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Chair > Welcome to the programs in Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation. We offer some of the nation's premiere graduate training in psychometric and statistical methods. Through our Ph.D, M.A., and Certificate programs, EDMS students become trained in modern analytical methods to prepare them for careers in academia and applied research. Our faculty are engaged in world-class research at the frontiers of our field, creating opportunities for our students to be mentored in all phases of the research process. I am honored to serve a department with such remarkable faculty, students, and alumni, and I encourage you learn more about what makes us so special.                                               -- Gregory R. Hancock

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> Introduction to Bayesian Statistical Modeling Short Course with Dr. Roy Levy, June 6-8, 2012. For more information click here.

> Diagnostic Measurement: Theory, Methods, and Applications Short Course with Dr. Andre Rupp, August 2-3, 2012. For more information click here.

Recent Publications by EDMS Faculty and Students
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> Jiao, H., Kamata, A., Wang, S., & Jin, Y. (2012). A multilevel testlet model for dual local dependence. Journal of Educational Measurement, 49, 82-100.

> Jiao, H., Liu, J., Haynie, K., Woo, A., & Gorham, J. (2011). Comparison between dichotomous and polytomous scoring of innovative items in a large-scale computerized adaptive test. Educational and Psychological Measurement. First published online on November 8, 2011 as doi:10.1177/0013164411422903.

> Jiao, H., Lissitz, B., Macready, G., Wang, S., & Liang, S. (2011). Exploring using the Mixture Rasch Model for standard setting. Psychological Testing and Assessment Modeling, 53, 499-522.

> Fan, W., & Hancock, G. R. (2012). Robust means modeling: An alternative to hypothesis testing of independent means under variance heterogeneity and nonnormality. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 37, 137-156.

> Zieffler, A. S., Harring, J. R., & Long, J. D. (2011). Comparing groups: Randomization and bootstrap methods using R. New York: Wiley.

> Stemler, S. E., Elliott, J .G., McNeish, D., Grigorenko, E. L., & Sternberg, R. J. (2012). Examining the construct and cross-cultural validity of the Teaching Excellence Rating Scale (TERS). The International Journal of Educational and Psychological Assessment, 9(2), 121-138.

 

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> Congratulations to Dr. Jeffrey Harring, who received tenure and promotion to the rank of Associate Professor.

> Congratulations to Yoonjeong Kang, who won the Graduate Student Best Paper Award from the Educational Statisticians SIG of AERA.

> Congratulations to Dr. Gregory Hancock, who received the College of Education's 2012 Award for Outstanding Scholarship.
 
> Congratulations to Dr. Andre Rupp, whose book Diagnostic Measurement: Theory, methods, and applications has received the AERA Division D Significant Contribution to Research Methodology Award.

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