Robert J. Mislevy and Computational Psychometrics
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- 3 June 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice
- Vol. 45 (3) , e70024
Abstract
As part of this EM:IP special issue honoring Robert (Bob) J. Mislevy, this paper highlights his critical role in shaping the emerging field of computational psychometrics, which integrates computational methods from data science and artificial intelligence (AI) with core psychometric principles to address the challenges posed by complex, high‐volume multimodal data from interactive digital assessments. We discuss how Bob's vision, mentorship, and intellectual leadership helped to establish the conceptual foundations of this field, and how his foresight continues to guide the ongoing transformation of assessment in the era of AI.Keywords
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