David Kaplan, the Patricia Busk Professor of Quantitative Methods in the Department of Educational Psychology was elected as President of the Psychometric Society. His term will begin in July 2023 The Psychometric Society was founded …
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Kaplan and Huang Pioneer Bayesian Techniques to Monitor Educational Outcomes
Monitoring trends in education outcomes over time is critically important to education policy. Dr. David Kaplan, the Patricia Busk Professor of Quantitative Methods, and his graduate student Mingya Huang have developed a Bayesian probabilistic forecasting …
Ed Psych Student Weicong Lyu Explores How Response Anchoring Can Detect Low Effort Completing Surveys
All researchers know that the ability to conduct good research depends on trustworthy data. For self-report rating scale data, a frequent concern is lack of respondent effort, or careless responding. If pervasive, this quickly leads to …
Batyshira Documents Ethnic Identity’s Role in Minoritized Students’ College Adjustment
Moving away from home onto a residential college campus can be a big change for Youth of Color—especially if the college environment differs markedly from their home neighborhood. But having a strong ethnic identity can …
Garbacz to Examine Family-School Partnership Intervention to Promote Children’s Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Competencies
Andy Garbacz, Associate Professor in the School Psychology Program, was recently awarded a grant of $4 million from the Institute of Education Sciences for a five-year project to examine the efficacy of a family-school partnership …
School Psychology Information Session November 15th
If you’re interested in learning more about the field of school psychology or the UW Madison School Psychology Program, please attend one of our information sessions. RSVP to Lydia Wells, wells5@wisc.edu
Dept of Ed Psych Presents Dr. James Pustejovsky – Four Things that Every Researcher Should Know About Research Synthesis
Join the Department of Educational Psychology’s Dr. James Pustejovsky, for a talk on the “Four Things that Every Researcher Should Know About Research Synthesis.” Monday, September 27, 2021. 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. CT 259 Educational …
School Psychology Information Session – September 27th
Interested in learning more about the field of school psychology or the UW-Madison School Psychology Program? Attend our information session on September 27th. RSVP: Professor Katie Eklund
Quantitative Methods Students Present at NCME
Earlier this summer, The Quantitative Methods area in the Department of Educational Psychology at UW-Madison had five students present at the National Council of Measurement in Education (NCME) Conference. Kylie Gorney presented three papers at …
Educational Psychology’s Matthews Named Interim Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
Percival Matthews, an Associate Professor with the UW-Madison’s Department of Educational Psychology, has accepted the position of Interim Associate Dean for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion with the UW-Madison School of Education’s Office of Equity, Diversity, …