Selected Publications
(For complete list of publications, please see the faculty member's curriculum vitae.)

Peer-Referred Journal Articles
Solano-Flores, G., Backhoff, E., & Contreras-Nino, L. A. (2009). Theory of test translation error. International Journal of Testing, 9(2), 78-91.

Solano-Flores, G., & Li, M. (2009). Generalizability of cognitive interview-based measures across cultural groups. Educational Measures: Issues and Practice, 28(2), 9-18.

Solano-Flores, G. (2008). Who is given tests in what language by whom, when, and where? The need for probabilistic views of language in the testing of English language learners. Educational Researcher, 37(4), 189-199.

Solano-Flores, G., & Li, M. (2008). Examining the dependability of academic achievement measures for English-Language Learners. Assessment for Effective Intervention, 33(3), 135-144.

Solano-Flores, G. (2006). Language, dialect, and register: Sociolinguistics and the estimation of measurement error in the testing of English language learners. Teachers College Record, 108(11), 2354-2379.

Solano-Flores, G., Contreras-Nino, L. A., & Backhoff, E. (2006). Test translations and adaptation: Lessons learned and recommendations for countries participating in TIMSS, PISA, and other international comparisons. REDIE: Electronic Journal of Educational Research, 8(2).

Solano-Flores, G., & Li, M. (2006). The use of generalizability (G) theory in the testing of linguistic minorities. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 25(1), 13-22.

Solano-Flores, G., & Trumbull, E. (2003). Examining language in context: The need for new research and practice paradigms. Educational Researcher, 32(2), 3-13.

Solano-Flores, G., Shavelson, R. J., & Schneider, S. A. (2001). Expanding the notion of assessment shell: From task development tool to instrument for guiding the process of assessment development. REDIE: Electronic Journal of Educational Research, 3(1).

Solano-Flores, G. (2000). Teaching and assessing science process skills in physics: The "bubbles" task. Science Activities, 37(1), 31-37. Journal homepage: www.heldref.org.

Klein, S. P., Jovanovic, J., Stecher, B. M., McCaffrey, D., Shavelson, R. J., Haertel, E., Solano-Flores, G., & Comfort, K. (1997). Gender and racial/ethnic differences: On performance assessments in science. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 19(2), 83-97.

Solano-Flores, G., Jovanovic, R. J., & Bachman, M. (1999). On the development and evaluation of a shell for generating science performance assessments. International Journal of Science Education, 29(3), 293-315.

Solano-Flores, G., & Shavelson, R. J. (1997). Development of performance assessments in science: Conceptual, practical, and logistical issues. Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 16(3), 16-25.

Jovanovic, J., Solano-Flores, G., & Shavelson, R. J. (1994). Performance-based assessments: Will gender differences in science achievement be eliminated? Education and Urban Society, 26(4), 352-366.

Solano-Flores, G. (1993). Item structural properties as predictors of item difficulty and item association. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 53(1), 19-31.

Books
Kusimo, P., Ritter, M. G., Busick, K., Ferguson, C., Trumbull, E., & Solano-Flores, G. (2006). Making assessment work for everyone: How to build on student strengths. Regional Educational Laboratories.

Book Chapters
Solano-Flores, G. (2009). The testing of English language learners as a stochastic process: Population misspecification, measurement error, and overgeneralization. In K. Ercikan & W. M. Roth (Eds.), Generalizing from Education Research. New York: Routledge.

Solano-Flores, G., & Trumbull, E. (2008). In what language should English language learners be tested? In R. J. Kopriva (Ed.), Improving testing for English language learners: A comprehensive approach to designing, building, implementing and interpreting better academic assessments. New York: Routledge.

Solano-Flores, G. (2008). English language learners. In C. Clauss-Ehlers (Ed.), Encyclopedia of cross-cultural school psychology. Springer. http://www.springer.com/education/book/978-0-387-71798-2.

Schneider, S., Daehler, K. R., Hershbell, K., McCarthy, J., Shaw, J., & Solano-Flores, G. (2008). Developing a national science assessment for teacher certification: Practical lessons learned. In, L. Ingvarson & John Hattie, (Eds.), Assessing teachers for professional certification, Volume II: The first ten years of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

Technical Reports
Solano-Flores, G., Shavelson, R. J., Ruiz-Primo, M. A., Shultz, S. E., & Wiley, E. (1997). On the development and scoring of observation and classification science performance assessments. CSE Technical Report 458. National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST).

Conference Papers
Solano-Flores, G., Contreras-Nino, L. A., & Backhoff-Escudero, E. (2005). The Mexican translation of TIMSS-95: Test translation lessons from a post-mortem study. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council of Measurement in Education. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, April 12-14.

Published Translations
California standards for science education. English into Spanish. Los Angeles, CA: California Science Project, 2002.