Jim Soland

Assistant Prof. @UVA & Research Fellow @NWEA. I study how (mis)uses of tests/surveys affect decisions in ed. & psychology. Father of two. Opinions mine.

[Jim Soland @jsoland]

New article out thru @sreesociety w/ @edwkelly providing best practices for measurement modeling in program eval contexts. Free eprints below (50). Built from conversations w/ folks like @AndrewDeanHo @bendomingue @MeganKuhfeld @EdPolicyWorks

https://t.co/f4n2gZtLtE

[UVA School of Education and Human Development @UVAEdu]

Congratulations to UVA EHD's Jim Soland on receiving the 2025 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV)! The award recognizes faculty who exemplify the highest standards of teaching, scholarship, and service.
https://t.co/pBLMBqFIUb

[Jim Soland @jsoland]

New article out thru @sreesociety w/ @edwkelly providing best practices for measurement modeling in program eval contexts. Free eprints below (50). Built from conversations w/ folks like @AndrewDeanHo @bendomingue @MeganKuhfeld @EdPolicyWorks

https://t.co/f4n2gZtLtE

[Dan McNeish @dmcneish18]

Couldn't find much on how to deal with MNAR missingness in intensive longitudinal data, so this preprint was an attempt to repurpose some MNAR ideas from growth modeling into DSEM to handle MNAR missingness (with only a few extra lines of Mplus code)

https://t.co/MgMkrw9gfK

[Jim Soland @jsoland]

Check out this new article of mine on IRT models for quasi-experimental designs.

Item Response Theory Models for Difference-in-Difference Estimates (and Whether They Are Worth the Trouble) https://t.co/vfnxM2KTUh

[Dan McNeish @dmcneish18]

New print w/@MelissaGWolf on dynamic fit index cutoffs

Our software can now derive customized cutoffs for ANY covariance structure model (SEM, mediation, bifactor, etc) and supports normal, non-normal, categorical, & missing data (and any estimator) 1/15

https://t.co/dw7wYS2QAk

[Dr. Jamie Jirout @JamieJirout]

Please spread the info widely - We are hiring an assistant or associate level faculty member in education and neuroscience!! Join me and my wonderful colleagues and students @UVAEdu! Apply here: https://t.co/bbE571sB6C #AcademicTwitter

[Jim Soland @jsoland]

We're hiring @UVAEdu @castl_uva! I'm looking for a Research Scientist w/ measurement skills to help design a vertically scaled literacy screener used statewide in VA. Pls share.

https://t.co/AH2IENzkQd

@emilyjsolari @EdPolicyWorks @DerekCBriggs @AndrewDeanHo @bendomingue

[Andrew Ho @AndrewDeanHo]

Re-upping my NAEP Day threads for another NAEP Day. What's new? I expected signs of "recovery" (in the sense that 2020-2023 trends would be "less bad" than 2020-2022 and 2019-2022 trends). But it's worse. For those trying, be patient, give grace. For those ignoring, reprioritize.

[Andrew Ho @AndrewDeanHo]

Like SAT/ACT scores, many people think I and other measurement folks @NCME38 would be resisting the ongoing attack on scores and indices. But we’re all for it! We know the fallibility of single-score systems better than anyone! Just don’t throw the baby out with the bath water.

[Laura Stapleton @LauraMStapleton]

Are you an undergrad who is quant curious?!? Join us next week! Please retweet! https://t.co/kLUAudt30X

[Chris Chang-Bacon @ChrisChangBacon]

Thanks to all who came out for the @UVA Teaching and Public Service Awards ceremony. Congrats to all the awardees! @ProfRowley @svanHover @MJK_PhD

[quantitudethepodcast @quantitudepod]

S4E23. QuantCrit: A Conversation With Christen Priddie
https://t.co/ei7yUnJ8H4

This week @ChristenPriddie of Indiana Univ. helps us learn about QuantCrit: foundations, purpose, and how it can enrich the quantitative process to which we might’ve become a little *too* accustomed.

[Brooks Bowden @abrooksbowden]

Job alert! We are very excited to bring on a new colleague in early literacy @PennGSE. Please share this open search widely and feel free to reach out with any questions!

[Kim De Roover @Kim_De_Roover]

I am hiring! For a 6-year PhD-position in quantitative psychology that also involves teaching:
https://t.co/UAofuGjmMN
Follow me f you are interested but don't speak Dutch, because I have at least two more PhD-positions opening soon. Please share! Thx!

[Andrew Ho @AndrewDeanHo]

Saturday at 8am (good morning!), Part 2 of our debate on "Foundational Competencies in Educational Measurement" continues, focusing on whether our framework is clear, compelling, and complete. #NCME23
https://t.co/GCJzR5hZR6

[Sara Rimm-Kaufman @SRimmKaufman]

#AERA23 SEL and equity-Sat at 8 AM - Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, Floor: 2nd Level, Embassy Room @MikeStrambler @kimschon @drchriscip @O_K_Cook @drtianbarnes Anne Gregory @ShannonBWanless @AERA_SIG_SEL

[Luke Miratrix @LMiratrix]

I'm hiring a 1yr postdoc for research on stat methodology for using text in randomized controlled trials: https://t.co/4Ta9mddAri
Please don't self-select out! Long list of papers & "elite" schools aren't required. I'll read every application looking for potential. Please repost.

[EdPolicyWorks @EdPolicyWorks]

📢Mark your calendars for 4/24 @ 12PM to hear from Sarah Peko-Spicer (@AIRInforms) share her research on Building a Critical Quantitative Practice. More details on our website! https://t.co/chMueWG3fX
@UVAEdu @UVABatten

[Andrew Ho @AndrewDeanHo]

ICYMI, a video of our @NCME38 "Foundational Competencies" debate is here: https://t.co/UhO3QUsubP.
See you for Part 2 of the debate, focusing on the conceptual framework, at 8am in Chicago on 4/15, with @HamiltonLauraS, Alison Cheng, and David Torres Irribarra. #NCME23 #AERA23