Psychological Assessment
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Dr. Kristin Jankowsky and Prof. Dr. Ulrich Schroeders have received a grant from the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the project "Facing the Replication Crisis in Machine Learning Modeling" as part of the DFG priority program "META-REP".
Identifying potential in elementary school
In the PINGUIN project, we are developing a test battery for the objective and reliable assessment of the cognitive potential and learning status of pupils in the school entry phase.
Research ticker
New preprints and publications (last 12 months)
- 27.03.2025 - Trautwein, T., Scharf, F., & Schroeders, U. (2025, March 27). Bee Swarm Optimization in Model Specification Search: A Simulation Study. (opens in a new window)
- 24.02.2025 - Schroeders, U., & Gnambs, T. (2024). Sample size planning in item response theory: A tutorial. Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science, 8(1). (opens in a new window)
- 06.02.2025 - Schroeders, U., & Achaa-Amankwaa, P. (2025, February 6). Developing NOVA: A Next-Generation Open Vocabulary Assessment. (opens in a new window)
- 03.02.2025 - Busse, F., Zimny, L., Schroeders, U., & Wilhelm, O. (2025, February 3). Cloze test performance and cognitive abilities: A comprehensive meta-analysis. (opens in a new window)
- 09.01.2025 - Achaa-Amankwaa, P., Walter, J., & Schroeders, U. (2025, January). Wordle – A Game-Based Assessment of Verbal Ability? (opens in a new window)
- 21.12.2024 - Jankowsky*, K., Speck*, K.-L., Scharf, F., & Schroeders, U. (2024, December 21). Beyond the hype: A simulation study evaluating the predictive performance of machine learning models in psychology. (opens in a new window)
- 08.10.2024 - Schroeders, U., Loos, A., Wiedemann, S., & Jankowsky, K. (2024). Is it just a game? Development and validation of a deductive version of mastermind as measure of reasoning ability. (opens in a new window)
- 01.10.2024 - Jankowsky, K., Zimmermann, J., Jaeger, U., Mestel, R., & Schroeders, U. (2024). First impressions count: Therapists’ impression on patients’ motivation and helping alliance predicts psychotherapy dropout. (opens in a new window)
- 10.07.2024 - Achaa-Amankwaa, P., Trautwein, T., Lenhard, W., & Schroeders, U. (2024, July 10). Balancing between categorical and dimensional assessment in short-scale construction using Ant Colony Optimization. (opens in a new window)