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Read more at: Launch of Concerto, an open source online adaptive testing platform

Launch of Concerto, an open source online adaptive testing platform

28 August 2013

The Psychometrics Centre used the occasion of the 17th International Conference of The Psychometrics Society in Hong Kong (July 2011) to launch Concerto, its new open-source online adaptive testing platform. Concerto brings high quality inexpensive adaptability to the world of online testing - for both research and...


Read more at: Who Likes What? LikeAudience gives psychodemographic profiles

Who Likes What? LikeAudience gives psychodemographic profiles

28 August 2013

LikeAudience.com , a breakthrough research and marketing tool developed at The Psychometrics Centre, provides detailed psycho-demographic profiles of brands, products, ideas, and all the other things people like on Facebook. It is designed to help researchers and marketers to assess the personality (BIG5), IQ, satisfaction...


Read more at: Has Intelligence Been Rising? A Lecture By James Flynn

Has Intelligence Been Rising? A Lecture By James Flynn

28 August 2013

A major Psychometrics Centre event An audience at Trinity College, Cambridge had the opportunity to listen to and question one of the leading participants in intelligence studies; James Flynn, the discoverer of the 'Flynn Effect' Has intelligence been rising? Recent debates on standards in education and about skills...


Read more at: 17th International Meeting of the Psychometric Society (IMPS 2011)

17th International Meeting of the Psychometric Society (IMPS 2011)

28 August 2013

The Psychometric Society held its 17th International Meeting in Hong Kong at the Hong Kong Institute of Education from the 19th to the 22nd of July 2011. For full details of the programme and venue see the IMPS 2011 Conference website . We were particularly delighted that the judges of the Psychometrics Society...


Read more at: Why psychometrics training is more important than ever

Why psychometrics training is more important than ever

28 August 2013

Ian Florance considers some of the lessons to be learned from recent views on testing. Psychometrics is going through its most exciting period of development in the almost 30 years I've worked in the area. Usage is increasing in the UK in areas ranging from the treatment of mild mental disorder to organisational selection...


Read more at: Prize for best school essay on a psychometric topic

Prize for best school essay on a psychometric topic

28 August 2013

It’s good news that psychology is becoming such a popular subject in schools. To support this encouraging trend, we’re posting an essay by Ketan Ahuja, a pupil at St. Paul's School, London, which wins the University of Cambridge Psychometrics Centre’s prize as the best school essay on a psychometric topic. We were...


Read more at: 16th International Meeting of Psychometric Society in Cambridge, July 2009

16th International Meeting of Psychometric Society in Cambridge, July 2009

28 August 2013

The Psychometrics Centre at the University of Cambridge will be hosting IMPS 2009, the 16th International Meeting and the 74th Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society in St John’s College, Cambridge from the 20th to the 24th July 2009. Click here for the IMPS 2009 website . The Psychometric Society was founded in 1935...


Read more at: A New Award For Professor James Flynn

A New Award For Professor James Flynn

28 August 2013

Professor James Flynn, Distinguished Associate of the Psychometrics Centre, was elected to a Fellowship of the Royal Society of New Zealand on 7th November 2007. Fellowship of the Royal Society of New Zealand (FRSNZ) is an honour conferred for distinction in research or the advancement of science or technology. The Society...


Read more at: Frequently Asked Questions About Psychometrics

Frequently Asked Questions About Psychometrics

28 August 2013

Every UK school, most UK hospitals and around 70% of UK companies with over 50 employees use psychometric tests. Yet 'psychometrics' still sounds like a black art and 'testing' gives people flashbacks to sweating over exam papers. Let's clear away some of the mystery and misunderstanding, using business to illustrate what...


Read more at: Tips on Taking A Test

Tips on Taking A Test

28 August 2013

Ian Florance When I was 12 I bought a copy of a paperback called 'TEST YOUR OWN IQ'. The answers to the questions were included at the back of the book. It seemed to me the most intelligent thing to do would be to look up the answers. I turned out to be a genius. Later events have shown the weakness of this 'cheating'...


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