Sponsor
Domain-Specific Assessment is supported by the U.S. Department of Education under Grant No. R305A080109. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors(s) and do not reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Education.

Principal Investigators
Domain-Specific Assessment is led by researchers, Louise Yarnall, Geneva Haertel, and Larry Gallagher (Center for Technology in Learning, SRI International), and Rob Johnstone (Consultant, Foothill-DeAnza Community College District). The team receives expert guidance from key consultants, Robert Mislevy (Department of Measurement, Statistics, and Evaluation at the University of Maryland) and Ernest Pascarella at the University of Iowa.

		SRI International, a nonprofit research institute, is a pioneer in the creation and application of innovative solutions for governments, businesses, foundations, and other organizations. The Center for Technology in Learning (CTL) is a center within SRI dedicated to improving learning and teaching through innovation and inquiry in computing and communication.
		The Department of Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation (EDMS) at the University of Maryland is one of the nation's best programs in quantitative methods.
		The College of Education at the University of Iowa is home to the Iowa Testing Programs, an international leader in the field of educational testing and measurement.
		Our partner institution, Foothill College, is one of two community colleges in the the Foothill-DeAnza Community College District in Silicon Valley, CA. Foothill has an enrollment of about 17,400 students and offers 70 associate degree programs and 39 certificates to a diverse student population. It is a leading institution in assessment and accountability efforts to promote faculty use of portfolio assessments and "student learning outcomes" (SLOs).