Bob Mislevy, Lord Chair in Measurement and Statistics
Dr. Robert [Bob] Mislevy is the Frederic M. Lord Chair in Measurement and Statistics at Educational Testing Service as well as Professor Emeritus of Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation at the University of Maryland, with affiliations with Second Language Acquisition and Survey Methods. Dr. Mislevy’s research applies developments in statistics, technology, and cognitive science to practical problems in educational assessment. His work includes a multiple-imputation approach to integrate sampling and psychometric models in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), an evidence-centered framework for assessment design, and simulation- and game-based assessment with the Cisco Networking Academy. Among his many awards are AERA’s Raymond B. Cattell Early Career Award for Programmatic Research, NCME’s Triennial Award for Technical Contributions to Educational Measurement (3 times), NCME’s Award for Career Contributions, AERA’s E.F. Lindquist Award for contributions to educational assessment, the International Language Testing Association's Messick Lecture Award, and AERA Division D’s inaugural Robert L. Linn Distinguished Address Award. He is a member of the National Academy of Education and a past president of the Psychometric Society. He has served on projects for the National Research Council, the Spencer Foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation concerning assessment, learning, and cognitive psychology, and on the Gordon Commission on the Future of Educational Assessment. His most recent book is "Sociocognitive Foundations of Educational Assessment" for which he received the 2019 NCME Annual Award and on which this ITEMS module is based.