Robert Mislevy is a professor of Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation at the University of Maryland, and affiliated professor of Second Language Acquisition and of Survey Methodology.
Background
Robert Mislevy joined the University of Maryland in January, 2001, as a professor of Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation (EDMS). He is also an affiliate professor of Second Language Acquisition and the Joint Program in Survey Methods. He was previously a Distinguished Research Scientist at ETS. He earned his Ph.D. in Methodology of Behavioral Research at the University of Chicago in 1981. Dr. Mislevy’s research interests apply developments in statistics, technology, and cognitive research to practical problems in educational assessment. His work has included a multiple-imputation approach for integrating sampling and test-theoretic models in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a Bayesian inference network for updating the student model in an intelligent tutoring system, and an evidence-centered design framework for assessment. His current projects include the NSF-supported PADI project, which is developing an assessment design system with a focus on science inquiry, and work with Cisco Systems on simulation-based assessments of design and troubleshooting with computer networks.
More Information
For more information about Robert Mislevy and his work, see his faculty page.
Contact Information
Robert Mislevy
Professor of Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation
1230C Benjamin Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
v: + 1 301 405 1933
e: rmislevy at umd dot edu
