GCAT - Development of A Psychological Assessment Tool

Project Title 36

GCAT - Development of A Psychological Assessment Tool 

Name of legal entity

Country

Name of client

Origin of funding

Dates

(start-end)

Name of consortium

members, if any

BYSMUNICH

Türkiye

Republic of Türkiye

Ministry of National Education

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, KAMAG 1007 Program

ONGOING

Original project calendar: 15.11.2017-15.03.2021

Extension to 24.12.2022. Suspension on 08.11.2022

Extension to 17.12.2024

BYSMUNICH (Leader),

Ankara University, Hacettepe University, Doğuş University

Detailed description of project

Type and scope of services provided

Developing a sustainable, interactive, adaptive assessment tool to identify the mental skills and abilities of 3-23 years old individuals. The tool will be a National Intelligence Scale in computer adaptive testing (CAT) background. 

 

The project scope includes 3 parts:  

  • Developing Computer Adaptive Test Software and system design  
  • CAT software was developed with the C# programming language under the .NET framework environment and consists of 4 modules:  

- Manager Module 

- Measurement and Evaluation Module, 

- Application Module 

- Management Module 

  • CAT software consists of 2 prototypes and 1 final version, CAT software is developed after every pilot test 
  • CAT software is developed to be compatible with touch screen PC 
  • Creation of CAT database where intelligence items are included 
  • Preparation of system security reports as a result of penetration tests 
  • Developing adaptive intelligence scale
  • The items are applied in each pilot study and item statistics are analysed according to the Item Response Theory 
  • Sampling of students of 3 to 23 years old is applied for pilot studies 
  • As a result of Item Response Theory Analysis, insignificant items are removed from the test battery 
  • Creating intelligence scale items  
  • Creating scale items according to the CHC (Cattell-Horn-Carroll) and WISC-R theory 
  • Creating of computerized adaptive sub-test and paper-pencil sub-test 
  • Creating 8 parallel forms with different difficulty for each age group 

 

Services officially provided till 08.11.2022:

  • Development of IT systems and module graphic interfaces, web modules, database modules in C# 
  • Process Analysis and processing software development lifecycle 
  • Identification of user profiling  
  • Penetration Tests 
  • Conducting IT Training to the MoNE staff in usage of the developed system. 
  • Preparation of the training curriculum and materials 
  • Management and Organisation of Events 
  • 3 trainings carried out for Trainers (ToT) and Testers for Trial Field Work
  • Data Management and Data Verification 
  • Sample Selection 
  • Organising country wide survey. The sample size is Total 12.000 Students  
  • Item calibration and statistical analysis