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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2012 - Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
  • 2007 - E. F. Lindquist Award, American Educational Research Association
  • 1988 - Early Career Award, American Educational Research Association

Overview

Robert J. Mislevy is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields including computer science, psychology, and social sciences, with a total of 36 publications distributed across these domains. Significant subfields include experimental and cognitive psychology, artificial intelligence, computer science applications, education, and developmental and educational psychology.

The scientist has contributed to various topics within educational and psychological research. Their main topics of work include:

  • Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Cognitive Abilities and Testing
  • EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Educational Games and Gamification

Robert J. Mislevy has published papers in several notable venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • The Journal of Writing Analytics
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Psychometrika
  • Journal of Educational Measurement

Among recent papers, selected works include:

  • Sociocognitive and Argumentation Perspectives on Psychometric Modeling in Educational Assessment (2024), Psychometrika
  • Evidence centered design framework and dynamic bayesian network for modeling learning progression in online assessment system (2022), Frontiers in Psychology
  • Principled Development of Workplace English Communication Part 1: A Sociocognitive Framework (2021), The Journal of Writing Analytics
  • Principled Development of Workplace English Communication Part 2: Expanded Evidence-Centered Design and Theory of Action Frameworks (2021), The Journal of Writing Analytics
  • Sociocognitive Processes and Item Response Models: A Didactic Example (2023), Journal of Educational Measurement

Collaborations with other researchers are evident, with frequent co-authors including Jiangang Hao, María Elena Oliveri, David Slomp, Alina A. von Davier, and Norbert Elliot.

Robert J. Mislevy has also contributed scholarly work through book publications. One notable book is Computational Psychometrics: New Methodologies for a New Generation of Digital Learning and Assessment, published by Springer International Publishing in 2021.

Throughout their career, Robert J. Mislevy has been recognized with several awards from the American Educational Research Association. These honors include the Early Career Award in 1988, the E. F. Lindquist Award in 2007, and being named a Fellow in 2012.

Best Publications

  • Computerized Adaptive Testing: A Primer

    Howard Wainer;Neil J. Dorans;Ronald Flaugher;Bert F. Green

  • On the Structure of Educational Assessments

    Robert J. Mislevy;Linda S. Steinberg;Russell G. Almond

  • Adaptive EAP Estimation of Ability in a Microcomputer Environment

    R. Darrell Bock;Robert J. Mislevy

  • Implications of Evidence‐Centered Design for Educational Testing

    Robert J. Mislevy;Geneva D. Haertel

  • A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO EVIDENCE-CENTERED DESIGN

    Robert J. Mislevy;Russell G. Almond;Janice F. Lukas

  • BILOG 3 : item analysis and test scoring with binary logistic models

    Robert J. Mislevy;R. Darrell Bock

  • Estimating Population Characteristics From Sparse Matrix Samples of Item Responses

    Robert J. Mislevy;Albert E. Beaton;Bruce Kaplan;Kathleen M. Sheehan

  • RANDOMIZATION‐BASED INFERENCES ABOUT LATENT VARIABLES FROM COMPLEX SAMPLES

    Robert J. Mislevy

  • The role of probability-based inference in an intelligent tutoring system

    Robert J. Mislevy;Drew H. Gitomer

  • Epistemic Network Analysis: A Prototype for 21st-Century Assessment of Learning

    David Williamson Shaffer;David Hatfield;Gina Navoa Svarovsky;Padraig Nash

  • BAYES MODAL ESTIMATION IN ITEM RESPONSE MODELS

    Robert J. Mislevy

  • Estimating latent distributions

    Robert J. Mislevy

  • Modeling Item Responses When Different Subjects Employ Different Solution Strategies.

    Robert J. Mislevy;Norman Verhelst

  • Evidence and Inference in Educational Assessment.

    Robert J. Mislevy

  • Evidence-Centered Assessment Design

    Robert J. Mislevy;Geneva Haertel;Michelle Riconscente;Daisy Wise Rutstein

  • Recent Developments in the Factor Analysis of Categorical Variables

    Robert J. Mislevy

  • Design and analysis in task-based language assessment

    Robert J. Mislevy;Linda S. Steinberg;Russell G. Almond

  • Test Theory Reconceived

    Robert J. Mislevy

  • Chapter 3: Scaling Procedures in NAEP:

    Robert J. Mislevy;Eugene G. Johnson;Eiji Muraki

  • Linking Educational Assessments: Concepts, Issues, Methods, and Prospects.

    Robert J. Mislevy

Frequent Co-Authors

Howard Wainer
Howard Wainer National Board of Medical Examiners
Mark Wilson
Mark Wilson University of California, Berkeley
Valerie J. Shute
Valerie J. Shute Florida State University
David Williamson Shaffer
David Williamson Shaffer University of Wisconsin–Madison
William R. Penuel
William R. Penuel University of Colorado Boulder
Jeffrey Kaye
Jeffrey Kaye Oregon Health & Science University
Kenneth A. Frank
Kenneth A. Frank Michigan State University
Arthur C. Graesser
Arthur C. Graesser University of Memphis
David Thissen
David Thissen University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
James Paul Gee
James Paul Gee Arizona State University

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