My current research interests include educational data mining, learning analytics, digital cognitive assessments, psycho-educational assessments, and statistical programming using the R programming language. His research has been published in Educational and Psychological Measurement, Review of Educational Research, and other peer-reviewed journals. He is also a co-author of the CRC Press book: Handbook of Educational Measurement and Psychometrics Using R.

Teaching

Courses Taught:

EDPY 303 Educational Assessment
EDPY 500 Introduction to Data Analysis in Educational Research
EDPY 501 Introduction to Methods of Educational Research
EDPY 504 Survey Design and Implementation
EDPY 507 Measurement Theory I
EDPY 605 Quantitative Methods II
EPDY 607 Measurement Theory II

Courses

EDPY 504 - Survey Design and Implementation

This course aims to help students develop an understanding of basic survey research methods, particularly those that apply to research practices in education, psychology, and social sciences. In addition, the course provides a practical understanding of survey data analysis and reporting.

Winter Term 2024

EDPY 507 - Measurement Theory I

This course will introduce students to the concepts and procedures required to develop, administer, and use educational and psychological assessments. Emphasis will be placed on the foundational concepts related to reliability and validity. Prerequisites: EDPY 500 or equivalent.

Winter Term 2024

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Featured Publications

Rapid guessing in low-stakes assessments: Finding the optimal response time threshold with random search and genetic algorithm

Bulut, O., Gorgun, G., Wongvorachan, T., & Tan, B.

Algorithms. 2023 February; 16 (2):89 10.3390/a16020089

Automatic story and item generation for reading comprehension assessments with transformers

Bulut, O., & Yildirim-Erbasli, S. N.

International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education. 2022 November; 9 (Special Issue):72-87 10.21449/ijate.1124382

The effects of providing students with revision opportunities in alternate assessments

Bulut, O., Bulut, H. C., Cormier, D. C., Ilgun Dibek, M., & Sahin Kursad, M.

Educational Assessment. 2022 October; 28 (1):48-63 10.1080/10627197.2022.2138322

Standing on the shoulders of giants: Online formative assessments as the foundation for predictive learning analytics models

Bulut, O., Gorgun, G., Yildirim-Erbasli, S. N., Wongvorachan, T., Daniels, L. M., Gao, Y., Lai, K. W., & Shin, J.

British Journal of Educational Technology. 2022 September; 54 (1):19-39 10.1111/bjet.13276

Optimized screening for students at-risk in mathematics: A machine learning approach

Bulut, O., Cormier, D. C., & Yildirim-Erbasli, S. N.

Information. 2022 August; 13 (8):400 10.3390/info13080400

Learning analytics and computerized formative assessments: An application of Dijkstra’s shortest path algorithm for personalized test scheduling

Okan Bulut, Jinnie Shin, Damien C. Cormier

Mathematics. 2022 June; 10 (13):2230 10.3390/math10132230

Rapid assessment of communication consistency: Sentiment analysis of public health briefings during the COVID-19 pandemic

Okan Bulut, Cheryl N. Poth

AIMS Public Health. 2022 February; 9 (2):293-306 10.3934/publichealth.2022020

Building an intelligent recommendation system for personalized test scheduling: A reinforcement learning approach

Jinnie Shin, Okan Bulut

Behavior Research Methods. 2022 February; 54 10.3758/s13428-021-01602-9

Guidelines for generating effective feedback from e-assessments

Okan Bulut, Maria Cutumisu, Deepak Sing, Alexandra Aquilina

Hacettepe University Journal of Education. 2020 September; 35 (Special Issue):60-72

An intelligent recommender system for personalized test administration scheduling with computerized formative assessments

Okan Bulut, Damien Cormier, Jinnie Shin

Frontiers in Education. 2020 September; 5

When technology does not add up: ICT use negatively predicts mathematics and science achievement for Finnish and Turkish students in PISA 2012

O. Bulut, M. Cutumisu

Journal of Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia. 2018 January; 27 (1):25-42

Detecting DIF in multidimensional assessments with the MIMIC model, the IRT likelihood ratio test, and logistic regression

O. Bulut, Y. Suh

Frontiers in Education. 2017 January; 2 (51):1-14

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Okan Bulut, PhD, MA, BA

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Associate Professor, Faculty of Education - Educational Psychology Dept

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Courses

EDPY 504 - Survey Design and Implementation

EDPY 507 - Measurement Theory I

Featured Publications

Rapid guessing in low-stakes assessments: Finding the optimal response time threshold with random search and genetic algorithm

Automatic story and item generation for reading comprehension assessments with transformers

The effects of providing students with revision opportunities in alternate assessments

Standing on the shoulders of giants: Online formative assessments as the foundation for predictive learning analytics models

Optimized screening for students at-risk in mathematics: A machine learning approach

Learning analytics and computerized formative assessments: An application of Dijkstra’s shortest path algorithm for personalized test scheduling

Examining adults’ web navigation patterns in multi-layered hypertext environments

Item wording effects in self-report measures and reading achievement: Does removing careless respondents help?

Evaluating group differences in online reading comprehension: The impact of item properties

Rapid assessment of communication consistency: Sentiment analysis of public health briefings during the COVID-19 pandemic

Building an intelligent recommendation system for personalized test scheduling: A reinforcement learning approach

Guidelines for generating effective feedback from e-assessments

An intelligent recommender system for personalized test administration scheduling with computerized formative assessments

profileR: An R package for profile analysis

Evaluating the performances of missing data handling methods in ability estimation from sparse data

The effects of item format and cognitive domain on students’ science performance in TIMSS 2011

Profile analysis of multivariate data: A brief introduction to the profileR package

Effects of digital score reporting and feedback on students’ learning in higher education

Educational data mining: A tutorial for the rattle package in R

Item and testlet position effects in computer-based alternate assessments for students with disabilities

When technology does not add up: ICT use negatively predicts mathematics and science achievement for Finnish and Turkish students in PISA 2012

A structural equation modeling approach for examining position effects in large-scale assessments

Monte Carlo simulation studies in item response theory with the R programming language

Estimating between-person and within-person subscore reliability with profile analysis

Detecting DIF in multidimensional assessments with the MIMIC model, the IRT likelihood ratio test, and logistic regression

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