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is a new company focused on building technology-based assessments (the goal is to augment
collegiate standardized testing by improving predictive validity and eliminating bias).
The founder is a former Harvard student, and they are currently looking to bring on a
couple of full-time researchers and psychometricians to help build and validate their
assessments.
The SENIOR RESEARCH SCIENTIST will help guide the learning science team, including task
analysis, design of theoretical models, research design and implementation, quantitative
and qualitative analyses, supporting Bayesian Network design, ensuring effective
integration of stealth-type assessments into game play, and analyzing validity and
reliability of Bayesian Network-driven performance predictions. This person must have a
background in technology-based education and/or assessment, cognitive and metacognitive
processes, cognitive load theory, and preferably, adult learners. This person must have
excellent written and verbal communications skills. This person must have a PhD in
Educational Psychology, Psychology, or related discipline.
The RESEARCHER will support the activities of Senior Research Scientists, conducting
literature reviews, helping to design and implement studies, assisting in task analyses,
and conducting analyses and reporting findings. This person must have an understanding of
learning and motivation, measurement and assessment, cognition, and statistical analysis.
This person must have excellent written and verbal communications skills, including
writing research papers. This person must have a BA (preferably a Masters) in education,
psychology, or related field.
The PSYCHOMETRICIAN or STATS/MEASUREMENT person will lead analysis design, data analysis,
model validation, analyzing/comparing treatments, and will have experience or interest in
validation of game-based assessment "items" (stealth-based, embedded
assessments) and mining player logs.. This person must have a strong understanding in IRT,
SEM, and use of statistical analysis software (e.g., SAS, SPSS, M+). This person must
have excellent written and verbal communications skills. The person must have a Masters or
PhD in a relevant discipline.
Interested people can contact Sarah Brenzel
(sarah.e.brenzel@gmail.com<mailto:sarah.e.brenzel@gmail.com>). The company’s website
is:
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