Beyond Results 2026 — Process Data and AI in Educational Assessment

On Thursday, 24 September 2026, IEA (International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement), DIPF (Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education), TUC (Chemnitz University of Technology), and ZIB (Centre for International Student Assessment) hosted the third edition of the Beyond Results Workshop. Previous workshops had been held in 2020 and 2021, and information is available at https://beyond-results.com/.

The theme of the 2026 workshop was “Process Data and AI in Educational Assessment.” The event took place online and brought together researchers and practitioners to discuss current developments, methodological advances, and emerging applications of process data and artificial intelligence in educational assessment.

The complete workshop programme, including abstracts, speaker information, and presentation slides shared by many of the speakers, is available below. We thank all presenters and participants for contributing to a successful and engaging event.

Agenda Thursday 24 September 2026

Time
(CEST-Central European Summer Time)		 Title Speaker
13:00-13:10 Welcome Frank Goldhammer
13:10-13:55 Opening Keynote: Multilingual Automated Scoring in International Large-Scale Assessments: Scaling and Quality Control via LLM-Based Workflows Matthias von Davier (Boston College)
13:55-14:25 A Log Is Not Evidence: Designing Interactive Tasks for Process-Based Assessment Engin Bumbacher (HEP Vaud)
14:25-14:30 (Short Break)  
14:30-15:00 Measuring Individual and Group Collaboration Skills using LLM-Annotated Conversational Process Data Surina He (University of Alberta)
15:00-15:30 Scaling Evidence Identification from Communication Process Data with AI Jiangang Hao (ETS)
15:30-16:00 Beyond the Answer: Process Data in Educational Assessment, from Response Times to Webcam-Based Attention Tracking Artur Pokropek (Polish Academy of Sciences)
16:00-16:10 (Break)  
16:10-16:40 Mining Process Data for Engagement: A Five-Level Behavioral Taxonomy from TIMSS 2023 Philipp Doebler (TU Dortmund)
16:40-17:10 Identifying Sequential Behavioral Patterns with Image Processing on Process Data in Large-Scale Assessments Qiwei (Britt) He (Georgetown University)
17:10-17:40 Investigating Marker Behaviour Bryan Maddox (Digital Education Futures Initiative, Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge and Assessment Microanalytics Ltd) and Peter Andrews (King’s College London)
17:40-17:50 (Break)  
17:50-18:35 Closing Keynote: Process Data Before and After AI: Continuity, Change, and Comparability Okan Bulut (University of Alberta)
18:35-19:00 General Discussion and Farewell