Advances in the cognitive sciences have broadened the conception of those aspects of learning that are most important to assess, and advances in measurement have expanded the capability to interpret more complex forms of evidence derived from student performance. Hence, grounding assessment design in cognitive theories and model-based methodologies is highly desirable. This course reviews and synthesizes advances in the cognitive sciences and measurement and explores their implications for improving educational assessment
The Wiley Handbook of Cognition and Assessment by 
The Learning Sciences in Educational Assessment by Kane, M. T., & Bejar, I. I. (2014). Cognitive frameworks for assessment, teaching, and learning: A validity perspective. Psicología Educativa, 20(2), 117-123
Week 1
Required readings
Rupp, A., & Leighton, J. (Eds.). (2017). Handbook of cognition and assessment: Frameworks, methodologies, and applications. West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Chapter 2. The Role of Theories of Learning and Cognition in Assessment Design and Development
Leighton, J., & Gierl, M. (2011). The learning science in educational assessment: The role of cognitive models. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Chapter 1. The learning sciences in educational assessment: an introduction
Week 2
Required reading
Rupp, A., & Leighton, J. (Eds.). (2017). Handbook of cognition and assessment: Frameworks, methodologies, and applications. West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Chapter 3. Principled Approaches to Assessment Design, Development, and Implementation.
Week 3
Required readings
Rupp, A., & Leighton, J. (Eds.). (2017). Handbook of cognition and assessment: Frameworks, methodologies, and applications. West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Chapter 4. Developing and Validating Cognitive Models in Assessment.
Week 4
Required readings
Rupp, A., & Leighton, J. (Eds.). (2017). Handbook of cognition and assessment: Frameworks, methodologies, and applications. West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Chapter 5. An Integrative Framework for Construct Validity
Week 5
Required readings
Rupp, A., & Leighton, J. (Eds.). (2017). Handbook of cognition and assessment: Frameworks, methodologies, and applications. West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Chapter 6. The Role of Cognitive Models in Automatic Item Generation
Week 6
Required readings
Rupp, A., & Leighton, J. (Eds.). (2017). Handbook of cognition and assessment: Frameworks, methodologies, and applications. West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Chapter 7. Social Models of Learning and Assessment
Week 7
Required readings
Rupp, A., & Leighton, J. (Eds.). (2017). Handbook of cognition and assessment: Frameworks, methodologies, and applications. West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Chapter 8. Socio‐emotional and Self‐management Variables in Learning and Assessment
Week 8
Required readings
Rupp, A., & Leighton, J. (Eds.). (2017). Handbook of cognition and assessment: Frameworks, methodologies, and applications. West Sussex, UK: Wiley-Blackwell.
Chapter 9. Understanding and Improving Accessibility for Special Populations
Week 9
Required readings
Leighton, J., & Gierl, M. (2011). The learning science in educational assessment: The role of cognitive models. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Chapter 2. Evaluating cognitive models in large-scale educational assessments
Week 10
Required readings
Leighton, J., & Gierl, M. (2011). The learning science in educational assessment: The role of cognitive models. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Chapter 3. Cognitive models of task performance for reading comprehension
Week 11
Required readings
Leighton, J., & Gierl, M. (2011). The learning science in educational assessment: The role of cognitive models. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Chapter 4. Cognitive models of task performance for scientific reasoning and discovery
Week 12
Required readings
Leighton, J., & Gierl, M. (2011). The learning science in educational assessment: The role of cognitive models. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Chapter 5. Cognitive models of task performance for mathematical reasoning
Week 13
Required readings
Leighton, J., & Gierl, M. (2011). The learning science in educational assessment: The role of cognitive models. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Week 14
Required readings
Leighton, J., & Gierl, M. (2011). The learning science in educational assessment: The role of cognitive models. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Chapter 7. Cognitively-based statistical methods: technical illustrations.
Week 15
Required readings
Leighton, J., & Gierl, M. (2011). The learning science in educational assessment: The role of cognitive models. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
Chapter 7. Cognitively-based statistical methods: technical illustrations.