Research Methods

The Struggle Is Real

Strong theories are sorely lacking in the applied social sciences, especially in psychology. Elko Fried (2020) identifies fundamental problems that are common in social science research and explains how these problems manifest themselves in the …

Response or recall bias? Choosing between the traditional and retrospective pretest using measurement invariance techniques

This study examines response shift in an evaluation of a computing education program in which both traditional and retrospective pretests were used across two waves of data collection, by using measurement invariance techniques.

The Role of Non-Cognitive Factors in the SAT Remains Unclear - A Commentary on Hannon (2019)

Hannon (2019) reports a novel and intriguing pattern of results that could be interpreted as evidence that the SAT is biased against Hispanic students. Specifically, Hannon’s analyses suggest that non-cognitive factors, such as test anxiety, …