Exploring New Frontiers in Psychometrics: Advancing Measurement of Skills and Behaviors

A special issue of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X). This special issue belongs to the section "Psychiatric, Emotional and Behavioral Disorders".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 January 2025 | Viewed by 561

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Department of Psychology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 15784 Athens, Greece
Interests: psychometric theory; measurement theory; measurement of individual differences; test development; item response theory; latent variable models; computerized adaptive testing (CAT)

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Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue aims to delve into the cutting-edge developments in psychometric assessment methods tailored specifically to measure skills and behaviors. The primary goal is to showcase innovative approaches and techniques that extend beyond conventional methodologies, enabling a more accurate and comprehensive evaluation of individual capabilities and tendencies. Through this exploration, this Special Issue seeks to identify emerging trends, address existing challenges, and propose novel solutions in the field of psychometrics. Moreover, it aims to foster interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers, practitioners, and experts from diverse domains to facilitate the exchange of ideas and promote the adoption of advanced assessment strategies. Ultimately, the objectives include advancing the theoretical foundations of psychometrics, enhancing the validity and reliability of measurement tools, and contributing to a deeper understanding of human skills and behaviors in various contexts.

Dr. Ioannis Tsaousis
Dr. Georgios Sideridis
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Keywords

  • psychometrics
  • measurement theory
  • advanced measurement approaches
  • skill measurement advancements
  • advancements in behavioral assessment

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Development of a Forced-Choice Personality Inventory via Thurstonian Item Response Theory (TIRT)
by Ioannis Tsaousis and Amjed Al-Owidha
Behav. Sci. 2024, 14(12), 1118; https://doi.org/10.3390/bs14121118 - 21 Nov 2024
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This study had two purposes: (1) to develop a forced-choice personality inventory to assess student personality characteristics based on the five-factor (FFM) personality model and (2) to examine its factor structure via the Thurstonian Item Response Theory (TIRT) approach based on Thurstone’s law [...] Read more.
This study had two purposes: (1) to develop a forced-choice personality inventory to assess student personality characteristics based on the five-factor (FFM) personality model and (2) to examine its factor structure via the Thurstonian Item Response Theory (TIRT) approach based on Thurstone’s law of comparative judgment. A total of 200 items were generated to represent the five dimensions, and through Principal Axis Factoring and the composite reliability index, a final pool of 75 items was selected. These items were then organized into 25 blocks, each containing three statements (triplets) designed to balance social desirability across the blocks. The study involved two samples: the first sample of 1484 students was used to refine the item pool, and the second sample of 823 university students was used to examine the factorial structure of the forced-choice inventory. After re-coding the responses into a binary format, the data were analyzed within a standard structural equation modeling (SEM) framework. Then, the TIRT model was applied to evaluate the factorial structure of the forced-choice inventory, with the results indicating an adequate fit. Further suggestions for future research with additional studies are provided to justify the scale’s reliability (e.g., test–retest) and validity (e.g., concurrent, convergent, and divergent). Full article
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