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In defence of constructivist, utility‐driven psychometrics for the ‘post‐psychometric era’
Author(s) -
Pearce Jacob
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
medical education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.776
H-Index - 138
eISSN - 1365-2923
pISSN - 0308-0110
DOI - 10.1111/medu.14039
Subject(s) - psychometrics , value (mathematics) , psychology , constructivist teaching methods , epistemology , clinical psychology , computer science , mathematics education , teaching method , philosophy , machine learning
Are we truly living in a post‐psychometric era? This commentary warns against the pendulum swinging too far, highlighting the value of constructivist utility‐driven approaches to psychometric techniques by arguing for their benefits when used appropriately.