Rianne Janssen

Contact information

Rianne Janssen
Tiensestraat 102
3000 Leuven


Phone: (+32) 16 326184
Fax: (+32) 16 326274

 

Research interests

• Bayesian statistics
• Componential psychometrics
• Educational measurement

Publications

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International journal articles

• De Smedt, B., Janssen, R., Bouwens, K., Verschaffel, L., Boets, B., & Ghesquière, P. (2009). Working memory and individual differences in mathematics achievement: A longitudinal study from first grade to second grade. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 103, 186-201. doi:10.1016/j.jecp.2009.01.004
• Efstratopoulou, M., Janssen, R., & Simons, J. (2012). Agreement among physical educators, teachers and parents on children's behaviors: A multitrait-multimethod design approach. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 33, 1343-1351. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2012.03.015
• Efstratopoulou, M., Janssen, R., & Simons, J. (2012). Differentiating children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, learning disabilities and autistic spectrum disorders by means of their motor behavior characteristics. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 33, 196-204. doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2011.08.033
• Janssen, R., & Crauwels, M. (2011). Content and student factors in mastering environmental studies - nature in primary education: Evidence from a national assessment in Flanders (Belgium). Journal of Biological Education, 45, 20-28. doi:10.1080/00219266.2011.537836
• Janssen, R., & De Boeck, P. (1999). Confirmatory analyses of componential test structure using multidimensional item response theory. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 34, 245-268. doi:10.1207/S15327906Mb340205
• Janssen, R., & De Boeck, P. (2000). Exploring the posterior of a hierarchical IRT model for item effects. Computational Statistics, 15, 421-442.
• Janssen, R., De Boeck, P., Viaene, M., & Vallaeys, L. (1999). Simple mental addition in children with and without mild mental retardation. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 74, 261-281. doi:10.1006/jecp.1999.2527
• Janssen, R., De Corte, E., Verschaffel, L., Knoors, E., & Colémont, A. (2002). National assessment of new standards for mathematics in elementary education in Flanders. Educational Research and Evaluation, 8, 197-225. doi:10.1076/edre.8.2.197.3859
• Janssen, R., & Maes, B. (in press). Psychometric evaluation of a Dutch version of the mini PAS-ADD for assessing psychiatric disorders in adults with different levels of intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research.
• Janssen, R., Tuerlinckx, F., Meulders, M., & De Boeck, P. (2000). A hierarchical IRT model for criterion-referenced measurement. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 25, 285-306. doi:10.3102/10769986025003285
• Kahraman, N., De Boeck, P., & Janssen, R. (2009). Modeling DIF in complex response data using test design strategies. International Journal of Testing, 9, 151-166. doi:10.1080/15305050902880744
• Van Nijlen, D., & Janssen, R. (2008). Modeling judgments in the Angoff and contrasting-groups method of standard setting. Journal of Educational Measurement, 45, 45-63. doi:10.1111/j.1745-3984.2007.00051.x
• Van Nijlen, D., & Janssen, R. (2011). Measuring mastery across grades: An application to spelling ability. Applied Measurement in Education, 24, 367-387. doi:10.1080/08957347.2011.607064
• Verschaffel, L., Janssens, S., & Janssen, R. (2005). The development of mathematical competence in Flemish preservice elementary school teachers. Teaching and Teacher Education, 21, 49-63. doi:10.1016/j.tate.2004.11.005

Chapters in books

• Janssen, R. (2010). Using a differential item functioning approach to investigate measurement invariance. In E. Davidov, P. Schmidt, & J. Billiet (Eds.), Cross-cultural analysis: methods and applications (pp. 415-432). New York: Routledge Academic.
• Janssen, R. (2010). Modeling the effect of item designs within the Rasch model. In S. Embretson (Ed.), Measuring Psychological Constructs: Advances in Model-Based Approaches (pp. 227-245). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
• Janssen, R., Schepers, J., & Peres, D. (2004). Models with item group predictors. In P. De Boeck & M. Wilson (Eds.), Explanatory item response models: A generalized linear and nonlinear approach (pp. 189-212). New York: Springer.

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