Alina von Davier
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Alina von Davier's Degrees
- PhD Psychometrics University of Bucharest
- Masters Psychology University of California, Berkeley
- Bachelors Psychology University of Bucharest
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Alina Anca von Davier is a psychometrician and researcher in computational psychometrics, machine learning, and education. Von Davier is a researcher, innovator, and an executive leader with over 20 years of experience in EdTech and in the assessment industry. She is the Chief of Assessment at Duolingo, where she leads the Duolingo English Test research and development area. She is also the Founder and CEO of EdAstra Tech, a service-oriented EdTech company. In 2022, she joined the University of Oxford as an Honorary Research Fellow, and Carnegie Mellon University as a Senior Research Fellow.
Alina von Davier's Published Works
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Published Works
- Cross-Validation (2014) (1341)
- The Kernel Method of Test Equating (2003) (228)
- Test equating, scaling, and linking. Methods and practices (2006) (152)
- Statistical models for test equating, scaling, and linking (2011) (104)
- The Chain and Post‐Stratification Methods for Observed‐Score Equating: Their Relationship to Population Invariance (2004) (86)
- A Tough Nut to Crack: Measuring Collaborative Problem Solving (2016) (84)
- A UNIFIED APPROACH TO IRT SCALE LINKING AND SCALE TRANSFORMATIONS (2004) (72)
- COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING AND THE ASSESSMENT OF COGNITIVE SKILLS: PSYCHOMETRIC CONSIDERATIONS (2013) (65)
- Computerized multistage testing : theory and applications (2014) (59)
- Collaborative Problem Solving: Considerations for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (2017) (50)
- Computational Psychometrics in Support of Collaborative Educational Assessments (2017) (50)
- Monitoring Scale Scores over Time via Quality Control Charts, Model-Based Approaches, and Time Series Techniques (2013) (46)
- Causal Regression Models II: Unconfoundedness and Causal Unbiasedness 1 (2000) (43)
- POPULATION INVARIANCE OF SCORE LINKING: THEORY AND APPLICATIONS TO ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAM® EXAMINATIONS (2003) (42)
- Interdisciplinary research agenda in support of assessment of collaborative problem solving: lessons learned from developing a Collaborative Science Assessment Prototype (2017) (42)
- Innovative Assessment of Collaboration (2017) (41)
- Assessing Collaborative Problem Solving with Simulation Based Tasks (2015) (39)
- Investigating the Population Sensitivity Assumption of Item Response Theory True-Score Equating Across Two Subgroups of Examinees and Two Test Formats (2008) (36)
- Small-Sample Equating Using a Synthetic Linking Function. (2008) (34)
- Taming Log Files From Game/Simulation‐Based Assessments: Data Models and Data Analysis Tools (2016) (34)
- Analyzing Process Data from Game/Scenario-Based Tasks: An Edit Distance Approach (2015) (33)
- Building Better Open-Source Tools to Support Fairness in Automated Scoring (2017) (33)
- Automated classification of collaborative problem solving interactions in simulated science tasks (2016) (32)
- An Approach to Evaluating the Missing Data Assumptions of the Chain and Post-stratification Equating Methods for the NEAT Design (2008) (30)
- Observed-Score Equating: An Overview (2013) (29)
- A Unified Approach to Linear Equating for the Nonequivalent Groups Design (2005) (29)
- A SAS MACRO FOR LOGLINEAR SMOOTHING: APPLICATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS (2006) (28)
- Causal Regression Models I: Individual and Average Causal Effects 1 (2000) (27)
- Equating Through Alternative Kernels (2009) (27)
- An Evaluation of the Kernel Equating Method: A Special Study with Pseudotests Constructed from Real Test Data. Research Report. ETS RR-06-02. (2006) (27)
- Using Networks to Visualize and Analyze Process Data for Educational Assessment (2016) (26)
- Process Data in NAEP: Past, Present, and Future (2018) (26)
- Initial Steps Towards a Standardized Assessment for Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS): Practical Challenges and Strategies (2017) (26)
- Visualization and Confirmatory Clustering of Sequence Data from a Simulation-Based Assessment Task (2014) (23)
- Local Observed‐Score Kernel Equating (2014) (22)
- Computational Psychometrics for the Measurement of Collaborative Problem Solving Skills (2017) (22)
- The Expanded Evidence-Centered Design (e-ECD) for Learning and Assessment Systems: A Framework for Incorporating Learning Goals and Processes Within Assessment Design (2019) (22)
- CPS‐Rater: Automated Sequential Annotation for Conversations in Collaborative Problem‐Solving Activities (2017) (22)
- Applying Time-Series Analysis to Detect Scale Drift (2009) (22)
- THE IMPACT OF ANCHOR TEST LENGTH ON EQUATING RESULTS IN A NONEQUIVALENT GROUPS DESIGN (2007) (21)
- The Accuracy and Consistency of a Series of IRT True Score Equatings (2012) (21)
- AN EQUIPERCENTILE VERSION OF THE LEVINE LINEAR OBSERVED‐SCORE EQUATING FUNCTION USING THE METHODS OF KERNEL EQUATING (2007) (20)
- A Statistical Perspective on Equating Test Scores (2009) (20)
- Observed-Score Equating With a Heterogeneous Target Population (2012) (20)
- Modeling Collaborative Interaction Patterns in a Simulation‐Based Task (2017) (20)
- Collaborative Problem Solving Skills versus Collaboration Outcomes: Findings from Statistical Analysis and Data Mining (2016) (20)
- Collaborative Problem Solving and the Assessment of Cognitive Skills: Psychometric Considerations. Research Report. ETS RR-13-41. (2013) (19)
- Computational Psychometrics Approach to Holistic Learning and Assessment Systems (2019) (18)
- Population Invariance and Chain versus Post-Stratification Methods for Equating and Test Linking. (2002) (18)
- An Item Response Theory Analysis of Problem-Solving Processes in Scenario-Based Tasks (2017) (17)
- TESTING THE UNTESTABLE ASSUMPTIONS OF THE CHAIN AND POSTSTRATIFICATION EQUATING METHODS FOR THE NEAT DESIGN (2006) (17)
- Measuring Student Engagement during Collaboration. (2017) (17)
- A General Model for IRT Scale Linking and Scale Transformations (2009) (17)
- Overview of Computerized Multistage Tests (2016) (17)
- A Note on the Poisson’s Binomial Distribution in Item Response Theory (2016) (16)
- What Will Quantitative Measures of Teamwork Look Like in 10 Years? (2015) (16)
- AN ALTERNATIVE TO EQUATING WITH SMALL SAMPLES IN THE NON-EQUIVALENT GROUPS ANCHOR TEST DESIGN (2006) (16)
- EPCAL: ETS Platform for Collaborative Assessment and Learning (2017) (14)
- IRT True-Score Test Equating (2007) (14)
- Assessing Science Inquiry Skills in an Immersive, Conversation-Based Scenario (2017) (13)
- Estimating the DINA model parameters using the No‐U‐Turn Sampler (2018) (13)
- COMPARISONS OF THE KERNEL EQUATING METHOD WITH THE TRADITIONAL EQUATING METHODS ON PRAXIS™ DATA (2006) (13)
- Monitoring of Scoring Using the e‐rater® Automated Scoring System and Human Raters on a Writing Test (2014) (12)
- Gamified performance assessment of collaborative problem solving skills (2020) (12)
- Potential Solutions to Practical Equating Issues (2007) (12)
- LINKING COMPETENCIES IN EDUCATIONAL SETTINGS AND MEASURING GROWTH (2006) (11)
- Improving the Bandwidth Selection in Kernel Equating (2014) (11)
- Achieving a Stable Scale for an Assessment with Multiple Forms: Weighting Test Samples in IRT Linking (2013) (11)
- IMPOSSIBLE SCORES RESULTING IN ZERO FREQUENCIES IN THE ANCHOR TEST: IMPACT ON SMOOTHING AND EQUATING (2008) (10)
- On Convergence of Cognitive and Non-cognitive Behavior in Collaborative Activity (2015) (10)
- NOTES ON LINEAR EQUATING METHODS FOR THE NON‐EQUIVALENT‐GROUPS DESIGN (2003) (10)
- The Argument for a “Data Cube” for Large-Scale Psychometric Data (2019) (10)
- COMPARING ALTERNATIVE KERNELS FOR THE KERNEL METHOD OF TEST EQUATING: GAUSSIAN, LOGISTIC, AND UNIFORM KERNELS (2008) (9)
- New Results on the Linear Equating Methods for the Non-Equivalent-Groups Design (2008) (9)
- Evaluating Equating Results: Percent Relative Error for Chained Kernel Equating (2012) (9)
- Gamified Assessment of Collaborative Skills with Chatbots (2018) (8)
- Examining Potential Boundary Bias Effects in Kernel Smoothing on Equating (2015) (8)
- Evaluating the Missing Data Assumptions of the Chain and Poststratification Equating Methods (2009) (8)
- Adaptive admissions process for effective and fair graduate admission (2017) (8)
- Computerized Adaptive and Multistage Testing with R: Using Packages catR and mstR (2018) (8)
- Modeling Collaboration Using Point Processes (2017) (8)
- LOGLINEAR SMOOTHING: AN ALTERNATIVE NUMERICAL APPROACH USING SAS (2004) (8)
- A DIDACTIC APPROACH TO THE USE OF IRT TRUE‐SCORE EQUATING (2005) (8)
- Human-Agent Assessment: Interaction and Sub-skills Scoring for Collaborative Problem Solving (2018) (8)
- Psychometrics in Support of a Valid Assessment of Linguistic Minorities: Implications for the Test and Sampling Designs (2016) (8)
- Hypothesis Testing of Equating Differences in the Kernel Equating Framework (2009) (8)
- Machine Learning for Efficient Assessment and Prediction of Human Performance in Collaborative Learning Environments (2018) (8)
- Psychometric Considerations and a General Scoring Strategy for Assessments of Collaborative Problem Solving (2019) (7)
- Framework for Effective Teamwork Assessment in Collaborative Learning and Problem Solving (2018) (7)
- Detection of Unusual Test Administrations Using a Linear Mixed Effects Model (2013) (7)
- Validity of GRE General Test scores and TOEFL scores for graduate admission to a technical university in Western Europe* (2018) (7)
- WEIGHTING TEST SAMPLES IN IRT LINKING AND EQUATING: TOWARD AN IMPROVED SAMPLING DESIGN FOR COMPLEX EQUATING (2013) (7)
- Quality Control and Data Mining Techniques Applied to Monitoring Scaled Scores (2011) (7)
- Local Equating Using the Rasch Model, the OPLM, and the 2PL IRT Model—or—What Is It Anyway if the Model Captures Everything There Is to Know About the Test Takers? (2013) (6)
- A SAS IML Macro for Loglinear Smoothing (2011) (6)
- Population Invariance of Test Equating and Linking: Theory Extension and Applications Across Exams (2006) (6)
- Collaborative problem solving and the assessment of cognitive skills: Psychometric considerations (Manuscript) (# RR-13-41) (2013) (6)
- Examining the Impact of Covariates on Anchor Tests to Ascertain Quality Over Time in a College Admissions Test (2017) (6)
- Introduction: Innovative Assessment of Collaboration (2017) (6)
- Heterogeneous Populations and Multistage Test Design (2013) (5)
- Teaching Teamwork: Electronics Instruction in a Collaborative Environment (2017) (5)
- The Kernel Levine Equipercentile Observed-Score Equating Function. Research Report. ETS RR-13-38. (2013) (5)
- Modeling Dynamic Team Interactions for Intelligent Tutoring (2018) (5)
- Practical Application of a Synthetic Linking Function on Small-Sample Equating (2011) (5)
- Digital-first assessments: A security framework (2022) (5)
- Exploring the measurement of collaborative problem solving using a human-agent educational game (2017) (5)
- An Overview of Item Response Theory (2017) (5)
- An Observed-Score Equating Framework (2011) (5)
- Asymptotic and Sampling-Based Standard Errors for Two Population Invariance Measures in the Linear Equating Case (2009) (4)
- INVESTIGATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A SYNTHETIC LINKING FUNCTION ON SMALL SAMPLE EQUATING (2007) (4)
- SA 06 _ 05 Using PROC GENMOD for Loglinear Smoothing (2005) (4)
- A UNIFIED APPROACH TO LINEAR EQUATING FOR THE NON‐EQUIVALENT GROUPS DESIGN (2003) (4)
- LARGE SAMPLE TESTS FOR COMPARING REGRESSION COEFFICIENTS IN MODELS WITH NORMALLY DISTRIBUTED VARIABLES (2003) (4)
- Test Security for Multistage Tests: A Quality Control Perspective (2014) (4)
- POPULATION INVARIANCE AND LINEAR EQUATING FOR THE NON-EQUIVALENT GROUPS DESIGN (2004) (4)
- An Illustration of the Epanechnikov and Adaptive Continuization Methods in Kernel Equating (2016) (3)
- A Brief Report on How Impossible Scores Affect Smoothing and Equating (2010) (3)
- BOOK REVIEW (2015) (3)
- The interactive reading task: Transformer-based automatic item generation (2022) (3)
- A Guide Through Assumptions and Applications (2007) (3)
- A State Space Approach to Modeling IRT and Population Parameters from a Long Series of Test Administrations (2013) (3)
- Commentary on “Validation Methods for Aggregate-Level Test Scale Linking: A Case Study Mapping School District Test Score Distributions to a Common Scale” (2020) (3)
- Analyzing Game-Based Collaborative Problem Solving with Computational Psychometrics (2017) (2)
- Collaborative Problem Solving: Innovating Standardized Assessment (2017) (2)
- Equating and Scaling (2010) (2)
- Methodological Challenges in Measuring Collaborative Problem-Solving Skills Over Time ☆ (2017) (2)
- Population Invariance of Test Equating and Linking: Theory Extension and Applications Across Exams (2008) (1)
- Toward a new model of collaborative problem solving definition and assessment (2018) (1)
- THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL STANDARD ERRORS FOR TWO POPULATION INVARIANCE MEASURES IN THE LINEAR EQUATING CASE (2008) (1)
- Sphinx: An Automated Generation System for English Reading Comprehension Assessment (2020) (1)
- Visualization and Confirmatory Clustering of Sequence Data from a Simulation-Based Task (2014) (1)
- Kernel Equating: Continuization and Equating (2004) (1)
- WORKSHOP: Computational Psychometrics & Data Mining in Assessment: An Introduction (2015) (1)
- HERA: Exploring the Power of Adaptive Scaffolding on Scientific Argumentation and Modelling Competencies in Online Learning Systems (2020) (1)
- Introduction to Computational Psychometrics: Towards a Principled Integration of Data Science and Machine Learning Techniques into Psychometrics (2021) (1)
- Maintaining and monitoring quality of a continuously administered digital assessment (2022) (1)
- | Computerized Multistage Testing | Taylor & Francis Group (2016) (1)
- AQuAA: Analytics for Quality Assurance in Assessment (2021) (1)
- The Equivalent-Groups Design (2004) (0)
- Testing for learning: Actionable instructional feedback based on the ACT Test (2018) (0)
- Using process data for assessment in Intelligent Tutoring Systems. A psychometrician’s, cognitive psychologist's, and computer scientist’s perspective. (2017) (0)
- Theoretical and Empirical Standard Errors for Two Population Invariance Measures in the Linear Equating Case. Research Report. ETS RR-08-24. (2008) (0)
- SYMPOSIUM: Testing in Linguistic Diversity Contexts (2016) (0)
- Kernel Equating: Overview, Pre-smoothing, and Estimation of r and s (2004) (0)
- What Dictates the Meaning of Test Linking? A Reaction to “Thinking About Linking” (2010) (0)
- The NEAT Design: Post-Stratification Equating (2004) (0)
- 2003 AERA Annual Meeting Divisional Highlights (2003) (0)
- Kernel Equating versus Other Equating Methods (2004) (0)
- Development of Scalable Assessment for Collaborative Problem-Solving (2021) (0)
- Running head : Local kernel equating Local Observed-Score Kernel Equating (2018) (0)
- Optimal Sampling Design for IRT Linking with Bimodal Data (2015) (0)
- The Counterbalanced Design (2004) (0)
- Introduction and Notation (2004) (0)
- Computerized adaptive testing and multistage testing with R (2016) (0)
- Modeling Accidental Mistakes in Multistage Testing: A Simulation Study (2017) (0)
- The Single-Group Design (2004) (0)
- An Overview of Computerized Multistage Testing (2017) (0)
- Data Collection Designs (2004) (0)
- International Journal of Testing 2011 Reviewers (2012) (0)
- Kernel Equating: The SEE and the SEED (2004) (0)
- Digital-First Learning and Assessment Systems for the 21st Century (2022) (0)
- BOOK REVIEW (2014) (0)
- Observed-Score Equating: An Overview (2013) (0)
- Stories of Successful Careers in Psychometrics and What We Can Learn from Them (2019) (0)
- Ensuring Test Fairness Through Monitoring the Anchor Test and Covariates (2016) (0)
- Computational Psychometrics: A Framework for Estimating Learners’ Knowledge, Skills and Abilities from Learning and Assessments Systems (2021) (0)
- Monitoring Scale Scores over Time via Quality Control Charts, Model-Based Approaches, and Time Series Techniques (2013) (0)
- Kernel Equating with Observed Mixture Distribution in a Single-Group Design (2008) (0)
- Book Review (2015) (0)
- What Dictates the Meaning of Test Linking? A Reaction to “Thinking About Linking” (2010) (0)
- mstR: An R package to generate multistage testing designs (2017) (0)
- An Overview of Computerized Adaptive Testing (2017) (0)
- Overview of Adaptive Testing (2017) (0)
- New Results on the Linear Equating Methods for the Non-Equivalent-Groups Design (2008) (0)
- Using process data for assessment in intelligent tutoring systems: a cognitive psychologist, psychometrician, and computer scientist perspective (2017) (0)
- International Journal of Testing 2013 Reviewers (2014) (0)
- The NEAT Design: Chain Equating (2004) (0)
- Simulations of Computerized Multistage Tests (2017) (0)
- ON THE ASYMPTOTIC NULL-DISTRIBUTION OF THE WALD STATISTIC AT SINGULAR PARAMETER POINTS (1999) (0)
- Simulations of Computerized Adaptive Tests (2017) (0)
- Fairness in large testing programs over time through monitoring the anchor test and the covariates (2015) (0)
- Examples of Simulations Using catR (2017) (0)
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