Dissertation Titles

YearLast NameFirst NameTitleAdvisor(s)
2013MoonJohnComparability of Online and Paper/Pencil Mathematics Performance MeasuresDelwyn Harnisch
     
2012ShawLeslieIncorporating Latent Variable Outcomes in Value-Added Assessment: An Evaluation of Univariate and Multivariate Measurement Model StructuresJames Bovaird
     
2011DwyerAndrewAn Investigation Of The Potential Use Of Advanced Placement Examination Scores In The College Admission Of Transfer StudentsKurt Geisinger
2011HainesCourtneyValue Added by Mixed Methods Research: A Multiphase Mixed Methods DesignCharles Ansorge
2011Howell- SmithMichelleFactors that Faciltitate or Inhibit Interest of Domestic Students in the Engineering Ph.D.: A Mixed Methods StudyEllen Weissinger
2011KupzykKevinThe Effects Of Simplifying Assumptions In Power AnalysisJames Bovaird
     
2010FoleyBrettImproving IRT Parameter Estimates with Small Sample Sizes: Evaluating the Efficacy of a New Data Augmentation TechniqueRalph De Ayala
     
2009GaltKimThe Process of Participating in Academic Interdisciplinary Health Services Team Research: A Grounded Theory InvestigationJohn Creswell
     
2008BergmanRobertTesting the Measurement Invariance of the Likert and Graphic Rating Scales Under Two Conditions of Scale Numeric PresentationBarbara Plake and Ralph De Ayala
2008NormanRebeccaA Comparison of Kernel Equating to the Test Characteristic Curve MethodRalph De Ayala
2008PennJeremyFaculty Approaches to Quality Improvement: A Mixed Methods Case StudyDelwyn Harnisch
2008RodeckElaineDevelopment of High-Stakes Credentialing Examination Test Specifications Using Statistical Models to Compare With the Test Specifications from a Holistic Judgmental ModelBarbara Plake and Charles J. Ansorge
2008YangYongweiPartial Invariance in Loadings and Intercepts - Their Interplays and Implications for Latent Mean ComparisonsRalph De Ayala and Deborah Bandalos
2008TolandMichaelDetermining the Accuracy of Item Parameter Standard Error of Estimates in Bilog-MG 3Ralph De Ayala
     
2007PeughJamesSpecification Searches in Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling: A Monte Carlo InvestigationRalph De Ayala
2007KimDoyoungAssessing the Relative Performance of Local Item Dependence IndexesRalph De Ayala
     
2006IrwinPatrickAn Alternative Examinee-Centered Standard Setting StrategyJames Impara
2006ChangShu RenComputerized Adaptive Test Item Response Times for Correct and Incorrect Pretest and Operational Items: Testing Fairness and Test-taking StrategiesBarbara Plake
     
2005Plano ClarkVickiCross-Disciplinary Analysis of the Use of Mixed Methods in Physics Education Research, Counseling Psychology, and Primary CareJohn Creswell
2005FerdousAbdullahItem Response Theory-Based Approaches for Computing Cut Scores from An Angoff-Based Standard Setting StudyBarbara Plake
     
2004WiseVickiThe Effects of the Promise of Test Feedback on Examinee Performance and Motivation Under Low-Stakes Testing ConditionsBarbara Plake
     
2002RoosLindaTesting 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 EquatingBarbara Plake
     
2001GeskeJenenneThe Structure of Introductory Statistics Knowledge: An Investigation Exploring Students' and Experts' Cognitive Organization Using Multidimensional Scaling and Pathfinder AnalysesBarbara Plake
     
2000BuckendahlChadComputing Composite Scale Scores for Accountability: A Validation Study of Nebraska's District Evaluation ModelBarbara Plake and James Impara
2000ColemanMarta JoWhat School Boards Understand About Testing: A Multiple Case StudyBarbara Plake
2000SmithRussellAn Exploratory Analysis of Item Parameters and Characteristics That Influence Response TimeBarbara Plake