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Faculty Research Profiles: Jinming Zhang

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Quantitative and Evaluative Research Methodologies
Educational Psychology
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Research Biography

Jinming Zhang's research interests focus on theoretical and applied statistical issues involved with educational and psychological measurement, specifically, multidimensional item response theory, dimensionality assessment procedures, large-scale assessment, and test security. From 1996 to 2009 he was employed at the Educational Testing Service (ETS) where he was a senior research scientist in the Division of Research and Development. He had worked on various research and operational projects related to large-scale educational assessments, specifically, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), at ETS. He successfully directed and co-directed statistical and psychometric analyses of many large-scale assessment projects such as the 1996 and 2005 national science, 2000 state science, 1998, 2002 and 2003 national and state reading, 2006 national civics, and 2008 national arts assessments.

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Statistics, University of Illinois, 1996
  • M.S., Probability and Statistics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 1987
  • B.S., Applied Mathematics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China, 1984

Key Professional Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois, 2009--
  • Senior Research Scientist, Center for Statistical and Psychometric Theory and Practice, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, 2004-2009
  • Senior Research Scientist, Center for Large Scale Assessment, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, 2002-2004
  • Research Scientist, Center for Large Scale Assessment, Educational Testing Service, 1998-2002
  • Associate Research Scientist, Division of Statistics and Psychometrics, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, 1996-1998
  • Lecturer, Department of Applied Mathematics, Zhejiang University, China, 1989-1992
  • Assistant Lecturer, Department of Applied Mathematics, Zhejiang University, China, 1987-1989

Activities & Honors

  • Associate Editor, American Educational Research Journal, 2010-2013
  • Appointed Member of ETS Board of Review, ETS, 2004-2009
  • Member of editorial committee of Journal of Testing Research, Tianjin, China, Journal of Testing Research, 2004-2007

Selected Publications

  • Zhang, J., Xie, M., Song, X., & Lu, T. (2011).  Investigating the impact of uncertainty about item parameters on ability estimation. Psychometrika, 76, 97-118. 
  • Braun, H., Zhang, J., & Vezzu, S. (2010). An investigation of bias in reports of the National Assessment of Educational Progress.  Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 32, 24-43.
  • Zhang, J. (2007). Conditional covariance theory and DETECT for polytomous items. Psychometrika, 72, 69-91.
  • Zhang, J., & Stout, W. F. (1999). Conditional covariance structure of generalized compensatory multidimensional items.  Psychometrika, 64, 129-152.
  • Zhang, J., & Stout, W. F. (1999). The theoretical DETECT index of dimensionality and its application to approximate simple structure. Psychometrika, 64, 213-249.

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