Innovative Assessment of Collaboration

This edited volume provides a platform for experts from various fields to introduceand discuss their different perspectives on the topic of teamwork and collaborativeproblem solving. It brings together researchers in organizational teaming, educationalcollaboration, tutoring, simulation, and gaming as well as those involved in statisticaland psychometric process modelling. This book seeks to channel this expertise towardsadvances in the measurement and assessment of cognitive and non-cognitive skills ofindividuals and teams.  The ability to understand the states, traits, and habits of individual learners,collaborative groups, or team is a necessary prerequisite to guiding, adapting, andoptimizing instructional experiences. The modeling and assessment of learnersinteracting with peers, human instructors, or computer-based tutors provides a windowinto the effectiveness of instructional tools and methods that is needed to continuouslyimprove their learning experiences. Any action taken by the tutor/teacher/instructorwithout knowledge of those being taught is a shot in the dark. We applaud those whodedicate their lives to helping us solve the hard problems that will turn on the light and allow us to easily tailor learning experiences for every person. (Robert Sottilare, Ph.D., US Army Research Laboratory, Adaptive Training Scientist)