L.A. van der Ark
Associate Professora.vdark@uvt.nl
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Department of Methodology and Statistics
Expertise
Key words
News items
- Getting started with Mokken scale analysis in R
Manual for the R-package 'mokken' - Publications, software, and presentation
Publications
Principal publications- Van der Ark, L. A. (2005). Stochastic ordering of the latent trait by the sum score under various polytomous IRT modelsMultiple imputation of categorical data using latent class analysis. Psychometrika, 70, 283-304.
- Van der Ark, L. A. (2007). Mokken scale analysis in R. Journal of Statistical Software, 20 (11), 1-19.
- Van der Ark, L. A., Croon, M. A., & Sijtsma, K. (2008). Mokken scale analysis for dichotomous items using marginal models. Psychometrika, 73, 183-208.
- Van der Ark, L. A., Emons, W. H. M., & Sijtsma, K. (2008). Detection of answer copying using alternate test versions and seat locations. Journal of Educational Measurement, 45, 99-118.
- Van der Ark, L. A., & Bergsma, W. P. (2010). A note on stochastic ordering of the latent trait using the sum of polytomous item scores. Psychometrika, 75, 272-279.
Click here for the complete list of publications (Tilburg University Repository Publications only)
Education
- 1999. Ph.D. in the Social Sciences (Utrecht University). Advisors Prof.dr. P. G. M. van der Heijden (Utrecht University) and prof.dr. A. Mooijaart (University of Leiden).
- 1994. Master's Degree in Psychology (University of Amsterdam).
Career
- 2006 - present. Associate professor Tilburg University (Dept. of Methodology and Statistics).
- 2002 - 2006. Visiting professor Catholic University of Brussels (Faculty of Political and Social Sciences).
- 2000 - 2006. Assistant professor Tilburg University (Dept. of Methodology and Statistics).
- 1999 - 2002. Teaching assistant Catholic University of Brussels (Faculty of Political and Social Sciences).
- 1998 - 2003. Postdoctoral researcher Tilburg University (Dept. of Methodology and Statistics).
- 1998. Visiting researcher University of Cologne (Central Archive for Empirical Social Research).
- 1994 - 1998. Ph.D. student Utrecht University (Dept. of Methodology and Statistics).
- 1987 - 1994. Undergraduate student University of Amsterdam (Dept. of Psychological Methodology).
Publications
Principal publications- Van der Ark, L. A. (2005). Stochastic ordering of the latent trait by the sum score under various polytomous IRT modelsMultiple imputation of categorical data using latent class analysis. Psychometrika, 70, 283-304.
- Van der Ark, L. A. (2007). Mokken scale analysis in R. Journal of Statistical Software, 20 (11), 1-19.
- Van der Ark, L. A., Croon, M. A., & Sijtsma, K. (2008). Mokken scale analysis for dichotomous items using marginal models. Psychometrika, 73, 183-208.
- Van der Ark, L. A., Emons, W. H. M., & Sijtsma, K. (2008). Detection of answer copying using alternate test versions and seat locations. Journal of Educational Measurement, 45, 99-118.
- Van der Ark, L. A., & Bergsma, W. P. (2010). A note on stochastic ordering of the latent trait using the sum of polytomous item scores. Psychometrika, 75, 272-279.
Click here for the complete list of publications (Tilburg University Repository Publications only)
Projects
- Publications, software, and presentations: An overview of all publications (with preprints), software, and presentations (with slides)
- Mokken scale analysis in R: An R package for Mokken scale analysis.
- Website (CRAN): http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/mokken/index.html
- Starters manual:Getting started with Mokken scale analysis in R
- Categorical marginal models: An R package available from the CRAN website http://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/cmm/index.html
Teaching
Link to the Master Programme of Methodology and Statistics
- Testtheorie en testdiagnostiek (500154; Dutch only)
- Research master: Academic Skills: Basic, Applied and Professional Ethics (400823; English only) ESG
- Research master: Academic Skills: Programming (400844; English only) ESG
- Research master: First-year paper (400830; English only) ESG
- Research master: International traineeship (400847; English only) ESG
- Research master: Intern Traineeship Year 1 (400846; English only) ESG
- Research master: Intern Traineeship Year 2 (400856; English only) ESG
- Research master: Master's Thesis (400848; English only) ESG
- Research master: Optional Subject for Students in the Methodology and Statistics Track (424804; English only) ESG
- Research master: Research Skills (400835; English only) ESG
- Statistics and Research Methods for Foreign Students (424011; English only) ESG
Other activities
- 2009-present: Chair of the Social Sciences Division of the Netherlands Statistical Society (VVS)
website VVS (in Dutch),
website Social Sciences Division - 2009-present: Member of the Examination Committee of Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
- 2007-present:Coordinator of the Methodology and Statistics Track of the Master's Degree Programme in Research in Social and Behavioural Sciences
website Methodology and Statistics Track - 2005-present: Chair of the Program Committee of the Master's degree program in Research in Social and Behavioural Sciences
website Program Committee2009-heden: 2006-2009: Member of Programmacommissie Wiskunde A - Wiskunde C (Commissie Toekomst Wiskundeonderwijs CTWO)
website CTWO (in Dutch) - 2004-2009: Secretary/treasurer of the Social Sciences Division of the Netherlands Statistical Society (VVS)
Contact details
Room P1118
PO Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg
Room P1118
PO Box 90153
5000 LE Tilburg
| Phone | +31 13 466 2286 |
| Secretary | +31 13 466 2544 |
| Fax | +31 13 466 3002 |
| a.vdark@uvt.nl |
Associate Professor
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Department of Methodology and Statistics
Last amended: 07 July 2010
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