Faculty Profiles

Dr. Yi-Hsin Chen

Professor, educational measurement and research

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Email: ychen5@usf.edu
Office: USF Tampa campus, EDU 362
Curriculum Vitae

Yi-Hsin Chen is a Professor of Educational Measurement and Research. Dr. Chen's primary research focuses on evaluations and applications of cognitive psychometric models (e.g., GDINA, LCDM, DINA), which incorporate cognitive information into psychometric models.

Dr. Chen's work has been published in the Journal of Educational Measurement, Educational and Psychological Measurement, International Journal of Testing, Journal of Experimental Education, Journal of Modern Applied Statistical Methods, and Educational Research and Evaluation, as well as in the Monograph series.

TEACHING

  • EDF 6432: Foundations of Measurement (Online)
  • EDF 6407: Statistical Analysis for Educational Research I (Online)
  • EDF 7439: Item Response Theory
  • EDF 7469: Computer-Based Testing
  • EDF 7436: Rasch Models

Selected Publications 

Young, R., Courtney, E., Kah, A., Wilkerson, M., & Chen, Y.-H. (2025, OnlineFirst). Content and item response theory analysis of chatGPT-4-generated multiple-choice items. Teaching of Psychology.

Chen, Y.-J. I., Wu, Y.-J., Chen, Y.-H., & Irey, R. (2024, OnlineFirst). Development and initial validation of the computer-based orthographic processing assessment short form: An application of cognitive diagnostic modeling. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment.

Chen, Y.-H. (2024). Cross-cultural validation of the mathematics construct and diagnostic attribute profiles: A differential item functioning approach. Applied Measurement in Education, 37(4), 356-376.

Hsu, C.-L., Chen, Y.-H., & Wu, Y.-J. (2023) Using a Bayesian estimation to examine attribute hierarchies of the 2007 TIMSS mathematics test: A demonstration using R packages. Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation: Vol. 28, Article 11. 
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Chen, Y.-H., Hsu, C.-L., Wu, Y-J., Yi, Z., Wang, Y., & Thompson, D. R. (2023). Exploring attribute hierarchies of the van Hiele theory using diagnostic classification modeling and structural equation modeling. University of Chicago School Mathematics Project.

Chen, Y.-H. (2022). Validation of mathematics construct and diagnostic profiles using a differential item functioning approach. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 40(6), 790-806. [SSCI | IF=1.452|5-Year IF=1.934|Q2]

Chen, Y.-J., Chen, Y.-H., Anthony, J., & Erazo, N. (2022). Evaluation of the computer-based orthographic processing assessment: An application of cognitive diagnostic modeling. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 40(2), 271-292.

Chen, Y.-H., Senk, S. L., Thompson, D. R., & #Voogt, K. (2019). Examining psychometric properties and level classification of the van Hiele geometry test using CTT and CDM framework. Journal of Educational Measurement,54(4), 733-756. [SSCI | 2018IF = 1.10 | 2018SJR = 0.922 | Q1]

Hu, J., Miller, M. D., Huggins-Manley, A. C., & Chen, Y.-H. (2016). Evaluation of model fit in cognitive diagnosis models. International Journal of Testing, 16(2), 119-141. [2018IF = 0.97 | 2018SJR = 0.814]