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
8:30-8:45

Welcome and Comments

Hong Jiao (University of Maryland)
8:45-9:45

Simulation-based Assessment: An Intersection between Psychometrics and Data Analytics
Presentation Slides

Robert J. Mislevy (Educational Testing Service)

9:45-10:45

Integrating Knowledge Engineering with Data Mining in Measuring Engagement
Presentation Slides

Ryan S. Baker (University of Pennsylvania)

10:45-11:00Break
11:00-12:00

Exploring Process Data in Computer-based International Large-scale Assessments
Presentation Slides

Qiwei He and Matthias von Davier (Educational Testing Service)

12:00-1:00Lunch
1:00-2:00

The Use of Data Mining Techniques to Detect Cheating
Presentation Slides

Sarah L. Thomas (Caveon Test Security)

2:00-3:00

Selected Applications of Data Science in the Realm of Cyber Security
Presentation Slides

Richard Xie (ThreadTrack Security Inc.)

3:00-3:15Break
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
Presentation Slides

Lori C. Bland (George Mason University)

4:15-5:15

Big (Performance Assessment) Data: What WGU Has Learned from 13 Million Evaluations
Presentation Slides

Brian Kuhlman (Western Governors Univeristy)

Friday, November 4th, 2016

7:00-8:30Registration and Breakfast
8:30-9:30

Data Science and Design Thinking for Education: Embracing the Art & Science of Student Success
Presentation Slides
White Paper

Mark Milliron and David Kil (Civitas Learning, Inc.)

9:30-10:30

Co-ranking Multiple Entities in Online Enterprise Social Network
Presentation Slides

Alex Wang and Umeshwar Dayal (Hitachi America, Ltd.)

10:30-10:45Break
10:45-11:45

Case Study: Evaluation of Learning Programs in a Large Federal Agency
Presentation Slides

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
Presentation Slides

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)

 

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)