Maryland Assessment Research Center (MARC)

2016 MARC Conference

 

The Sixteenth Annual Maryland Assessment Conference:

Data Analytics and Psychometrics: Informing Assessment Practices

  • Jointly supported by the Maryland State Department of Education and the Maryland Assessment Research Center. 
  • Each topic will be given a one-hour block of time, including a 50-minute presentation by each speaker followed by 10 minutes of Q and A.

Presentation Schedule

Thursday, November 3rd, 2016

TimeTitlePresenter(s)
7:00-8:30Registration and Breakfast
8:30-8:45Welcome and CommentsHong Jiao (91做厙)
8:45-9:45Simulation-based Assessment: An Intersection between Psychometrics and Data Analytics
Robert J. Mislevy (Educational Testing Service)
9:45-10:45Integrating Knowledge Engineering with Data Mining in Measuring Engagement
Ryan S. Baker (University of Pennsylvania)
10:45-11:00Break
11:00-12:00Exploring Process Data in Computer-based International Large-scale Assessments
Qiwei He and Matthias von Davier (Educational Testing Service)
12:00-1:00Lunch
1:00-2:00The Use of Data Mining Techniques to Detect Cheating
Sarah L. Thomas (Caveon Test Security)
2:00-3:00Selected Applications of Data Science in the Realm of Cyber Security
Richard Xie (ThreadTrack Security Inc.)
3:00-3:15Break
3:15-4:15Assessing Learner-driven Constructs in Informal Learning Environments: Synergies Created by the Nexus of Psychometrics, Learning Analytics, and Educational Data Mining
Lori C. Bland (George Mason University)
4:15-5:15Big (Performance Assessment) Data: What WGU Has Learned from 13 Million Evaluations
Brian Kuhlman (Western Governors Univeristy)

Friday, November 4th, 2016

7:00-8:30Registration and Breakfast
8:30-9:30Data Science and Design Thinking for Education: Embracing the Art & Science of Student Success

Mark Milliron and David Kil (Civitas Learning, Inc.)
9:30-10:30Co-ranking Multiple Entities in Online Enterprise Social Network
Alex Wang and Umeshwar Dayal (Hitachi America, Ltd.)
10:30-10:45Break
10:45-11:45Case Study: Evaluation of Learning Programs in a Large Federal Agency
Matt Pietrowski, Roopa Sanwardeker and David Witkowski (Deloitte Consulting, LLP )
11:45-12:45High Level Strategic Approaches for Conducting Big Data Studies in Assessment Studies
Manny Straehle, Liberty Munson, Austin Fossey and Emily Kim (Assessment, Education, and Research Experts)
12:45-1:00Closing Comments Robert Lissitz (91做厙)
 

Integrating Learning Analytics and Survey Data in Assessing Heterogeneity of MOOC Learners


(Note: This paper is not to be presented at the conference but will be included in a book based on the conference)
 

Zhenya Samoilova and Frauke Kreuter (91做厙)