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The Psychological Measurement Lab investigates the development and application of innovative assessments to data across:
  1. Cognitive ability tests
  2. Licensing exams
  3. Job attitude scales
  4. Personality inventories
  5. Vocational interest measures

Faculty

Current Lab Members

In the news

Dingfelder, S. F. (2005). I/O psychologists get wired. Monitor on Psychology, 36 (7), 24-25. American Psychological Association.

Conference presentations

SIOP 2007: Advancing Research on Unproctored Internet Testing

This symposium presents empirical research to address practical issues in unproctored Internet testing. Concerns and implementation issues with score inflation in 2-step testing (unproctored screening–proctored selection), possible unproctored test score increases over time, equivalence across test administration modes, and creating of parallel forms for unproctored environments are addressed.

Fritz Drasgow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chair, Ben-Roy Do, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Co-Chair, Bradley J. Brummel, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Co-Chair

Christopher D. Nye, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Ben-Roy Do, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Fritz Drasgow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Saul Fine, CareerHarmony, Inc., Two-Step Testing in Employee Selection: Is Score Inflation a Problem? Download paper here.

Ben-Roy Do, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Fritz Drasgow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, William Shepherd, Sky Bank, Examining Unproctored Test Scores Over Time. Download paper here.

Kyle C. Huff, North Carolina State University, Joan Michael, North Carolina State University, The Effects of Mode of Administration on Timed Cognitive Ability Tests. Download paper here.

Patrick L. Wadlington, Birkman International, Inc., Ian S. Little, Pearson Educational Measurement, Jill V. Turner, Pearson Educational Measurement, Scott A. Davies, Pearson, Methodology for the Development and Validation of New Forms of the Hogan Personality Inventory (HPI) in an Unproctored Environment.

James C. Beaty, PreVisor, Discussant

Submitted by Ben-Roy Do, benroydo@uiuc.edu
 

SIOP 2006: Test Security and Cheating: Research on Practical Issues

In continuously administered employment tests, test security may be compromised by examinees revealing test items to future test candidates. This symposium presents empirical research on how item memorization differs across administration and item types, the effects of item preknowledge on performance and individual difference variables, and methods to detect breaches.

Stephen Stark, University of South Florida, Chair, Siang Chee Chuah, AICPA, Co-Chair, Ben-Roy Do, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Co-Chair

Siang Chee Chuah, AICPA, Ben-Roy Do, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Test Administration as a Means for Improving Test Security: CAT Versus Paper-and-Pencil.

Alan D. Mead, PAQ Services, Inc, A Comparison of Traditional and Simulation Assessment Memorability and Security.

Ben-Roy Do, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Bradley James Brummel, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Item Preknowledge on Test Performance and Item Confidence. Download paper here.

Bradley James Brummel, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Siang Chee Chuah, AICPA, Individual Differences in Cheating Ability and Likelihood.

Bruce Biskin American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Security in a High Stakes Computer-Based Testing Environment: Risks and Findings. Download paper here.

Fritz Drasgow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Discussant

Submitted by Ben-Roy Do, benroydo@uiuc.edu
 

SIOP 2005: Innovations in Computerized Assessment: Research on Practical Issues

This symposium presents empirical research to address practical issues utilizing innovative computerized assessment. Concerns and implementation issues with assessment administration modes (Web vs. phone), measurement equivalence across proctored versus unproctored testing, experience sampling using handheld computer, and scoring simulations of a new item type in a computerized testing are addressed.

Fritz Drasgow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Chair

William Shepherd, PsyMax Solutions, Chet Robie, Wilfrid Laurier University, Equivalence of Tests Administered on Computer Versus Interactive Voice Response (IVR)

Ben-Roy Do, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, William Shepherd, PsyMax Solutions, Fritz Drasgow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Measurement Equivalence Across Proctored Versus Unproctored Testing With Job Incumbents. Download paper here.

Daniel J. Beal, Rice University, Howard M. Weiss, Purdue University, Using the Purdue Momentary Assessment Tool in Organizational Research

Krista D. Mattern, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Fritz Drasgow, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Issues With Innovative Assessment: Scoring Simulations

Julie B. Olson-Buchanan, California State University-Fresno, Discussant

Submitted by Ben-Roy Do, benroydo@uiuc.edu

SIOP 2005: Getting Started With Computer-Based Testing

Computers offer test developers a great opportunity for innovation. The purpose of this tutorial is to show that developing computerized tests can be manageable for industrial-organizational psychologists. This tutorial includes presenters from academia, the professional testing industry, and the end-user to provide a comprehensive perspective.

Bradley James Brummel, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Presenter

Scott Bedwell, IPAT/University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Presenter

Alan D. Mead, Baker Thomsen Associates, Presenter

Siang Chee Chuah, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, Presenter

Douglas D. Molitor, 3M, Presenter

Submitted by Siang Chee Chuah, chuah@uiuc.edu

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