2025 Program
Division D encourages members to consider submitting proposals for the AERA 2025 Annual Meeting. See the information below to learn more about preparing your submission.
AERA 2025 Theme and Division D's Focus
Session Formats for Paper Submissions
There are four sections in Division D:
Section 1: Measurement, Psychometrics, and Assessment Co-Chairs: Ye Ma and Gongjun Xu
This section encourages submissions of research and applications in a broad range of educational measurement, psychometrics, and assessment areas. We welcome research that develops innovative methods and applies the innovative methods to support the use of classroom and large-scale assessments. We also welcome research that introduces novel and rigorous approaches to addressing inclusive and fairness issues in measurement and assessment. Submissions focusing on methodological advances in test theories and developments of novel assessments are likewise welcomed.
Section 2: Statistical Theory & Quantitative Methodologies Co-Chairs: Bethany A. Bell and Ann A. O'Connell
This section encourages submissions that engage in advancing techniques in quantitative methods and statistical theory as applied to education research. We encourage submissions that evaluate and improve existing statistical and quantitative methods, develop new statistical and quantitative models, as well as innovatively apply methods from other fields such as data science, machine learning, and computer science to educational data. In the spirit of the meeting theme, the Section 2 co-chairs encourage submissions, both methodological and applied, that introduce novel approaches to advancing social justice in education and creating inclusive-centered quantitative research practices.
Section 3: Qualitative Methodologies Co-Chairs: Susan Nordstrom and Kakali Bhattacharya
This section focuses on qualitative research that interrogate, extend, and/or advance qualitative inquiry. The section is inclusive of a range of qualitative methodological traditions including, but not limited to, ethnographic, phenomenological, interpretive, critical, arts-based, performative, decolonizing, feminist, participatory, and post-qualitative methodologies and the methods of data generation and analysis associated with those methodologies. Submissions might evaluate existing qualitative approaches or develop and demonstrate new ones. Submissions might bring new theories and theoretical perspectives to qualitative inquiry that engender novel understandings and enactments of what qualitative research can be and produce. We also welcome submissions that focus on teaching, mentoring, and learning qualitative research. In the spirit of the meeting theme, the Section 3 co-chairs encourage qualitative method(ology)-focused submissions of all kinds that address methodological challenges that arise in our imperfect multiracial democracy and create justice-centered methodological possibilities.
Section 4: Multiple & Mixed Methodologies Co-Chairs: Divya Varier and Na Lor
The section emphasizes the study of multi-method or mixed methods research approaches in educational research. Multiple methods research, also referred to as multi-method research, refers to research that incorporates two or more research methodologies in a single study. Mixed methods research combines, merges, or interfaces two or more research methodologies in a single study. We invite proposals based on empirical studies that use multi-method or mixed methods approaches or methodological discussions of either approach. We especially encourage mixed methods proposals that directly relate to this year's theme of producing relevant and rigorous research that can repair past harm and renew more just and inclusive present and future educational possibilities.
The information above may also be viewed at https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1v8WXpyDaMzopDgt3xR7uX5HVR-EGqzQZYuMW_IazWiE.
Important Links and Key Dates
Division D Events at AERA 2025
Our Division D meeting and section chairs are preparing a great program. Stay tuned for more details!
Sec #
Section Name
Co-Chairs
1
Measurement, Psychometrics, and Assessment
Ye Ma, Amazon Web Services cherylyema@gmail.com
Gongjun Xu, University of Michigan gongjun@umich.edu
2
Statistical Theory and Quantitative Methodologies
Bethany A. Bell*, University of Virginia bab4jm@virginia.edu
Ann A. O'Connell, The Ohio State University oconnell.87@osu.edu
3
Qualitative Methodologies
Susan Nordstrom, University of Memphis snnrdstr@memphis.edu
Kakali Bhattacharya, University of Florida kbhattacharya@coe.ufl.edu
4
Multiple and Mixed Methodologies
Divya Varier*, George Mason University dvarier@gmu.edu
Na Lor, Columbia University nl2831@tc.columbia.edu
*Serves as overall program co-chair
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2021