Evidence‐centered assessment design (ECD) is an approach to constructing educational
assessments in terms of evidentiary arguments. This paper provides an introduction to the …

Computer Applications in Second Language Acquisition explores computer applications in
second language acquisition by reviewing and interpreting research and development in …

Education is a hot topic. From the stage of presidential debates to tonight's dinner table, it is
an issue that most Americans are deeply concerned about. While there are many strategies …

A rapidly growing number of user and student modeling systems have employed numerical
techniques for uncertainty management. The three major paradigms are those of Bayesian …

In educational assessment, we observe what students say, do, or make in a few particular
circumstances and attempt to infer what they know, can do, or have accomplished more …

First published in 2007. The focus of this book is on the cognitive processes involved in
comprehension, and moreover, on techniques that help readers improve their ability to …

“Dr. Dimitrov has constructed a masterpiece—a classic resource that should adorn the shelf
of every counseling researcher and graduate student serious about the construction and …

This chapter is about stealth assessment: what it is, why it's needed, and how to accomplish
it effectively. To make the ideas come alive, I provide two examples of stealth assessment in …

American society's attitude towards standardized testing is bipolar. On one hand,
standardized testing is encouraged by the emphasis on nationwide test-based assessment …

We already have too much medicine that is (cognitively) good for the patient-who will not
take it-and medicine that patients fi nd delicious-but that contributes little to their cognitive …