UNC School of Education

Professor of Educational Measurement and Evaluation

Coordinator of Educational Psychology, Measurement and Evaluation Strand in Education (M.A./Ph.D.)

T 919.843.7876
F 919.962.1533
cizek@unc.edu

112 Peabody Hall
CB 3500

Gregory J. Cizek is a professor of educational measurement and evaluation in the School of Education, where he teaches courses in applied psychometrics, statistics and research methods. Prior to joining the faculty, he managed national licensure and certification testing programs for American College Testing (ACT) in Iowa City, Iowa and served as a test development specialist for the Michigan Educational Assessment Program.

Previously, he taught elementary school for five years in Michigan and served as professor of educational research and measurement at the University of Toledo. From 1997-99, he was elected to and served as vice-president of a local board of education in Ohio.

In 2005, he was elected secretary of the American Educational Research Association, Division D: Measurement and Research Methodology. He currently co-chairs the Joint Committee on Testing Practices. His other service activities include membership on journal advisory boards and consultation to state and national organizations on testing programs and policy.

• Ph.D. 1991 - Michigan State University,
  Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Design
• M.A. 1983 - Michigan State University,
  Curriculum and Instruction
• B.A. 1979 - Michigan State University,
  Elementary Education

• Applied Measurement
• Standard Setting
• Testing Policy
• Large-Scale Achievement Testing
• Cheating on Tests
• Research Overview

• Introduction to Educational Measurement and Evaluation
• Applied Psychometric Theory
• Statistics I
• Fundamentals of Educational Research
• Tests and Measurement for School Counselors

• 2006 - American Educational Research Association (AERA) Division D Award for Significant Contribution to Educational Measurement and Research Methodology
• 2007 - National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) Award for Dissemination of Educational Measurement Concepts

• Member, American Educational Research Association
• Member, National Council on Measurement in Education
• Member, Editorial Boards: Applied Measurement in Education, Journal of Educational Measurement, Educational and Psychological Measurement

• Member, National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB)

Cizek, G. J., Rosenberg, S., & Koons, H. (in press). Sources of validity evidence for educational and psychological tests. Educational and Psychological Measurement.

Cizek, G. J. (2007). Formative classroom assessment and large-scale assessment. In J. A. McMillan (ed.), Formative classroom assessment (pp. 99-115). New York: Teachers College Press.

Cizek, G. J., & Bunch, M. (2007). Standard setting: A practitioner

Burke, J. N., & Cizek, G. J. (2006). Effects of composition mode and self-perceived computer skills on essay scores of sixth graders. Assessing Writing, 11, 148-166.

Cizek, G. J., & Burg, S. S. (2005). Addressing test anxiety in a high-stakes environment. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Cizek, G. J. (2005). Adapting testing technology to serve accountability aims: The case of vertically-moderated standard setting. Applied Measurement in Education, 18(1), 1-10.

Cizek, G. J. (2005). High-stakes testing: Contexts, characteristics, critiques, and consequences. In R. Phelps (Ed.), Defending standardized testing (pp. 23-54). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Cizek, G. J., & Page, B. A. (2003). The concept of reliability in the context of automated essay scoring. In M. Shermis & J. Burstein (Eds.), Automated essay scoring: A cross-disciplinary perspective (pp. 125-146) Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Cizek, G. J. (Ed.) (2001). Setting performance standards: Concepts, methods, and perspectives. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Cizek, G. J. (1999). Cheating on tests: How to do it, detect it, and prevent it. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Cizek, G. J. (1995). Crunchy granola and the hegemony of the narrative. Educational Researcher, 24(2), 26-28.

Cizek, G. J., Rosenberg, S., & Koons, H. (2007, April). Sources of validity evidence for educational and psychological tests. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Cizek, G. J. (2006, April). Test consequences, test validity, and testing policy. Symposium presentation at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Cizek, G. J. (2006, February). Enhancing test security: A comprehensive approach Invited workshop, Association of Test Publishers annual meeting, Orlando, FL.

Cizek, G. J. (2005, April). Testing myths. Invited presentation, annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Montreal, PQ, Canada.

Cizek, G. J. (2004, July). More unintended consequences of high-stakes testing. Invited presentation to the Council of Chief State School Officers annual curriculum and assessment conference, Baltimore, MD.