DET Research & Development: Winter '24/'25
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The temperatures may be sub-zero at Duolingo HQ, but the Duolingo English Test R&D Team is keeping things hot with groundbreaking research, thought leadership, and new contributions to the field of language assessment. From celebrating doctoral research to exploring the cutting edge of AI in education, here’s a look at what we’ve been up to this season!
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Doctoral Dissertation Awards
Through our annual awards, the DET celebrates outstanding doctoral research in language assessment.
New book on adaptive testing
Alina von Davier co-edited Research for Practical Issues and Solutions in Computerized Multistage Testing alongside Duanli Y. and David J. Weiss , now available from Routledge Taylor & Francis Group . The book features two chapters by Alina, including one on Personalized Ensemble Tests, highlighting innovative approaches to adaptive testing.
AI in the Assessment Ecosystem
A new book from Springer Nature , AI in the Assessment Ecosystem: A Human–Centered AI Perspective, features chapters by Alina von Davier and Jill Burstein . This volume explores the intersection of AI and education with a focus on responsible and impactful applications.
Detecting AI-assisted cheating
Chenhao Niu et al.’s recent study introduces an innovative framework for identifying responses generated or aided by large language models (LLMs), even when modified by test takers.
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?? Conference highlights ??
NeurIPS 2024 Workshop
James Sharpnack delivered the keynote at the NeurIPS Workshop on Large Foundation Models for Educational Assessment. His talk, Building a High-Stakes Online Test with Human-in-the-loop AI, provided a comprehensive overview of the DET’s development process, emphasizing the seamless collaboration between humans and AI to maintain test integrity, fairness, and scalability.
AAAI iRAISE Workshop
The Innovation and Responsibility in AI-Supported Education (iRAISE) workshop, organized by Jill Burstein and James Sharpnack as part of the upcoming Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) conference, will explore novel research, methods, and tools in AI-supported education.
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Upcoming podcast appearance
On January 31, Alina von Davier will appear on the Quoting Life Podcast to discuss the changing landscape of education and how innovation is shaping the future of learning and assessment.
Welcome to the team!
We’re thrilled to welcome several new members to the DET Research Team:
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