David J. Weiss

David J. Weiss is an American psychometrician who has made significant contributions to the field of psychometrics. Alongside Fredric M. Lord, Weiss is considered a pioneer in the development and application of computerized adaptive testing[1]

Weiss earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1959. Thereafter, he pursued doctoral studies in the subject at the University of Minnesota, graduating in 1963.[2] After earning his doctorate, he remained and joined the faculty of the University of Minnesota.[3] Weiss is the founding editor-in-chief of the academic journal Applied Psychological Measurement, serving from January 1977 to December 2001.[4][5][6]

Weiss is a fellow of the American Psychological Association[7] and the American Educational Research Association.[8]

## References

1. ↑ Segall, Daniel O. (2005). "Computerized Adaptive Testing". Encyclopedia of Social Measurement. 1. pp. 429–438. doi:10.1016/B0-12-369398-5/00444-8. ISBN 978-0-12-369398-3. https://doi.org/10.1016/B0-12-369398-5/00444-8.
2. ↑ "David Weiss". University of Minnesota College of Liberal Arts. https://cla.umn.edu/about/directory/profile/djweiss.
3. ↑ "David J Weiss". University of Minnesota. https://experts.umn.edu/en/persons/david-j-weiss.
4. ↑ Weiss, David J. (January 1977). "Editor's Introduction". Applied Psychological Measurement 1 (1): V-VI. doi:10.1177/014662167700100102.
5. ↑ Weiss, David J. (March 1977). "Editor's Introduction". Applied Psychological Measurement 1 (2): V-VI. doi:10.1177/014662167700100202.
6. ↑ Weiss, David J. (December 2001). "New Apm Editor Now Accepting New Manuscript Submissions". Applied Psychological Measurement 25 (4): 315–316. doi:10.1177/01466210122032154.
7. ↑ "Div. 5 Fellows". American Psychological Association. https://www.apadivisions.org/division-5/membership/fellows.
8. ↑ "Fellow Members". American Educational Research Association. https://www.aera.net/Portals/38/docs/About_AERA/Fellows through April 2024 - Master List.pdf?ver=Rse4yjvwj4DFAOOzqrW1RQ==.

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