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PD Dr. Rudolf Debelak

R. Debelak

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PD Dr. Rudolf Debelak

Senior Research Associate, project lead of Application of AI for Test Generation and Evaluation

Contact

University of Zurich, Department of Psychology
Psychological Methods, Evaluation and Statistics
Binzmuehlestrasse 14, Box 27
8050 Zurich
Switzerland

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+41 44 63 57376
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rudolf.debelak@psychologie.uzh.ch
BIN 4.E.15
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Research Interests

My current research projects concern the following topics:

  • Development of a toolbox for psychological test development
  • Tests for checking the general fit of models of item response theory
  • Detecting differential item functioning in models of item response theor
  • The implementation and application of methods for psychological test analysis in R
  • The application of exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and related models in psychology.
  • The application of machine learning procedures in psychology.

Grants

  • Project ”Development of a Toolbox for Psychological Test Development“ (Number 188929), funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation with CHF 183.665 as Principal Investigator (April 2020 to March 2023).
  • Travel funding (Scientific Exchange) ”Evaluation of Score-Based Tests in Educational Measurement“ (Number 186516) funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation with CHF  3.700 as Main Applicant (May 2019 to Juni 2019).
  • Project ”Entwicklung von Software zur Prüfung psychologischer Testverfahren“ (Number 2018-09), funded by the Stiftung Suzanne und Hans Biäsch with CHF 12.900 CHF as Principal Investigator (October 2018 to May 2019).
  • Teaching Fund of the University of Zurich of 39.600 CHF for the project ”ATStat: Active Training of Statistics“ as Co-Applicant (Main Applicant: Chatchavan Wacharamanotham, other Co-Applicants: Carolin Strobl and Stella Bollmann) (February 2018 to April 2019).
  • Project ”Detecting Heterogeneity in Complex IRT Models for Measuring Latent Traits“ (Number 152548), funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation with CHF 265.921 CHF as Co-Project Manager (Principal Investigator: Carolin Strobl) (January 2016 to June 2019).

Publications