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J. Carl Setzer
Doctoral Student in the Assessment and Measurement Ph.D. Program
Contact Information
Phone: 540.568.6706
Fax: 540.568.7878
E-mail: setzerjc@jmu.edu
Mailing Address:
CARS
MSC 6806
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Current Role at the Center

Internship

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Educational Background
  • M.S. University of Maryland, College Park (2004)
    Concentration: Survey Methodology
  • B.S. James Madison University (1998)
    Concentration: Psychology
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Primary Research Interests
  • Application of latent class and other mixture models
  • Statistics education/statistics anxiety
  • Complex sampling and data analysis
  • Survey development
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Recent Publications and Presentations

Meyer, J. P., & Setzer, J. C. (2007, October). A comparison of bridging methods in the analysis of NAEP trends with the new race subgroup definitions. Paper presented at the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT.

Meyer, J. P., & Setzer, J. C. (2007, April). An explanatory item response model analysis of a diagnostic measure to facilitate classroom learning. Paper presented at the 2007 National Council on Measurement in Education Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Miller, B. J., Sundre, D. L., Setzer, J. C., & Zeng, X. (2007, April). Content validity: A comparison of two methods. Paper presented at the 2007 National Council on Measurement in Education Annual Conference, Chicago, IL.

Miller, B. J., Setzer, J. C., Sundre, D. L., & Zeng, X. (2006, November). Content alignment: The tale of two methodologies. Paper presented at the 2006 Virginia Assessment Group Annual Conference, Staunton, VA.

Pastor, D. A., Lau, A. R., & Setzer, J. C. (2007, August). Capturing unobserved examinee heterogeneity with latent categorical variables. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association.

Setzer, J. C. (2006, April). Motivation filtering: A mixture modeling approach to selecting and comparing thresholds. Paper presented at the 2006 Psychology Symposium, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Setzer, J. C., & Allspach, J. R. (2007, October). Studying the effect of rapid-guessing on a low-stakes test: An application of the Effort-Moderated IRT Model. Paper presented at the Northeastern Educational Research Association, Rocky Hill, CT.

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J. Carl Setzer
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