Hidetoki ISHII, Ph.D.
- 2015：
- Professor, Nagoya University
- 2015：
- Visiting Professor, University of Minnesota
- 2017：
- Director of Admission Division, Nagoya University
- 2021：
- Chair of Department of Psychology and Human Developmental Sciences
Measurement and Statistical Data Analysis in Human Science
Department of Psychology and Human Developmental Sciences
Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Nagoya University
Director
Research Area
Educational Measurement
Psychometrics
Data Science
Educational Psychology
Research Interests
Test development using item analysis
Developing and examining item writing guidelines
Data science and statistics in humanities
Study on entrance examinations
Medical and co-medical studies
Item Analysis System
"Integrated Tool for Item Analysis & Response Data Analysis" is designed to analyze multiple-choice test data. One or more than one correct option items can be analyzed. Score data can also be analyzed except for partial credit data.
After setting examinees' response data and answer key data, and running the software, summary of test scores, results of item analysis and examinee analysis are shown. These information are helpful to understand item characteristics and examinees' performance.
Please click below and download the zip file which contains Software, Instruction Document, Sample Response Data, and Sample Key Data. The software runs on Windows PC.
Selected Publications
- Momonoki, S. Y., & Ishii. H. (2023). Modeling the direct and indirect relationships between cognitive style, daily life stress and mental distress. Journal of Affective Disorders Reports, 13, 100594. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadr.2023.100594
- Terao,T., & Ishii,H. (2020). A comparison of distractor selection among proficiency levels in reading tests: A focus on summarization processes in Japanese EFL learners. SAGE Open, 10, 1-14.
- Nu Nu Khaing, Yasunaga, K., & Ishii, H. (2013). Differential item functioning analysis of the spatial ability test for Myanmar middle school students: Gender and ethnicity based comparison. Japanese Journal for Research on Testing, 9, 85-106.
- Ishii, H. (2008). Comparison of several test-retest reliability coefficient estimators. New Trends in Psychometrics, pp.121-130.
- Ishii, H., & Watanabe, H. (2002). The effects on the predictive variances of a new subject's score for a new test. Japanese Psychological Research, 44, 113-119.
Books
Ishii,H., Aye Aye Myint, & Nu Nu Khaing. (2019). Essentials of statistical analysis and psychometrics in human sciences. See Sein Publishing: Myanmar.
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Classes
Seminar on Psychometrics I, II
This course deals with several fundamental concepts in statistical analysis, psychometrics, educational measurement, and data science. There are a lot of topics we recommend you to study. Then, we focus on a topic each year and read a textbook together. Following lists are the book titles we read.
- Essentials of statistical analysis and psychometrics in human sciences
- Longitudinal data analysis for the behavioral sciences using R
- How to assess higher-order thinking skills in your classroom
- Developing and validating test items
- Internet, phone, mail, and mixed-mode surveys: The tailored design method
Contact
Email: ishii.lab.nuedu.psychometrics[at]gmail.com
Address: Hidetoki ISHII
Graduate School of Education and Human Development
Nagoya University
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya
Aichi
464-8601 Japan
Admissions：https://www.educa.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/info/admission.html