Grants


1.  Shermis, M. D., (2001). Automated Essay Grading for Electronic Portfolios (Evaluation Supplement).  Washington, D.C.: Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (Proposal funded 10/01, $6,000).

 

2.  Shermis, M. D., (2000). Automated Essay Grading for Electronic Portfolios.  Washington, D.C.: Fund for the Improvement of Post-Secondary Education (Proposal funded 8/00, $218,000).

 

3.   Shermis, M. D., & Mzumara, H. R. (1999).  College Placement Testing Through the World Wide Web: Preparing Students for Post-Secondary Education.  Grant extended under the auspices of the Strategic Directions Charter of Indiana University (Funding extended 4/97, $15,000).

 

4.   Shermis, M. D., & Mzumara, H. R. (1996).  College Placement Testing Through the World Wide Web: Preparing Students for Post-Secondary Education.  Grant submitted under the auspices of the Strategic Directions Charter of Indiana University (Proposal funded 4/97, $63,333).

 

5.  Banta, T. W., Shermis, M. D., & Fulkerson, J. (1993).  Computerized adaptive testing for elementary talent development selection.  Indiana University: Kempf foundation.  (Proposal funded 9/93, $10,000).

 

6.   Connor, U., & Shermis, M. D. (1993).  Revision of the "objective" component of the English as a Second Language placement test.  Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Assessment Committee.  (Proposal funded 8/93, $2,990).

 

7.   Castejón, R., & Shermis, M. D. (1991).  El mundo en que vivimos: Un mundo económico.  Madrid, Spain: UNED.  (Proposal funded 7/91, $30,000).

 

8.  Gonzalez, M. J., Becker, M. F., Beer, D., Maziar, C. M., Pillage, L. T., Shermis, M. D., Wagner, T. J., & Wise, G. L. (1991).  Introduction to electrical and computer engineering.  Washington, D. C.: National Science Foundation. (Proposal funded, $186,000).

 

9.    Gonzalez, M. J., Becker, M. F., Maziar, C. M., Pillage, L. T., Shermis, M. D., Wagner, T. J., & Wise, G. L.   (1990).  Pilot project: Introduction to electrical and computer engineering.  Washington, D. C.: National Science Foundation.  (Proposal funded 6/91, $80,000).

 

10.   Shermis, M. D. (1990).  Downward extensions of the three-parameter logistic model for computer-adaptive testing with the one- and two-parameter models.  Austin, TX: The University of Texas at Austin. (Proposal funded 1/91, $3,000).

 

11.  Shermis, M. D., Anaejiohu, P., Barnes, S., Davidson, G. V., Davies, J., Loredo, J., Keyworth, G., Quinn, B., Savenye, W. C., Suttles, A., & Williams, B. (1989).  Austin area research consortium for teacher education: An IBM grant proposal.  IBM program for teacher preparation and enhancement in the use of available technology, Armonk, NY (Project funded 3/90, $430,000).

 

12.  Shermis, M. D. (1989).  Programming a modal Bayesian crossover algorithm for computer adaptive testing.  Austin, TX: The University of Texas at Austin. (Proposal funded 12/89).

 

13.  Shermis, M. D. (1989).  Algorithmic extensions of computer adaptive testing in a hypermedia environment.  Austin, TX: The University of Texas at Austin. (Proposal funded 2/89).

 

14.  Shermis, M. D. (1988).  Programming computer adaptive testing algorithms in HyperCard.  Austin, TX: The University of Texas at Austin. (Proposal funded 1/88).

 

15.  Shermis, M. D. (1986).  Implementing TBLT on the IBM 3081.  Austin, TX: The University of Texas at Austin. (Proposal funded 10/86).

 

16. Shermis, M. D. (1986).  A microcomputerized adaptive placement test for college mathematics.  Austin, TX: The University of Texas at Austin (Project Quest proposal funded 9/86, $6300).

 

17.  Hsu, T.C., & Shermis, M. D. (1984).  Microcomputerized adaptive placement testing for college mathematics.  Pittsburgh, PA: Digital Equipment Corporation (Proposal funded 3/85, $45,000). 


18.   Davidson, T. N., Seigerman, C., & Shermis, M. D. (1980). The development of an instructional module for the Michigan Terminal System file editor.  Ann Arbor, MI: The Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, The University of Michigan.(Proposal funded 1/81, $1500). 

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