Psychometrics is a field that often flies under the radar, but it’s actually one of the most important areas of psychology and education. It’s all about measuring things that aren’t directly visible—like intelligence, personality, and mental health. If you’ve ever taken an IQ test, a personality quiz, or even a standardized exam, you’ve experienced…
Behavioral traits—like whether you’re more introverted or extroverted, prone to anxiety, or super chill—make up the quirks and habits that define who we are. But how do researchers and psychologists take something as abstract as behavior and turn it into data they can analyze? Enter psychometric models, the tools that let us measure and…
Let’s talk about Item Response Theory (IRT)—not as some intimidating academic concept, but as that one super-smart friend who always knows how to make sense of things. If you’ve ever taken a standardized test or done an online quiz, chances are IRT had its hands all over the process, even if you didn’t realize…
