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

BYS Grup

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

BYS Grup (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