Foundations of Assessment: Course Overview

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Foundations of AssessmentCourse Overview

• Robert J. Mislevy
• University of Maryland
• August 31, 2009

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Course Website

• http//www.education.umd.edu/EDMS/mislevy/Foundati
  onsFall2009/
• Class news (check frequently)
• Readings
• Calendar (updated occasionally)
• http//www.education.umd.edu/EDMS/mislevy/Foundat
  ionsFall2009/Calendar.htm
• Overheads (new ones added most weeks)
• Assignments
• Syllabus
• Examples of past turned-in final projects

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Topics

• Evidence-Centered Assessment Design
• Design models
• Delivery Systems
• Evidentiary Reasoning
• Psychology and Assessment
• Evaluating Performance
• Statistical Inference
• Theory-Based Task Design

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Fall 2009
Foundations of Assessment
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Spring 2010
(Bayesian Inference and Measurement Models)
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Fall 2010
(Cognitive Psychology and Educational Assessment)
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Spring 2011
Theory-based task design
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Assignments(About every other week usually due
Fridays)

• 1 paragraph about you
• Questions on evidence-centered design readings
• 3-5 page paper Your example
• 3-5 page paper paper Psychology in your example
• 3-5 page paper paper Task scoring in your
  example
• 3-5 page paper paper Measurement model in your
  example
• 3-5 page paper paper Task design rationale for
  your example
• Proposal for your final paper
• Final paper 15-20 pp., Your example, through the
  lens of assessment argument and ECD models

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Assignments

• Please submit all assignments to me by email
• rmislevy_at_umd.edu

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Your example final project

• Choose an assessment you are familiar with, know
  something about, and/or want to learn about.
• Will be applying the ideas from the lectures and
  the readings to your assessment.
• Either existing assessment or one under
  construction (existing one is easier).
• You can work in teams on the same assessment, but
  write up your assignments individually.
• You can switch along the way if you want to.