Dr. Andrew Maul of UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School will present two papers at the 2017 conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME) in San Antonio, TX on April 29.
The papers are “Quantitative Attributes, Interval Scales, and the Representational Fallacy” – co-authored with Josh McGrane, Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment – and “Causal Interpretations and the Interpretation of Causal Mechanisms in Measurement” – co-authored with David Torres Irribarra, MIDE, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
The National Council on Measurement in Education is a professional organization for individuals involved in assessment, evaluation, testing, and other aspects of educational measurement. Members are involved in the construction and use of standardized tests; new forms of assessment, including performance-based assessment; program design; and program evaluation. The theme of the 2017 Annual Meeting – the organization’s 79th annual meeting – is Advancing Large Scale and Classroom Assessment through Research and Practice.
Andrew Maul is an Assistant Professor of research methodology in the Department of Education. He earned his Ph.D. at UC Berkeley, working with Mark Wilson; he then completed a three-year postdoctoral appointment at the University of Oslo, Norway, and served for two years on the faculty of the University of Colorado, Boulder, prior to coming to UCSB. Maul’s work focuses on the conceptual foundations of research methodology in the social sciences, and in particular on the measurement of psychological attributes. He attempts to rethink and challenge the received wisdom on research methods via an exploration of the history and philosophy of social research. He is also currently working on a National Academy of Education / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship focused on improving the measurement of ‘affective’ characteristics including perseverance, self-control, and academic mindsets.