Downloadable papers on the NetPass project -- preprints of the special issue of the International Journal of Testing, Volume 4, No. 4, 2004.

Introduction

"Introduction to Evidence Centered Design and Lessons Learned From Its Application in a Global E-learning Program." John T. Behrens, Cisco Systems, Robert J. Mislevy, University of Maryland, Malcolm Bauer and David M. Williamson, Educational Testing Service, and Roy Levy, University of Maryland. To appear in The International Journal of Testing. [pdf document, 13 pages]

Design Rationale

"Design Rationale for a Complex Performance Assessment." David M. Williamson and Malcolm Bauer, Educational Testing Service, Linda S. Steinberg, University of Pennsylvania, Robert J. Mislevy, University of Maryland, and John T. Behrens, Cisco Systems, Inc. To appear in The International Journal of Testing. [pdf document, 51 pages]

Measurement Model

"Specifying and Refining a Measurement Model for a Computer Based Interactive Assessment." Roy Levy and Robert J. Mislevy, University of Maryland. To appear in The International Journal of Testing. [pdf document, 62 pages]

Statistical Natural Language Processing

"Using Statistical Natural Language Processing for Understanding Complex Responses to Free-Response Tasks ." Sarah F. DeMark and John T. Behrens, Cisco Systems, Inc. To appear in The International Journal of Testing. [pdf document, 37 pages]