Carol Myford | University of Illinois at Chicago

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Carol Myford, Associate Professor

Department: Educational Psychology
Email: cmyford@uic.edu
Office Phone: 312-355-4680
Location: 1038 EPASW
Mailing Address: 1040 W. Harrison M/C 147 Chicago IL 60607

EDUCATION

1989 - Ph.D., University of Chicago, Measurement, Evaluation, Statistical Analysis
1980 - M.Ed, University of Georgia, Educational Psychology
1973 - B.A., Hiram College, Psychology/Music Education

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS

My program of research focuses on scoring issues in performance and portfolio assessments. I have conducted studies related to training raters, designing scoring rubrics, quality control monitoring, improving rater performance, detecting different types of rater errors, devising statistical indicators of rater drift, and understanding rater cognitive processes that underlie unusual or discrepant rating patterns. I have devised rating scales to evaluate complex performances and products, and I have analyzed rating data using many-facet Rasch measurement models. My work blends qualitative and quantitative approaches to examining rating processes, illustrating how the interplay of statistical and qualitative analyses can help one develop, monitor, and continually improve large-scale performance and portfolio assessment systems.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (more)

Engelhard, G., & Myford, C. M. (2009). Comparison of single- and double-assessor scoring designs for the assessment of accomplished teaching. Journal of Applied Measurement, 10(1), 52-69.

Houston, J. E., & Myford, C. M. (2009). Judges perception of candidates organization and communication, in relation to oral certification examination ratings. Academic Medicine, 84(11), 1603-1609.

Myford, C. M., & Wolfe, E. W. (2009). Monitoring rater performance over time: A framework for detecting differential accuracy and differential scale category use. Journal of Educational Measurement, 46(4), 371-389.

Iramaneerat, C., Myford, C., Yudkowsky, R., & Lowenstein, T. (2008, Nov. 5). Evaluating the effectiveness of rating instruments for a communication skills assessment of medical residents. Advances in Health Sciences Education [published online]

Iramaneerat, C., Yudkowsky, R., Myford, C., & Downing, S. (2008). Quality control of an OSCE using generalizability theory and many-faceted Rasch measurement. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 13(4), 479-493.

Iramaneerat, C., Yudkowsky, R., Myford, C., & Downing, S. (2007). Quality control of an OSCE using generalizability theory and many-faceted Rasch measurement. Advances in Health Sciences Education.

HONORS AND AWARDS

2009 - Fulbright Senior Specialist, Council for International Exchange of Scholars, Institute of International Education

2006 - Teaching Recognition Award, University of Illinois at Chicago, Council for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

1995-1996 - ETS Scientist Award

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES (more)

National Council on Measurement in Education

American Educational Research Association

Rasch Measurement SIG (Special Interest Group) of AERA

Journal of Applied Measurement, member of the Editorial Review Board

Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Renaissance 2010 Initiative, Chicago Public Schools

Consultant, The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Courses Taught at UIC

EPSY 360 Assessment in the Urban Elementary Classroom

EPSY 507 Approaches to Analyzing Rating Data

EPSY 553 Assessment for Teachers

EPSY 560 Educational Program Evaluation

EPSY 561 Assessment for Measurement Professionals

EPSY 562 Large-Scale Testing

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