Dissertation Titles

Year	Last Name	First Name	Title	Advisor(s)
2013	Moon	John	Comparability of Online and Paper/Pencil Mathematics Performance Measures	Delwyn Harnisch

2012	Shaw	Leslie	Incorporating Latent Variable Outcomes in Value-Added Assessment: An Evaluation of Univariate and Multivariate Measurement Model Structures	James Bovaird

2011	Dwyer	Andrew	An Investigation Of The Potential Use Of Advanced Placement Examination Scores In The College Admission Of Transfer Students	Kurt Geisinger
2011	Haines	Courtney	Value Added by Mixed Methods Research: A Multiphase Mixed Methods Design	Charles Ansorge
2011	Howell- Smith	Michelle	Factors that Faciltitate or Inhibit Interest of Domestic Students in the Engineering Ph.D.: A Mixed Methods Study	Ellen Weissinger
2011	Kupzyk	Kevin	The Effects Of Simplifying Assumptions In Power Analysis	James Bovaird

2010	Foley	Brett	Improving IRT Parameter Estimates with Small Sample Sizes: Evaluating the Efficacy of a New Data Augmentation Technique	Ralph De Ayala

2009	Galt	Kim	The Process of Participating in Academic Interdisciplinary Health Services Team Research: A Grounded Theory Investigation	John Creswell

2008	Bergman	Robert	Testing the Measurement Invariance of the Likert and Graphic Rating Scales Under Two Conditions of Scale Numeric Presentation	Barbara Plake and Ralph De Ayala
2008	Norman	Rebecca	A Comparison of Kernel Equating to the Test Characteristic Curve Method	Ralph De Ayala
2008	Penn	Jeremy	Faculty Approaches to Quality Improvement: A Mixed Methods Case Study	Delwyn Harnisch
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	Determining the Accuracy of Item Parameter Standard Error of Estimates in Bilog-MG 3	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 Strategies	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