Faculty Research Profiles: James Wardrop

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Associate Professor Emeritus

Quantitative and Evaluative Research Methodologies
Educational Psychology
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Research Biography

My research foci vary between applied measurement (standardized testing, generalizability theory, item response theory) and statistical modeling (structural equation modeling, hierarchical linear models), with special interest in applications to longitudinal data.

The most recent manifestations of these interests have been a study of the relationship between scores from constructed response and multiple choice test items, on the one hand, and growth curve models for longitudinal data. This latter topic is likely to remain my primary emphasis in the near future.

Degrees

  • Ph.D., Psychology, Washington University at St. Louis, 1966
  • A.B., Psychology, Washington University at St. Louis, 1963

Key Professional Appointments

  • Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1981--

Activities & Honors

  • Outstanding Teacher of the Year, Department of Educational Psychology, 1998
  • Harold Mitzel Award, for Outstanding Contribution of Research to Practice, Journal of Educational Research, 1995

Selected Publications

  • Kochenderfer-Ladd, B., & Wardrop, J. L. (2001). Chronicity and instability of children's peer victimization experiences as predictors of loneliness and social satisfaction trajectories. Child Development, 72, 134-151.
  • Farmer, H.S., Wardrop, J.L., & Rotella, S.C. (1999). What antecedent factors differentiate women and men in science careers from those in other career fields: A longitudinal study. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 23, 763-780.
  • Farmer, H.S., Wardrop, J.L., Anderson, M.Z., & Risinger, R. (1995). Women's career choices: Focus on science, math, and technology careers. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 42(2), 155-170.
  • Shatzer, J.H., Wardrop, J.L., Williams, R.G., & Hatch, T.F. (1994). The generalizability of performance on different station length standardized patient cases. Teaching and Learning in Medicine, 6(1), 54-58.
  • Meyer, L.A., Stull, S., Wardrop, J.L., & Linn, R.L. (1994). The effects of reading storybooks aloud to children. Journal of Educational Research, 88, 69-85