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
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| Time | Title | Presenter(s) |
| 7:00-8:30 | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 8:30-8:45 |
Welcome and Comments |
Hong Jiao (University of Maryland) |
| 8:45-9:45 |
Simulation-based Assessment: An Intersection between Psychometrics and Data Analytics |
Robert J. Mislevy (Educational Testing Service) |
| 9:45-10:45 |
Integrating Knowledge Engineering with Data Mining in Measuring Engagement |
Ryan S. Baker (University of Pennsylvania) |
| 10:45-11:00 | Break | |
| 11:00-12:00 |
Exploring Process Data in Computer-based International Large-scale Assessments |
Qiwei He and Matthias von Davier (Educational Testing Service) |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00-2:00 |
The Use of Data Mining Techniques to Detect Cheating |
Sarah L. Thomas (Caveon Test Security) |
| 2:00-3:00 |
Selected Applications of Data Science in the Realm of Cyber Security |
Richard Xie (ThreadTrack Security Inc.) |
| 3:00-3:15 | Break | |
| 3:15-4:15 |
Assessing 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) |
| 4:15-5:15 |
Big (Performance Assessment) Data: What WGU Has Learned from 13 Million Evaluations |
Brian Kuhlman (Western Governors Univeristy) |
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| 7:00-8:30 | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 8:30-9:30 |
Data Science and Design Thinking for Education: Embracing the Art & Science of Student Success |
Mark Milliron and David Kil (Civitas Learning, Inc.) |
| 9:30-10:30 |
Co-ranking Multiple Entities in Online Enterprise Social Network |
Alex Wang and Umeshwar Dayal (Hitachi America, Ltd.) |
| 10:30-10:45 | Break | |
| 10:45-11:45 |
Case Study: Evaluation of Learning Programs in a Large Federal Agency |
Matt Pietrowski, Roopa Sanwardeker and David Witkowski (Deloitte Consulting, LLP ) |
| 11:45-12:45 |
High 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) |
| 12:45-1:00 |
Closing Comments |
Robert Lissitz (University of Maryland) |
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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 (University of Maryland) |
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