Jim Soland
@jsoland
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Assistant Prof. @UVA & Research Fellow @NWEA. I study how (mis)uses of tests/surveys affect decisions in ed. & psychology. Father of two. Opinions mine.
Charlottesville, VA
Joined August 2011
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 .
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RT @UVAEdu: Congratulations to UVA EHD's Jim Soland on receiving the 2025 Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council of Higher Educat….
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Soland is among 12 statewide recipients of the awards that recognize faculty who exemplify the highest standards of teaching, scholarship and service.
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RT @jsoland: New article out thru @sreesociety w/ @edwkelly providing best practices for measurement modeling in program eval contexts. Fr….
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RT @dmcneish18: Couldn't find much on how to deal with MNAR missingness in intensive longitudinal data, so this preprint was an attempt to….
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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)
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When randomized control trials are not possible, quasi-experimental methods often represent the gold standard. One quasi-experimental method is difference-in-difference (DiD), which compares change...
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RT @dmcneish18: New print w/@MelissaGWolf on dynamic fit index cutoffs. Our software can now derive customized cutoffs for ANY covariance s….
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Despite the popularity of traditional fit index cutoffs like RMSEA ≤ .06 and CFI ≥ .95, several studies have noted issues with overgeneralizing traditional cutoffs. Computational methods have been...
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RT @JamieJirout: Please spread the info widely - We are hiring an assistant or associate level faculty member in education and neuroscience….
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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. @emilyjsolari @EdPolicyWorks @DerekCBriggs @AndrewDeanHo @bendomingue.
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RT @AndrewDeanHo: Re-upping my NAEP Day threads for another NAEP Day. What's new? I expected signs of "recovery" (in the sense that 2020-20….
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RT @AndrewDeanHo: Like SAT/ACT scores, many people think I and other measurement folks @NCME38 would be resisting the ongoing attack on sco….
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RT @LauraMStapleton: Are you an undergrad who is quant curious?!? Join us next week! Please retweet! https://t.c….
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RT @ChrisChangBacon: Thanks to all who came out for the @UVA Teaching and Public Service Awards ceremony. Congrats to all the awardees! @Pr….
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RT @quantitudepod: S4E23. QuantCrit: A Conversation With Christen Priddie.. This week @ChristenPriddie of Indiana U….
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A podcast dedicated to all things quantitative, ranging from the relevant to the highly irrelevant. Co-hosts Patrick Curran and Greg Hancock talk about serious statistical topics, but without taking...
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RT @abrooksbowden: Job alert! We are very excited to bring on a new colleague in early literacy @PennGSE. Please share this open search wid….
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RT @Kim_De_Roover: I am hiring! For a 6-year PhD-position in quantitative psychology that also involves teaching:.F….
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RT @AndrewDeanHo: Saturday at 8am (good morning!), Part 2 of our debate on "Foundational Competencies in Educational Measurement" continues….
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RT @SRimmKaufman: #AERA23 SEL and equity-Sat at 8 AM - Fairmont Chicago Millennium Park, Floor: 2nd Level, Embassy Room @MikeStrambler @kim….
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RT @LMiratrix: I'm hiring a 1yr postdoc for research on stat methodology for using text in randomized controlled trials: .
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RT @EdPolicyWorks: 📢Mark your calendars for 4/24 @ 12PM to hear from Sarah Peko-Spicer (@AIRInforms) share her research on Building a Criti….
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RT @AndrewDeanHo: ICYMI, a video of our @NCME38 "Foundational Competencies" debate is here: See you for Part 2 of….
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