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Wine, M. & Hoffman, A. (2024). RTD Task Models: Addressing Item Development Challenges Through Organizational Learning. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeast Educational Research Association Meeting, Cromwell.

Hoffman, A., Glore, C., Harrison, D. & Wine, M. (2024). Recognizing the Strengths of Classroom Assessment: What a Principled Large Scale Content Development Practice Has to Offer to Classroom Assessment. Paper presented at the 2024 NCME Special Conference on Classroom Assessment, Chicago.

Wine, M. & Hoffman, A. (2024). Commentary: What is the Breadth of “Educational Measurement?” Educational Measurement: Issues and Practices. https://doi.org/10.1111/emip.12627

Wine, M. & Hoffman, A. (2024). Item Logic [White paper]. The Rigorous Test Development Project.

Wine, M. & Hoffman, A. (2024). Recognizing the Strengths of Classroom Assessment: What a Principled Large Scale Content Development Practice Has to Offer to Classroom Assessment. Paper presented at the National Council on Measurement in Education’s Special Conference on Classroom Assessment, Chicago.

Wine, M. & Hoffman, A. (2024). Rigorous Test Development: The New Core Principles and the Pillar Practices. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association.

Wine, M., Glore, C. & Hoffman, A. (2023). Content and Cognition Traits of High Quality Valid Items. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeast Educational Research Association.

Wine, M. & Hoffman, A. (2023). Reinvigorating Webb’s Depth of Knowledge in Three Content Areas. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the National Council on Measurement in Education, Chicago.

Wine, M., & Hoffman, A. M. (2023). Reinforcing Webb’s Depth of Knowledge: Laterally Extending DOK by Acknowledging Proficiency’s Impact on Cognitive Demand. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago.

Wine, M., & Hoffman, A. (2022). A CDP's Very Practical Framework for Thinking about Sensitivity Issues [White paper]. The Rigorous Test Development Project.

Wine, M., & Hoffman, A. (2022). RTD Alignment Scale [White paper]. The Rigorous Test Development Project.

Wine, M., & Hoffman, A. (2022). RTD Approach to Using Norman Webb’s Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Typology of Cognitive Complexity [White paper]. AleDev Research & Consulting.

Wine, M., & Hoffman, A. (2022). RTD Approach to Using Norman Webb’s Depth of Knowledge (DOK) Typology of Cognitive Complexity [White paper]. The Rigorous Test Development Project.

Wine, M., & Hoffman, A. (2022). RTD Initial Guide to Fairness in Item Development [White paper]. The Rigorous Test Development Project.

Wine, M., & Hoffman, A. (2022). RTD Item Alignment Examination Annotated Procedure [White paper]. The Rigorous Test Development Project.

Wine, M., & Hoffman, A. (2022). RTD Trust Mastery Typology [White paper]. The Rigorous Test Development Project.

Wine, M., & Hoffman, A. (2022). What is RTD's Radical Empathy [White paper]. The Rigorous Test Development Project.

Wine, M., & Hoffman, A. (2021). Item Hygiene [White paper]. The Rigorous Test Development Project.

Wine, M., & Hoffman, A. (2021). Rigorous Item Feedback [White paper]. The Rigorous Test Development Project.

Hoffman, A. & Wine, M. (2017). The Rigorous Test Development Project: Internal Methodology [White paper]. Rigorous Test Development Project. http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.13125.46563

Hoffman, A. (2016). Active Accountees: Understanding How School Leaders Mediate and Respond to Multiple Accountabilities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, District of Columbia.

Hoffman, A. (2016). Ethics and the Elite Competitive High School Student. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeast Educational Research Association, Trumbull, Connecticut.

Hoffman, A. & Wine, M. (2015). Fairness in Item Development: Addressing Fairness Through the Test Production Phase. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeast Educational Research Association, Trumbull, Connecticut.

Hoffman, A. (2015). Raising the Bar: “Leveling Up” in Rockville Centre. In M. Gephart and V. Marsick, How Organizations Leverage Learning to Meet Strategic Objectives. Maryland Heights, MO: Butterworth-Heinemann.

Hoffman, A. (2015). Unpacking “Everyone”: The Assemblage of Accountors to Whom Principals are Accountable. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Hoffman, A. (2014). Multiple Accountability Theory: Eight Paradigms of Accountability in Education. Paper presented at the annual convention of the University Council for Educational Administration, Washington, District of Columbia.

Hoffman, A. & Wine, M. (2014). Rigorous Test Development Introduction: The Core Principles. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeast Educational Research Association, Trumbull, Connecticut.

Hoffman, A. (2013). Unpacking “Everything”: The Array of Accountances for Which Principals Are Accountable. Paper presented at the annual convention of the University Council for Educational Administration, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Hoffman, A. & Wine, M. (2013). Innovations in Validity Assurance and the 2014 GED Test. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Northeast Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, Connecticut.

Hoffman, A., Wine, M. & McKinney, J. (2013). A GED Test for a Common Core World: Understanding the Changes Coming in 2014. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, California.