Methodology of Educational Measurement and Assessment Monica Rosén Kajsa Yang Hansen Ulrika Wolff Editors Cognitive Abilities and Educational Outcomes A Festschrift in Honour of Jan-Eric Gustafsson Methodology of Educational Measurement and Assessment Series editors Bernard Veldkamp, Enschede, The Netherlands Matthias von Davier, Princeton, USA This new book series collates key contributions to a fast-developing field of educationresearch.Itisaninternationalforumfortheoreticalandempiricalstudies exploring new and existing methods of collecting, analyzing, and reporting data from educational measurements and assessments. Covering a high-profile topic from multiple viewpoints, it aims to foster a broader understanding of fresh developments as innovative software tools and new concepts such as competency models and skills diagnosis continue to gain traction in educational institutions around the world. Methodology of Educational Measurement and Assessment offers readers reliable critical evaluations, reviews and comparisons of existing methodologies alongside authoritative analysis and commentary on new and emergingapproaches.Itwillshowcaseempiricalresearchonapplications,examine issues such as reliability, validity, and comparability, and help keep readers up to speedondevelopmentsinstatisticalmodelingapproaches.Thefullypeer-reviewed publications in the series cover measurement and assessment at all levels of educationandfeatureworkbyacademicsandeducationprofessionalsfromaround the world. Providing an authoritative central clearing-house for research in a core sector in education, the series forms a major contribution to the international literature. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/13206 é Monica Ros n Kajsa Yang Hansen (cid:129) Ulrika Wolff Editors Cognitive Abilities and Educational Outcomes A Festschrift in Honour of Jan-Eric Gustafsson 123 Editors Monica Rosén Ulrika Wolff Department ofEducation and Department ofEducation and SpecialEducation SpecialEducation University of Gothenburg University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden Sweden KajsaYang Hansen Department ofEducation and SpecialEducation University of Gothenburg Gothenburg Sweden ISSN 2367-170X ISSN 2367-1718 (electronic) Methodology of EducationalMeasurement andAssessment ISBN978-3-319-43472-8 ISBN978-3-319-43473-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-43473-5 LibraryofCongressControlNumber:2016946946 ©SpringerInternationalPublishingAG2017 Thisworkissubjecttocopyright.AllrightsarereservedbythePublisher,whetherthewholeorpart of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission orinformationstorageandretrieval,electronicadaptation,computersoftware,orbysimilarordissimilar methodologynowknownorhereafterdeveloped. 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Printedonacid-freepaper ThisSpringerimprintispublishedbySpringerNature TheregisteredcompanyisSpringerInternationalPublishingAG Theregisteredcompanyaddressis:Gewerbestrasse11,6330Cham,Switzerland Preface We present this Festschrift to our colleague, mentor and friend, Jan-Eric Gustafsson, on his retirement, to express our heartfelt appreciation for his contri- butionanddedicationineducationandeducationalresearch.Jan-EricGustafssonis a prominent figure in the field of education. Throughout his extensive career, Jan-Eric has been interested in many substantive issues in education as well as in methodological problems, far exceeding what this volume covers. However, the chapters reflect at least some very prominent parts of his diversity. The number of collaborators who expressed their interest to contribute to this book is very large, indicating Jan-Eric’s broad network of researchers, practitioners, and policy advisers. However, due to the theme of the book series, we have limited ourselves to topics regarding educational measurement and related subjects. Inthisvolume,wecollected15comprehensivechapters,authorsofwhichhave collaborated with Jan-Eric over different periods of his career. These chapters, being theory driven, empirical, or methodological in character, touch upon three broad topics, namely, Cognitive abilities, Causes and effects of education, and Modeling the measurement properties. All the topics reflect the contribution and involvement of Jan-Eric in his wide-ranging research and teaching. Manycolleagueshavebeeninvolvedintheproductionofthisvolume.Specially, wewouldliketothankalltheauthorstothisbook.Withoutyourcontributionsand collaboration the book would never have come about. Dr. Matthias von Davier took the initiative and suggested publishing this Festschrift within Springer’s Methodology of Educational Measurement and Assessment series. We also received first-hand support from Annemarie Keur at Springer during the whole process of publication. Professor Rolf Lander at the Department of Education and Special Education, University of Gothenburg, acted as the external reviewer of all the chapters; his comments helped the authors to improve the quality of the book. Dr. Johan Braeken at the Centre for Educational Measurement (CEMO) and Dr. Trude Nilsen at the Department of Teacher Education and School Research, v vi Preface University of Oslo, also were involved in the review process of chapters. Thank you!ToBeritAsklingandAllanSvensson,yourexperience,advice,andwritingin relationtothepublicationprocessofthisFestschrifthavebeeninvaluableassetsto our editorial team! Finally, we want to thank you Jan-Eric for your enormous contributions to the fieldofeducationandeducationalmeasurement.Wededicatethisvolumetohonour youonyourretirementandwiththis,wehopetoinspireandenlightenmanyyoung researchers in education to carry on the mission: to acknowledge the educational prerequisites, to improve quality, equity, and efficiency in education, and to enhance educational outcomes. Gothenburg, Sweden Monica Rosén June 2016 Kajsa Yang Hansen Ulrika Wolff Professor Jan-Eric Gustafsson Curriculum Vitae Jan-Eric Gustafsson Born in 1949, in Falköping, Sweden University Degree 1970 BA, Education, Psychology, Statistics, University of Gothenburg Doctoral Degree 1976 Ph.D., Education, University of Gothenburg, “Verbal and figural aptitudes in relation to instructional methods” (Gustafsson 1976), supervisor Professor Kjell Härnqvist Post-doctoral Exchange Assignments 1979/80 Visiting Scholar, School of Education, Stanford University, mentor Professor Lee J. Cronbach 1988 Visiting Scholar, Social Research Methodology Division, University of California Los Social Research Methodology Division Angeles, hosted by Prof. Bengt Muthén Qualification as Associate Professor 1977 Associate Professor of Education (Docent in Swedish), University of Gothenburg ix x ProfessorJan-EricGustafsson Present Position 1986–2016 Professorial chair in Education at the University of Gothenburg 2016 Professor Emeritus, University of Gothenburg Previous Positions and Periods of Appointment 1971–1976 Research Assistant, Department of Education, University of Gothenburg 1976–1982 Post-doctoral Research Associate, Department of Education, University of Gothenburg, funding from the Swedish Council for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences 1982–1985 Acting Associate Professor, Department of Education, University of Gothenburg 1986 Associate Professor, Department of Education, University of Gothenburg 1986 Professor, Department of Education, University of Gothenburg Supervision of Ph.D. Students Torgny Ottosson, 1987; Eva Björck-Åkesson, 1990; Valentin González, 1992; Monica Rosén, 1998; Berit Carlstedt, 2000; Joanna Giota, 2001; Christina Cliffordson, 2001; Per-Olof Bentley,2003;Yang Yang,2003; Ulrika Wolff,2005; Eva Myrberg, 2006; Mary-Anne Holfve-Sabel, 2006; Caroline Berggren, 2006; Ann Valentin Kvist, 2013 Commissions of Trust 1983–1984 HeadofDepartment,DepartmentofEducation,GöteborgUniversity 1986–1989 Member of the Education section of the Swedish Council for Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences 1989–1992 Chair, Council for Research on Admission Procedures, National Swedish Board of Universities and Colleges 1991–1993 Dean, Section of Behavioral, Social and Administrative Educations, Faculty of Social Sciences 1993–1998 Chair, Section of Educational and Psychological Research of the SwedishCouncilforResearchintheHumanitiesandSocialSciences 1993–1998 Member, Joint Committee of the Nordic Social Science Research Councils; Elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 1993–cont. Elected member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 1996–2001 Member, committee on Longitudinal Research,Swedish Council for Interdisciplinary Research 1997–2001 Chair, committee on Longitudinal Research, Swedish Council for Interdisciplinary Research