Dissertation Titles
| Year | Last Name | First Name | Title | Advisor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2008 |
Rodeck | Elaine | Development of High-Stakes Credentialing Examination Test Specifications Using Statistical Models to Compare With the Test Specifications from a Holistic Judgmental Model | Barbara Plake and Charles J. Ansorge |
2008 |
Yang | Yongwei | Partial Invariance in Loadings and Intercepts - Their Interplays and Implications for Latent Mean Comparisons | Ralph De Ayala and Deborah Bandalos |
2008 |
Toland | Michael | Specification Searches in Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling: A Monte Carlo Investigation | Ralph De Ayala |
2007 |
Peugh | James | Specification Searches in Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling: A Monte Carlo Investigation | Ralph De Ayala |
2007 |
Kim | Doyoung | Assessing the Relative Performance of Local Item Dependence Indexes | Ralph De Ayala |
2006 |
Irwin | Patrick | An Alternative Examinee-Centered Standard Setting Strategy | James Impara |
2006 |
Chang | Shu Ren | Computerized Adaptive Test Item Response Times for Correct and Incorrect Pretest and Operational Items: Testing Fairness and Test-taking Stratgeies | Barbara Plake |
2005 |
Plano Clark | Vicki | Cross-Disciplinary Analysis of the Use of Mixed Methods in Physics Education Research, Counseling Psychology, and Primary Care | John Creswell |
2005 |
Ferdous | Abdullah | Item Response Theory-Based Approaches for Computing Cut Scores from An Angoff-Based Standard Setting Study | Barbara Plake |
2004 |
Wise | Vicki | The Effects of the Promise of Test Feedback on Examinee Performance and Motivation Under Low-Stakes Testing Conditions | Barbara Plake |
2002 |
Roos | Linda | Testing the Robustness of Item Response Theory Equating to Violation of the Condition of Equivalent Item Difficulty Parameters in Both the Extant Pool and Infused Items: A Comparison of the Effects on True-Score and Observed-Score Equating | Barbara Plake |
2001 |
Geske | Jenenne | The Structure of Introductory Statistics Knowledge: An Investigation Exploring Students' and Experts' Cognitive Organization Using Multidimensional Scaling and Pathfinder Analyses | Barbara Plake |
2000 |
Buckendahl | Chad | Computing Composite Scale Scores for Accountability: A Validation Study of Nebraska's District Evaluation Model | Barbara Plake and James Impara |
2000 |
Coleman | Marta Jo | What School Boards Understand About Testing: A Multiple Case Study | Barbara Plake |
2000 |
Smith | Russell | An Exploratory Analysis of Item Parameters and Characteristics That Influence Response Time | Barbara Plake |
