Jerome Victor D'Agostino, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Office: 210A Ramseyer Hall
Phone: (614) 247-5323
Fax: (614) 292-7020
Email: dagostino.22@osu.edu

Education

• Ph.D. in Measurement, Evaluation, & Statistical Analysis, University of Chicago, 1997
• M.S. in Experimental Psychology, Colorado State University, 1991
• B.S. in Psychology, Northern Arizona University, 1988

Scholarly Interests

Applied measurement and assessment, with an emphasis on validity analysis and testing as an educational reform lever; evaluation of educational programs for underprivileged children and families; innovative research methods and testing.

Selected Publications

Chapters in Books:

• Welsh, M.E., & D'Agostino, J.V. (in press). Effective standards-based progress report grading. In T.R. Guskey (Ed.), Practical solutions for serious problems in standards-based grading. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
• D'Agostino, J.V. (2005). Measuring learning outcomes: Reliability and validity issues. In G.D. Phye, J.R. Levin, and D.H. Robinson (Eds.), Empirical methods for evaluating educational interventions (pp. 113-145). San Diego, CA: Elsevier Academic Press.
• D'Agostino, J.V., & Stoker, G.L. (2002). Teachers' perceptions of Title I Program Improvement and accountability. In M. Wang & K. Wong (Eds.), Efficiency, accountability, and equity issues in Title I schoolwide program implementation (pp 243-257).

Journal Articles:

• D'Agostino, J.V., Schwartz, K.L., Cimetta, A.D., & Welsh, M.E. (in press). Using a partitioned treatment design to examine Project WET impact. Journal of Environmental Education.
• D'Agostino, J.V., & Hester VanWinkle, W. (in press). Identifying prepared and competent teachers with professional knowledge tests. Journal of Personnel Evaluation in Education.
• D'Agostino, J.V., Welsh, M.E., Cimetta, A.D., Falco, L.D., Hester VanWinkle, W., Smith, S., & Powers, S.J. (in press). Comparing the rating and matching item-objective alignment methods. Applied Measurement in Education.
• Milman, L.H., Holland, A., Kaszniak, A.W., D'Agostino, J.V., Garrett, M., & Rapcsak, S. (in press). Initial Validity and Reliability of the SCCAN: Using Tailored Testing to Assess Adult Cognition and Communication. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research.
• D'Agostino, J.V., Welsh, M.E., & Corson, N.M. (2007). Instructional sensitivity of a state's standards-based assessment. Educational Assessment, 12, 1-22.
• D'Agostino, J.V., & Murphy, J.A. (2004). A meta-analysis of Reading Recovery in United States schools. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 26, 23-38.

Recent Conference Presentations

• D'Agostino, J.V., Cimetta, A.D., & Schwartz, K. (April, 2007). Differential treatment evaluation of Project WET. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association Conference, Chicago, IL.
• D'Agostino, J.V., & Welsh. M.E. (April, 2007). Standards-based progress reports and standards-based assessment score convergence. In T.R. Guskey (Chair), The challenges of standards-based grading and reporting. Symposium conducted at the meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.
• D'Agostino, J.V., & Powers, S. (April, 2006) Predicting teaching competence with teacher test scores: A meta-analysis. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.
• Welsh, M.E., & D'Agostino, J.V. (April, 2006). Examining instructional validity: An interview-based approach. Presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association Conference, San Francisco, CA.