Download or read book Evidence-Centered Design for Simulation-Based Assessment. CRESST Report 800 written by Robert J. Mislevy and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simulations provide opportunities for individuals to learn and develop skills for situations that may be expensive, time-consuming, or dangerous. Careful design can support a person's learning by tailoring the features of situations to his or her skill level(s), allowing repeated attempts, and by providing timely feedback. Furthermore, simulations can emulate certain environments, which in turn, provide opportunities for assessing people's capabilities to act in these situations. This report describes an assessment design framework that can help projects develop effective simulation-based assessments. The report reviews the rationale and terminology of the "evidence centered" assessment design (ECD) framework (Mislevy, Steinberg, & Almond, 2003), discusses how the framework aligns with the principles of simulation design, and illustrates the ideas it presents with examples from the fields of engineering and medicine. Advice is offered for designing a new simulation-based assessment and for adapting an existing simulation system for assessment purposes. (Contains 1 table, 5 figures and 2 footnotes.).