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Overview

Ronald K. Hambleton is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Decision Sciences, with a focus on Management Science and Operations Research, as well as Computer Networks and Communications.

Their work addresses several key topics within these domains, including:

  • Evaluation and Performance Assessment
  • Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
  • Advanced Statistical Modeling Techniques

Hambleton has published research in various academic venues, notably:

  • Psicothema
  • Hacettepe University Journal of Education
  • Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

Among their recent published papers are:

  • "International Test Commission guidelines for test adaptation: A criterion checklist" (2020) in Psicothema
  • "An Overview of E-Assessment" (2020) in Hacettepe University Journal of Education
  • "Effect of Adjusting Pseudo-Guessing Parameter Estimates on Test Scaling When Item Parameter Drift Is Present" (2020) in Scholarworks (University of Massachusetts Amherst)

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Ana Hernández
  • María Hidalgo
  • Juana Gómez-Benito
  • Nuri Doğan
  • Nermin Kıbrıslıoğlu Uysal

Best Publications

  • Fundamentals of Item Response Theory

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Hariharan Swaminathan;H. Jane Rogers

  • Handbook of Modern Item Response Theory

    Wim J. van der Linden;Ronald K. Hambleton

  • Item Response Theory

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Hariharan Swaminathan

  • Item Response Theory: Principles and Applications

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Hariharan Swaminathan

  • Directrices para la traducción y adaptación de los tests: segunda edición

    José Muñiz;Paula Elosua;Ronald K. Hambleton

  • Psychometric evaluation and calibration of health-related quality of life item banks: plans for the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS).

    Bryce B. Reeve;Ron D. Hays;Jakob B. Bjorner;Karon F. Cook

  • Translating Tests: Some Practical Guidelines

    Fons van de Vijver;Ronald K. Hambleton

  • Adapting educational and psychological tests for cross-cultural assessment

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Peter Francis Merenda;Charles Donald Spielberger

  • An NCME Instructional Module on Comparison of Classical Test Theory and Item Response Theory and Their Applications to Test Development.

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Russell W. Jones

  • Guidelines for adapting educational and psychological tests: A progress report.

    Ronald K. Hambleton

  • Issues, Designs, and Technical Guidelines for Adapting Tests Into Multiple Languages and Cultures

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Peter F. Merenda;Charles D. Spielberger

  • The Next Generation of the ITC Test Translation and Adaptation Guidelines

    Ronald K Hambleton

  • On the Use of Content Specialists in the Assessment of Criterion-Referenced Test Item Validity.

    Richard J. Rovinelli;Ronald K. Hambleton

  • Principles and selected applications of item response theory.

    Ronald K. Hambleton

  • Increasing the Validity of Adapted Tests: Myths to be Avoided and Guidelines for Improving Test Adaptation Practices

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Liane Patsula

  • Criterion-Referenced Testing and Measurement: A Review of Technical Issues and Developments

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Hariharan Swaminathan;James Algina;Douglas Bill Coulson

  • Adapting tests for use in multiple languages and cultures

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Liane Patsula

  • Increasing the Validity of Cross-Cultural Assessments: Use of Improved Methods for Test Adaptations 1Laboratory of Psychometric and Evaluative Research Report No.275. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts, School of Education. Paper presented at the 23rd International Congress of Applied Psychology, Madrid, 1994.

    Ronald K. Hambleton;Anil Kanjee

  • Translating and Adapting Tests for Cross-Cultural Assessments

    Ronald K. Hambleton;April L. Zenisky

  • Handbook of Modern Item Response Theory.

    Mw;Wim J. Van der Linden;Ronald K. Hambleton

  • Fundamentals of Item Response Theory.

    Magnus Stenbeck;Ronald K. Hambleton;H. Swaminathan;H. Jane Rogers

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles D. Spielberger
Charles D. Spielberger University of South Florida
Thomas Oakland
Thomas Oakland University of Florida
Rudolf H. Moos
Rudolf H. Moos Stanford University
José Muñiz
José Muñiz University of Oviedo
Steven P. Reise
Steven P. Reise University of California, Los Angeles
Robert L. Linn
Robert L. Linn University of Colorado Boulder
Bruno D. Zumbo
Bruno D. Zumbo University of British Columbia
Fanny M. Cheung
Fanny M. Cheung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Frederick T. L. Leong
Frederick T. L. Leong Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
Alice K. Jacobs
Alice K. Jacobs Boston University

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