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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

We are pleased to announce that the 2026 CIRP Freshman Survey (TFS),the longest-running and most comprehensive study of higher education institutions in the United States, is open for it's 61st administration! heri.ucla.edu/cirp-freshma...

An place arrow indicating to Start Here, at the CIRP Freshman Survey

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Ready to capture powerful insights from your graduating seniors? Registration and administration for the 2026 College Senior Survey (CSS), an essential exit survey measuring academic, civic, and developmental outcomes, is open! 📅 Survey Window: Now - June 30, 2026 heri.ucla.edu/college-seni...

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Sign up now (go.edc.org/WinWin) to join our partners at EDC and the Lawrence Hall of Science for a free virtual seminar on 12/10 that will explore how #science teaching & learning in #ElementarySchool classrooms improve young students’ learning across all subjects.

It's a Win Win: Spending Time on Elementary Science Supports Achievement in All Subjects CAESART, EDC

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Are you in higher ed admin, student affairs, or IR? This is for you: HERI's student-focused Diverse Learning Environment (DLE) Survey administration is now open and will run through April 30, 2026. 👉 Full details and registration: heri.ucla.edu/diverse-lear... #InclusiveCampus #StudentAffairs

College students on stairs with books and folders, they are studious. Text reads Diverse Learning Environments Survey, now open for administration

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

How are your faculty really doing? The HERI Faculty Survey is live! Discover if your pedagogy leads peers, where faculty are most satisfied, and how adjuncts' experiences differ. Uncover the data to shape a better campus climate and priorities. #HigherEdData heri.ucla.edu/heri-faculty...

Microphone at the front of a lecture hall, looking out toward a sea of unfocused students. The words read: HERI Faculty Survey Now Open for Administration!

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Join the new webinar series exploring the Handbook for Assessment in the Service of Learning. Session 1: Exploring Assessment in the Service of Learning: An overview of the Handbook’s main ideas, design principles, and practical takeaways. 🗓️Wed, 10/22 at 1 PM EST us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Handbook for Assessment in the Service of Learning - Webinar series. Session 1, October 22, 2025, at 1 pm ET: Exploring Assessment in the Service of Learning

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Compare campus climate from the perspectives of students, faculty, and staff - 3 important climate surveys are open for administration now! HERI Faculty Survey Staff Climate Survey Diverse Learning Environments Survey #institutionalresearch heri.ucla.edu/overview-of-...

HERI Faculty Survey - now open for administration

Staff Climate Survey - now open for administration

Diverse Learning Environments Survey- now open for administration

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

What if we reimagined assessment as a beginning? What if assessment became an integral, dynamic part of the learning process itself, a catalyst for growth rather than just a measure of it? #EducationResearch cresst.org/its-time-for...

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Measurement without testing. What if a student's clicks in a game could show you how they think? New research breaks down how to make this a valid reality. Great read for #EducationResearch folks. cresst.org/publication/...

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

How can educational assessment catalyze learning and human development? That’s the core idea behind Volume I of the Handbook for Assessment in the Service of Learning. www.assessment-for-learning.org/volume-i

"assessment should serve and improve teaching and learning processes and coutcomes." Edmund W. Gordon

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

On Wed, May 14th at Noon, @uclaseis.bsky.social presents Dean Christie in conversation with Rob Bonta, AG for California. They will discuss the recent federal grant terminations that have significantly impacted research, evaluation, and educator preparation programs. ucla.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Protecting the Pipeline, register for the conversation between Dean Chritie and Rob Bonta, AG for California.

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Students' exposure and response to hate speech on social media, April 25th at 1:30pm

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Are Standardized Admissions Tests Fair? If not, how might we make them fairer? April 24th at 8am MDT

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Measurement of Growth in the Context of Alternate English Language Proficiency Assessment, April 24th at 8am MDT

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Using Evaluation to Examine and Improve Integration of Computational Thinking in a STEM Teacher Residency, April 23rd at 4:20pm MDT

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Some of our researchers and faculty will be in Denver, CO, this week for @aeraedresearch.bsky.social and @ncme38.bsky.social! Sessions are listed on separate slides. If you're attending, stop by and say hello. We'd love to see you!

CRESST will be at AERA and NCME April 23-27 in Denver, CO

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Administer the CIRP Freshman Survey (TFS) today! For 60 years, HERI and the CIRP survey teams have helped institutions understand their incoming students. @aceducation.bsky.social & @uclaseis.bsky.social heri.ucla.edu/cirp-freshma...

For 60 years, the CIRP Freshman Survey has helped institutions understand incoming students. Data has always been vital, today ... more so.

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

YFCY is open! The Your First College Year (YFCY) survey measures students’ academic, social, and co-curricular experiences and development throughout the first year of college. It is the second in the HERI longitudinal survey series. #institutionalresearch heri.ucla.edu/your-first-c...

Bright and shiny college students with the words "Your First College Year Survey (YFCY) is now open for administration!" overlaid.

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

🚨 New Research Paper! Reassessing the fitting propensity of factor models. In new research published in Psychological Methods, Bonifay, Cai, Falk, and Preacher (2025) reassess the fitting propensity (FP) of factor models.

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Our team at HERI has four surveys open for administration through April. There has never been a better time to invest in collecting data to make wise decisions. heri.ucla.edu/overview-of-...

HERI Student Survey Cycle includes the CIRP Freshman Survey (TFS) to be given at college entry, Your First College Year (YFCY) to be given at the end of the 1st year, Diverse Learning Environments to be given during the 2nd or 3rd year, and the College Senior Survey (CSS) to be give at the senior year. HERI also administers the HERI Faculty Survey every 3 years and off-cycle upon request, and finally the Staff Climate Survey (SCS) which can be administered annually.

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Jia sends good wishes from Beijing!

Jia Wang presents at the 7th International Conference on Education Evaluation and Monitoring in Beijing. She stands behind a blue podium, behind her the large screen displays the opening slide of her presentation on Study Design Cycles in Education Research.

Group shot at the 7th International Conference on Education Evaluation and Monitoring in Beijing, December 2024. Our own Jia Wang is in the first row, third from right.

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CRESST at UCLA @cresstucla.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

We're proud to share that Jia Wang is presenting at the 7th International Conference on Education Evaluation and Monitoring in Beijing! Her presentation focuses on program evaluation of the Literacy Design Collaborative. "Study Design Cycles in Education Research: A Teacher Training Example"

Jia Wang smiles in a red sleeveless blouse with a jeweled collar.

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