Research and Development in Psychometrics
Our research focuses on issues at the cutting edge of developments in psychometric testing. These include:
- ESRC Research Development Initiative. An ESRC sponsored programme that focuses on the development of latent structure modelling using computer programmes such as MPlus and Stata to model the particular statistical problems presented by psychometric data, which normally include a combination of interval, ordinal and nominal data at multiple levels and often over several time-points.
- The United Kingdom standardisation of the 3rd revision of the British Ability Scales (BAS-III) for GL Assessment.
- The use of neural network and pattern recognition techniques to address issues in psychometrics such as non-linearity and ipsativity.
- The development of multilingual and multinational versions of psychometric tests that are able to address problems presented by differential item functioning across different groups.
- Research into the implications of the Flynn Effect for understanding how genes and environment interact in their impact on cognitive abilities and personality.
- The development and/or adaptation of popular tests and their standardisation on appropriate samples of the population.
The ESRC Researcher Development Initiative website provides information on other initiatives they support.
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