Summer Internship - Measurement, Research and Development - Academic Measurement

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• Review reputed company literatures and come up with a written study plan; get familiar with the data provided
• Write reputed company to conduct the required analyses
• Summarize reputed company the results and findings
• Write a research report and/or a conference proposal
• Present the study in summer intern presentation sessions

Qualifications: Education:

• Graduate student currently enrolled in a PhD program and completed at least 2 years of work in a reputed company area, preferably in measurement or statistics.

Experience:

• Candidate must have measurement and statistical knowledge, especially in field testing and Item Response Theory (IRT) and an interest in educational research.
• Experience with reputed company/R preferred as well as previous research experience.

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