Trends and Outlook in Measurement, Evaluation and Research Methods for Educational Psychology :

Reconsideration of Issues of a Shortage of Experts, Issues of Education in Psychometrics and the Necessity of “Training Experts by Experts”

Abstract

    This article reviews the recent trends in measurement, evaluation and research methods for educational psychology in Japan in the past year.  In order to facilitate the course of discussion, the topics we argue are classified into six issues: “Psychological Scales,” “Examination and Test,” “Quantitative Research,” “Statistical Analysis and Theory,” “Education in Psychometrics,” and “Other Researches”.  We point out that a shortage of experts, both in training and research, in educational measurement and psychometrics, and problems with psychometrics education underlie the current problems seen in researches and practices of related research fields.  We also stress that “training experts by experts” is essential.