The Centre for Educational Measurement at the University of Oslo (CEMO) and Frontier Research in Educational Measurement (FREMO) are organizing the Norwegian Psychometrics Gathering at 08.45-16.00 on September 17, 2026. The event consists of a series of presentations within:
- Psychometric Methods
- Latent Variable Models
- Inference and Model Evaluation
- Modern Test Design
The event is hosted in Hannah Ryggen-rommet on the 10th floor of Lucy Smiths hus and includes lunch at 12.00 and coffee/tea throughout the day.
Program
| Time | Theme | Presenter | Title |
| 08:45-09:00 | Introduction and coffee | ||
| 09:00-10:30 | Psychometric Methods | Irini Moustaki, London School of Economics and Political Science | Sparse Latent Class Analysis for Dichotomous Responses: Post-Estimation Refinement via Item-Level Pseudo-Likelihood |
| Gabriel Wallin, Lancaster University | Factor Rotation Through Spectral Clustering and Computational Algebra | ||
| Benjamin Waldejer, University of Stavanger | Chi-Bar-Squared Difference Tests and Gorica Models for Model Selection and Directional Assessment of Nested RICLPMs | ||
| Max Welz, University of Zürich | Robust Psychometrics | ||
| 10:30-10:50 | Coffee break | ||
| 10:50-12:00 | Latent Variable Models | Björn Andersson, University of Oslo | Latent Trait Estimation with Ordinal, Count, and Continuous Observed Variables |
| Steffen Grønneberg, BI Norwegian Business School | On Factor Score Indeterminacy in SEM and Simulation | ||
| Albert Satorra, Pompeu Fabra University | The Practice of Best Affine Prediction in Multivariate Two-level Data | ||
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch | ||
| 13:00-14:30 | Inference and Model Evaluation | Njål Foldnes, University of Stavanger | Robust Goodness-of-Fit Testing under FIML: MLR, Two-stage, Eigenvalue Corrections, and a New Alternative |
| Øystein Sørensen, University of Oslo | Scalable Computational Algorithms for Dynamic Structural Equation Models | ||
| David Kreiberg, BI Norwegian Business School | Estimation of Structural Equation Models Under Weak Identification | ||
| Jonas Moss, BI Norwegian Business School | magmaan: Structural Equation Modeling in C++ | ||
| 14:30-14:50 | Coffee break | ||
| 14:50-15:40 | Modern Test Design | Jianan Chen, University of Oslo | Traditional Progressive Tests with Stopping Rules from Computerized Adaptive Testing: Do Potential Advantages Outweigh Added Complexity? |
| Johan Braeken, University of Oslo | Increasing the Routine Feasibility of Passage Independence Checks for Multiple Choice Tests of Reading Comprehension |