Congratulations to Dr. Bruno Zumbo
Congratulations to Dr. Bruno Zumbo, ECPS’s MERM professor on his appointment as a Canada Research Chair in Psychometrics and Measurement. CRC’s excellence in the pursuit of knowledge elevates Canada’s position as a global leader in research. Faculty of Education announcement: https://educ.ubc.ca/canada-research-chairs-annoucement/ Learn more about Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) […]
Promotion of Three ECPS Faculty Members
These promotions will be effective by July 1st, 2018.
QMS Event: Power Analysis Workshop
We look forward to seeing you in this interesting QMS workshop.
QMS: Research Talks on Measurement Invariance
October 12, 2017 11:00 – 12:00 p.m. Scarfe Library Block, Room 278 RSVP before October 6: https://goo.gl/FEhGHk Moderator: Ben Hives (M.Sc. student, School of Kinesiology) Speakers: Scott Emerson (M.Sc. student, School of Population and Public Health) Danjie Zou (Ph.D. student, MERM, Faculty of Education) When researchers are working on assessments, tests, or questionnaires, they want to ensure […]
The Concept of Validity: UBC as a Center of Research Excellence in Validity Theory & Validation Methods
Time: Thursday, September 21 from 1:00 – 2:00 pm Location: Scarfe Building, Room 2415 Speaker: Dr. Bruno Zumbo, Professor, ECPS Dr. Bruno Zumbo will provide an overview of his recent developments in the concept of validity in assessment and measurement with an eye toward highlighting UBC’s evolving role as a center of excellence in validity […]
Mihaela Sorana Launeanu – Final Ph.D. Defence (MERM)
Title: “Response Processes as a Source of Validity Evidence in Self-Report Measures: Theoretical and Methodological Implications”
EPSE 599A | Master’s Thesis – PS: Ongoing
Credits: 6
2015 Hampton Fund Research Grant: New Faculty Award Winner
Dr. Amery Wu awarded $9,911 for her project, “Evaluating the CELPIP-G English Assessment for Screening Immigrants to Canada Using a New Methodology of Mixed Effects”.
Dr. Bruno Zumbo: Paragon UBC Professorship in Psychometrics and Measurement
This UBC-Paragon partnership is the first of its kind for the Faculty of Education.
Tavinder Ark – Final Ph.D. Defence (MERM)
Title: “Ordinal Generalizability Theory Using an Underlying Latent Variable Framework.”
2015 Grad Reception, May 21st
Graduates – come celebrate with ECPS faculty and staff following the graduation ceremony on May 21st at 10:30am!
MERM Candidate – Davood Tofighi
Davood Tofighi, Ph.D., is a candidate for the Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methodology (MERM) assistant professor (tenure-track) position.
Mariola Moeyart Teaching Talk
Mariola Moeyaert, Ph.D., is a candidate for the Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methodology (MERM) assistant professor (tenure-track) position.
MERM Colloquia with Mariola Moeyart
Colloquia on: “Multilevel modeling of single-case experimental data: Empirical validation, application and further developments”
Inside the Assessment Machine: The Life and Times of a Test Item, A Seminar with Dr. Bryan Maddox
During this special seminar, you’ll gain an insider perspective on literacy assessment practice in large-scale educational assessments…
How Two Faculty, Working in Distinctly Separate Areas, Can Successfully Collaborate
Drs. Cannon and Hubley discuss how they formed a collaborative and mutually beneficial relationship within the same department, despite their different areas of research.
Life After ECPS – Seminar Series 2015!
What happens after graduating from ECPS?
External Review Committee Site Visit – February 2015
The major goal of an external review of an academic unit is to provide the unit with an opportunity to reflect on its programs, operations and performance and obtain external advice to guide continuing improvement of academic and operational quality.
ECPS Headship Presentations
Two candidates have been shortlisted for interviews this month for the next ECPS Department Head.
CBC Radio Interview with Dr. Sandra Mathison About Grading Report Cards
Sandra Mathison tells CBC Radio that good report cards actually don’t work as motivation for students to get good grades. Listen to the interview to learn more!
Dr. Sandra Mathison on Grading Report Cards
Whether it’s straight As or straight Cs, MERM professor Sandra Mathison says parents should ask plenty of questions about a student’s report card, and cautions against rewarding good grades.
Info Session for New Joint Cohort: Critical Pedagogy & Education Activism
Everyone is welcome to attend this special information session for the brand new joint ECPS/EDCP Cohort: Critical Pedagogy & Education Activism.
Chris Morris – Final M.A. Defence (MERM)
Title: Investigating evaluation as an accountability mechanism by international non-governmental organizations working in humanitarian relief
MERM Professor Makes Top 10 Publications List
Dr. Bruno Zumbo, Measurement, Evaluation & Research Methodology (MERM) professor, is recognized in the recent list of top 100 authors in the social sciences.
Raman Grover – Final Ph.D. Defence
Title: “Which males and which females are favoured by differentially functioning items? Examining sources of response pattern heterogeneity within males and females”
Stephanie Barclay McKeown – Final Ph.D. Defence (MERM)
Title: “Multilevel Validity: Assessing the Validity of Program-level Inferences Based on Aggregate Student Perception about Their General Learning.”
Orientation & Welcome Back BBQ 2014
Your direct guide for all things new ECPS grad student orientation!
Gordana Rajlic – Final M.A. Defence (MERM)
Title: Comparison of the Approaches to Assessing Statistical Interactions: An Application to Risk Factors for Adolescent Problem Behaviour.
Congratulations to ECPS HSS Seed Grant 2014 Awardees!
Congratulations to the following Educational & Counselling Psychology, and Special Education researchers for being awarded the 2014 HSS Seed Grants…
Drs. Zumbo and Hymel Section Keynote Speakers at the 75th Annual CPA Convention
Starting the annual convention off right, Professors Bruno Zumbo and Shelley Hymel are scheduled section keynote speakers on Thursday, June 5th, 2014.
Debra Sandilands – Final Ph.D. Defence (MERM)
Title: “Accuracy of differential item functioning detection methods in structurally missing data due to booklet design”
Dr. Kadriye Ercikan Elected as Vice President of AERA
On March 14, 2014, Dr. Kadriye Ercikan was elected as Vice President of the American Educational Research Association.
Creating Classroom Conditions for Higher-Order Thinking and Informative Assessment
Everyone in the Faculty of Education are invited to attend a talk by Professor Jacqueline Leighton!
R-software Workshop
The focus of this workshop will be on how to manipulate data using the R program and how to install and use R “packages”.
Juliette Lyons-Thomas – Final Ph.D. Defence (MERM)
Title: “Using think aloud protocols in the validity investigation of an assessment of complex thinking.”
Negotiating a Salary – MERM Workshop 2014
Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methodology is excited to present the first workshop in ECPS’s month-long series on Monday, March 3, 2014. Guest presenter, Marlene Delanghe, will be leading the workshop topic, “Negotiating a Salary.” Location: Neville Scarfe Library Block, room 278 Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to participate!
EPSE 684 | Item Response Theory
EPSE 684 is an advanced level course on educational and psychological measurement which focuses primarily on item response theory (IRT). The course focuses on providing a foundation for understanding modeling item responses using IRT, applying IRT to different measurement problems, and examining its uses in research literature. Using software packages is an integral part of […]
EPSE 683 | Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Growth and Change
Change over time is a fundamental concept in the social, behavioural, and health sciences. For some areas such as human development or areas involving program evaluation, change is a central aspect of study. In other areas, change may not be the central aspect of study, but it can still be of concern. Research in educational, […]
EPSE 682 | Multivariate Designs and Analysis in Educational Research
This course focuses on multivariate research design, statistical methods and data analysis. Emphasis will be placed on providing a fundamental understanding of the multivariate quantitative methodological techniques used in the empirical social, behavioural, and educational sciences. Emphasis is placed on encouraging you to learn to communicate in the language of multivariate data analysis. Communication is […]
EPSE 681 | Advanced Topics
EPSE 681 is an advanced topics course in research and measurement, with each offering focusing on a different theme or topic within measurement, evaluation, research methodology, or data analysis. The topic in 2011 is Advanced Qualitative Research in Psychology. This advanced level course is offered for doctoral students wishing to extend their knowledge of qualitative methodologies. […]
EPSE 597 | Factor Analysis and its Application to Behavioural Sciences
This course is designed for individuals who want to become familiar with the statistical techniques known collectively as “latent variable modeling”. Throughout the course, widely available, but specialized, software such as LISREL or MPlus will be used for the computation. The course focuses on the class of techniques and statistical theory that include, for example: […]
EPSE 596 | Correlational Designs and Analysis in Educational Research
The goal of the course is to enable students to build and evaluate statistical models for the analysis and interpretation of data in the behavioural sciences. The focus is on methods of statistical modelling of data and practical decision-making, rather than on statistical theory per se. Simple linear and nonlinear regression, multiple regression, and logistic […]
EPSE 595 | Qualitative Research Methods
This is an introductory research course focusing especially on interpretive and critical approaches to social science and educational research, what is often called qualitative research. There are no prerequisites for this course so it is appropriate for both masters and doctoral students who are making an initial foray into qualitative research. As an introductory course, […]
EPSE 594 | Meta-Analysis: Quantitative Research Synthesis
Meta-analysis is a type of systemic review that uses techniques to systematically combine and summarize the statistical results of research in any field. Summarizing existing research is a necessary endeavour in the scientific process. An understanding of how to evaluate and conduct a meta-analysis is of vital importance to today’s researchers. The focus in this […]
EPSE 593 | Design and Analysis of Research with Small Samples and Single Subjects
Single subject research is a scientific methodology that allows researchers to conduct a true experiment with one or a small number of subjects. It has played a central role in the development of evidence-based interventions in the fields of special education, clinical psychology, school psychology, counselling psychology, rehabilitation sciences, and audiology and speech sciences. The […]
EPSE 592 | Experimental Designs and Analysis in Educational Research
Most research in the social sciences (e.g., education, psychology) uses either correlation or quasi-experimental designs. Correlation designs are taught in EPSE 596. In EPSE 592, the focus is on experimental and quasi-experimental designs, how to analyze and interpret data obtained from such designs, and how to describe results from these analyses using proper format. Researchers […]
EPSE 591 | Theory and Practice of Program Evaluation
The purpose of the course is to provide an understanding of evaluation—as a discipline, as a profession, as a process and a product in a wide range of educational and social contexts. There are no prerequisites for this course and it is appropriate for all graduate students, masters or doctoral level. The primary focus of […]
EPSE 581 | Special Topics in Research Design and Analysis
EPSE 581 is a special topics course with each offering focusing on a different theme or topic within measurement, evaluation, research methodology, or data analysis. The topic in 2011 is Socio-politics of Educational Assessment. This is an introductory course on educational assessment designed for masters and doctoral students with little or no statistical training that […]
EPSE 529 | Development of Scales and Measures
This advanced seminar course (offered on a two-year rotation) focuses on a variety of topics and issues related to the practical development of scales and measures in psychology, education, and health. Key topics will include: principles of scale development; principles and guidelines in item writing, scaling and response formats; common method biases and how to […]
EPSE 528 | Basic Principles of Measurement
This course provides an introduction to educational and psychological measurement. This is not a statistics course and it provides more in-depth coverage of measurement, reliability, validity, and theory than what is covered by typical ‘tests and measures’ courses. Four areas will be emphasized: (a) principles of measurement theory (e.g., reliability, validity), (b) applications of classical […]
EPSE 483 | Reading and Interpreting Research in Education
This course is an introductory research methods course for MEd students who are being trained as consumers rather than producers of educational research. Therefore, the course focuses on developing skills for locating, understanding, interpreting and critiquing education research. The course provides an overview of research design and process, introduces the concepts and skills involved in […]
EPSE 482 | Introduction to Statistics for Research in Education
This course is an introduction to the process and practice of research in education. It provides…
EPSE 481 | Introduction to Research in Education
This course is an introduction to the process and practice of research in education. It provides an overview of a variety of educational research methods and introduces both “quantitative” and “qualitative” approaches. In this course, students are assisted to recognize research paradigms as examples of disciplined inquiry, situate various models of inquiry, such as experimental, […]
Lara Russell – Final PhD Defence (MERM)
Title: Content validation of the Quality of Life for Homeless and Hard-to-House Individuals (QOLHHI) Health and Living Conditions Impact sections: Implications for instrument use and content validation methodology Room 203, Graduate Student Centre Supervisor: Dr. Anita Hubley (MERM) Supervisory Committee: Dr. Bruno Zumbo (MERM) & Dr. Anita Palepu (Medicine) University Examiners: Dr. Sheila Marshall (Social Work) […]
Guest Philosophy Speaker: Dr. Eva Marsal
Children’s Drawings as Expressions of “Narrative Philosophizing” Concepts of Life and Death In a Gender Comparison of German and Japanese Elementary School Children Neville Scarfe, room 310 Dr. Eva Marsal is a full Professor of Philosophy at the University of Education Karlsruhe, Germany Abstract: One of Kant’s famous questions about being human asks, “What may […]
MERM Presents: BC Assessment Forum
Location: 320 Strategy Room, Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue, 580 W. Hastings, Vancouver This event is designed to engage BC educators and other key stakeholders in discussions about provincial assessments in British Columbia. It is hosted by the Measurement, Evaluation, and Research Methodology (MERM) program at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Download the full […]
Can we stop bullies? UBC Dialogues with Drs. Shelley Hymel and Lynn Miller
Join in Downtown Vancouver for an important and enlightening dialogue about bullying. Coast Coal Harbour Hotel (Coal Harbour Ballroom) 1180 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC – map Bullying has long been considered a part of growing up. In recent years, however, the problem of bullying seems to have escalated. But why? Increased family dysfunction? Lax […]
‘Engaged Philosophical Inquiry’ Symposium #3
Location: Neville Scarfe Library Block 278 ‘Engaged Philosophical Inquiry’ is a form of community based dialogue that makes not only children, but citizens of all ages, think together about existential questions like: “What is happiness?” “Who is a friend?” “What is freedom?” etc. The aim is to create meaning and deepen our experience together, as well […]
Graduate Student 2013 Orientation & BBQ
For new students, the department has organized a Graduate Student Orientation to be held from 3:00 to 5:30 pm in the Scarfe Building. For new and returning students there is a BBQ at 5:30 pm on the west side of the Scarfe Office Block. Everyone is encouraged to come out for some free food and […]
Mary Chinni – Final MA Defence (MERM)
Title: A Research Synthesis of Validation Practices Used to Evaluate the Satisfaction with Life Scale Scarfe Room 304A Examining Committee: Dr. Anita Hubley, Research Supervisor Dr. Bruno Zumbo, Committee Member Dr. Kim Zebehazy, Committee Member Abstract: This thesis had two primary goals. The first was to examine methods and procedures that researchers use in the […]
“Making Research Mutually Beneficial” – A keynote lecture by Shelley Hymel at Research Day
Make sure to catch ECPS Professor Shelley Hymel’s keynote opening lecture on May 30th for the Faculty of Education’s Research Day! Dr. Hymel’s lecture, “Making Research Mutually Beneficial: Community Collaborations that Make a Difference” will begin at 1 pm in the Sty-Wet-Tan Hall, First Nations House of Learning. Be there early to check-in! Research Day […]
Heart-Mind Conference 2013: Helping Children Thrive
UBC Point Grey Campus UBC Old Auditorium 6344 Memorial Road Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 Heart – Mind 2013 Conference Explores the latest science and practice that shows how Mindfulness fosters the development of compassion, confidence and resilience in children, and helps them develop respectful and nurturing relationships. The conference plenaries, dialogues and workshops are […]
Philosophical Community of Inquiry with Children Conference
Neville Scarfe Building, Rm. 310 Barbara Weber (ECPS, UBC) and Susan Gardner (Philosophy, Capilano University), together as the directors of the Vancouver Institute of Philosophy for Children (VIPC), are hosting a BC conference on the “philosophical community of inquiry with children” at UBC. Their goal is to create a British Columbia network/organization/hub of individuals and […]
Oscar Lorenzo Olvera Astivia – Final MA Thesis Defence (MERM)
Title: On the Estimation of the Polychoric Correlation Coefficient via Markov Chain Monte Carlo Methods Scarfe Room 278 (Library Block) Examining Committee: Dr. Bruno D. Zumbo, Research Supervisor Dr. Amery Wu, Committee Member Dr. Nand Kishor, Departmental Examiner Abstract: Bayesian statistics is an alternative approach to traditional frequentist statistics that is rapidly gaining adherents across […]
ECPS Headship Talk with Dr. William Borgen – March 21, 2013
Scarfe, Office Block Room #310 Attention all Faculty of Education Faculty and Staff Dr. William Borgen is being considered to extend his Headship within the Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education. On Thursday, March 21, 2013, Dr. Borgen gave a talk to members of the ECPS Department and Faculty of Education. You […]
MERM Career Forum – March 5th!
MERM will be holding a career forum on Tuesday March 5th from 2:00pm-4:00pm in Scarfe 310! Our guest speakers will include a representative from UBC Career Services (who will speak about networking, job search, and interview skills) and MERM graduates pursuing careers in academia and research in measurement (who will speak about transitioning between school […]