Two methods of constructing equal-interval scales for educational achievement are discussed: Thurstone's absolute scaling method and Item Response Theory (IRT). Alternative criteria for choosing a ...

Today, Smarter Balanced announced a new initiative to develop measurement-focused principles and guidelines for the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in educational assessments. With experience ...

The Ph.D. in educational statistics and research methods (ESRM) prepares students interested in statistics, psychometrics, education measurement, assessment and evaluation to develop, critically ...

The Rasch measurement model has emerged as a pivotal tool in educational assessment by transforming ordinal performance data into interval-level measures. This probabilistic model facilitates the ...

Competency-based education (CBE) programs may be an appealing alternative to conventional seat-time-based postsecondary degrees, but CBE’s long-term viability hinges on the credibility of these ...

A second-order factor analysis of responses to Kerlinger's "ES-VII" and Oliver and Butcher's "Survey of Opinions about Education" was performed. Both scales were designed to measure "Attitudes toward ...

A research consultant and statistics expert, Victor Essien has predicted that in the next 5-10 years, the field of educational research and measurement will be driven by Artificial Intelligence and ...

Measurement invariance is a fundamental property of educational assessments that ensures a given test or scale measures the intended construct consistently across different student groups, cultural ...

May 12-13, 2015Washington D.C., U.S.A. The World Bank’s Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF) and New York University’s Global TIES for Children: Transforming Intervention Effectiveness and Scale ...