The Bender Gestalt and the Mexican American students. Psychology in the School, 172-176. (Persian translation of the article was published in Educational Research and Studies, Tehran, 2, 6-24.)

Norris, R.C., & Hjelm, H.F. (1970). Non-normality and product moment correlation. Readings in statistics for the behavioral sciences. New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc. (Persian translation of the article was published in Educational Research and Studies, Tehran, 1976, 1, 14-29.)

Major Computer Software

Abedi, J. (1994). Interrater/Test Reliability System (ITRS). Los Angeles: Advance Research & Data Analyses Center.

Abedi, J. (1989). FRACTION: A computer program for fractional factorial design.

Abedi, J. (1974). A program for three-factor analysis of variance designs with repeated measures on two factors.

Education 200B. Survey Research Methods

Education 210A, Introduction to Research and Statistics

Education 210C, Analysis of Variance

Education 211B, Measurement in Education: Underlying Theory

Education 218A, Multiple Regression

Education 219, Advance Lab in Research Methodology

Education 230A. Introduction to Research Design and Statistics

Education 230C, Linear Statistical Models in Social Science Research: Analyses of Designed Experiments
Professional Organizational Membership:

American Educational Research Association

National Council on Measurement in Education

The Mathematical Association of America.