Mark Reckase is a University Distinguished Professor of measurement and quantitative methods. He specializes in the development of educational and psychological tests, educational policy related to testing, and the psychometric theory that supports the assessment of cognitive skills and content knowledge. In particular, he is doing research on applications of unidimensional and multidimensional item response theory (IRT) models, computerized adaptive testing (CAT), assessment using performance tasks, standard setting on educational tests, and methods for evaluating the quality of teacher education programs.

Areas Of Expertise

• Quantitative research methods
• Measurement & testing
• Standard setting
• Assessment
• Psychometric theory
• Item response & Rasch modeling
• Instrument development
• Structural equation modeling
• Large scale standardized testing