Benjamin W. Domingue
Disentangling Person-Dependent and Item-Dependent Causal Effects: Applications of Item Response Theory to the Estimation of Treatment Effect Heterogeneity
Topics: MethodsAnalyzing heterogeneous treatment effects (HTE) plays a crucial role in understanding the impacts of educational interventions.
Heterogeneity of item-treatment interactions masks complexity and generalizability in randomized controlled trials
Ishita Ahmed, Masha Bertling, Lijin Zhang, Andrew D. Ho, Prashant Loyalka, Hao Xue, Scott Rozelle, Benjamin W. Domingue.Topics: MethodsResearchers use test outcomes to evaluate the effectiveness of education interventions across numerous randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Aggregate test data—for example, simple measures like the sum of correct responses—are compared across treatment and control groups to determine whether an… more →
Changing Patterns of Growth in Oral Reading Fluency During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Topics: Student LearningEducation has faced unprecedented disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic; evidence about the subsequent effect on children is of crucial importance. We use data from an oral reading fluency (ORF) assessment—a rapid assessment taking only a few minutes that measures a fundamental reading skill—… more →