Research at Computer Based Assessment Group
The CBA Research Group is interested in the consequences and the benefits accompanying the introduction of technology to education. We work at the intersection of the following research areas: educational psychology, personality psychology, methodology, assessment, cognitive psychology.
Educational, Personality and Cognitive Psychology
We cover diverse topics, including:
– Educational Psychology (e.g., challenges of education in the 21st century, development of transversal thinking skills in school, educational policy).
– Personality Psychology (e.g., self-concept, motivation, emotion regulation, need for cognition, the big 5, and facets of conscientiousness in education).
– Methodology (e.g., structural equation modeling and item response theory, process data, big data, data mining, large-scale longitudinal data analysis).
– Assessment (e.g., assessment innovation, technology-based assessment, formative assessment, large-scale assessment including PISA, PIAAC, and national assessments).
– Cognitive psychology (e.g., problem-solving, intelligence, decision-making).
Research projects
Some of our projects
– FlexPS 2.5 – 5.5: Study the development of problem-solving in young children, including their flexibility, ability to discard irrelevant information, and its link to executive functions and multilingualism.
– PACIP: Investigate parent-child interactions during play and their link to cognitive and motivational development.
– AA – PC: Research children’s approach-avoidance motivation, evaluating the role of executive functions in conflicting situations.
– PISA LDW: Support in the assessment of Learning in a Digital World in OECD’s international PISA assessment.