Design Patterns for Learning and Assessment: Facilitating the Introduction of a Complex Simulation-Based Learning Environment into a Community of Instructors

Dennis C. Frezzo; John T. Behrens; Robert J. Mislevy

Journal of Science Education and Technology Vol. 19, No. 2 (April 2010) pp. 105–114

Simulation environments make it possible for science and engineering students to learn to interact with complex systems. Putting these capabilities to effective use for learning, and assessing learning, requires more than a simulation environment...

Creating a Complex Measurement Model Using Evidence Centered Design

David M. Williamson; Malcom Bauer; Linda S. Steinberg; Robert J. Mislevy; John T. Behrens

Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association 2003 (2003)

In computer-based simulations meant to support learning, students must bring a wide range of relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities to bear jointly as they solve meaningful problems in a learning domain. To function efficiently as an assessment,...

Using Evidence-Centered Design to Develop Advanced Simulation-Based Assessment and Training

Malcolm I. Bauer; David M. Williamson; Robert J. Mislevy; John T. Behrens

World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education 2003 (2003) pp. 1495–1502

This paper describes how simulation-based training and assessment systems can be created using Evidence-Centered Design (ECD). Traditionally it has been difficult to embed valid assessment and feedback within complex simulations. ECD enables one to...

Topics: System Configurations, Human Computer Interaction, Training, Assessment

Introduction to Evidence Centered Design and Lessons Learned from Its Application in a Global E-Learning Program

John T. Behrens; Robert J. Mislevy; Malcolm Bauer; David M. Williamson; Roy Levy

International Journal of Testing Vol. 4, No. 4 (Dec 01, 2004) pp. 295–301

This article introduces the assessment and deployment contexts of the Networking Performance Skill System (NetPASS) project and the articles in this section that report on findings from this endeavor. First, the educational context of the Cisco...

Design Rationale for a Complex Performance Assessment

David M. Williamson; Malcolm Bauer; Linda S. Steinberg; Robert J. Mislevy; John T. Behrens; Sarah F. DeMark

International Journal of Testing Vol. 4, No. 4 (Dec 01, 2004) pp. 303–332

In computer-based interactive environments meant to support learning, students must bring a wide range of relevant knowledge, skills, and abilities to bear jointly as they solve meaningful problems in a learning domain. To function effectively as an ...

On the Roles of External Knowledge Representations in Assessment Design

Robert J. Mislevy; John T. Behrens; Randy E. Bennett; Sarah F. Demark; Dennis C. Frezzo; Roy Levy; Daniel H. Robinson; Daisy Wise Rutstein; Valerie J. Shute; Ken Stanley; Fielding I. Winters

Journal of Technology, Learning, and Assessment Vol. 8, No. 2 (January 2010)

People use external knowledge representations (KRs) to identify, depict, transform, store, share, and archive information. Learning how to work with KRs is central to be-coming proficient in virtually every discipline. As such, KRs play central...