EDMS 738, Fall 2007
Prof. Robert Mislevy
Reading List
Chapters from the following in-progress
volumes will be made available to the class:
Almond, R.G.,
Mislevy, R.J., Steinberg, L.S., Williamson, D.M., & Yan, D. (in progress). Bayesian
networks in educational assessment.
Mislevy, R.J.,
Mazzeo, J., Lim, B. S-K., & Kulick, E. (in progress). Design,
analysis, and reporting in large-scale assessment.
Levy, R. Bayesian inference in educational measurement. [password required]
Computer
programs and documentation available on the Web (freeware)
BUGS (Bayesian inference using Gibbs sampling). http://www.mrc-bsu.cam.ac.uk/bugs/welcome.shtml
MSBNx (Microsoft Bayesian Network editor). http://research.microsoft.com/adapt/MSBNx/default.asp
Netica (Bayes net software--limited free version) http://www.norsys.com/netica.html
Articles and Research Reports
Edwards, W. (1998). Hailfinder. Tools for and experiences with Bayesian normative modeling. American Psychologist, 53, 416 – 428. [password required]
Mislevy, R.J. (1994). Evidence and inference in educational assessment. Psychometrika, 59, 439-483. Online version available as http://www.cse.ucla.edu/products/Reports/TECH414.pdf
Mislevy, R.J.,
& Gitomer, D.H. (1996). The role of probability-based inference in an intelligent tutoring
system. User-Modeling and User-Adapted Interaction, 5, 253-282. Online version available as http://www.cse.ucla.edu/products/Reports/TECH413.pdf
Mislevy, R.J.,
Mislevy, R.J.,
Steinberg, L.S., Breyer, F.J., Almond, R.G., & Johnson, L. (2002). Making sense of data from
complex assessments. Applied Measurement in
Education, 15, 363-378. Online
version available as http://www.cse.ucla.edu/products/Reports/TECH538.pdf
Sinharay, S. (2003). Assessing convergence of the Markov chain
Sinharay, S., & Johnson, M. (2003). Simulation studies applying posterior
predictive model checking for assessing fit of the common item response theory
models. http://www.ets.org/Media/Research/pdf/RR-03-28-Sinharay.pdf