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This website is a hub to share updates on my research and projects.
Interests
- Educational Measurement and Evaluation
- Measurement and Psychometrics
Education
- Bachelor’s Degree, Primary School Education, Anadolu University (2021)
- Master’s Degree, Educational Measurement and Evaluation, Hacettepe University (2024)
- Açımlayıcı Faktör Analizinde Faktör Sayısı Belirleme Yöntemlerinin Çeşitli Koşullar Altında Karşılaştırılması / Comparison of Factor Retention Methods in Exploratory Factor Analysis Under Various Conditions
- PhD Candidate, Educational Measurement and Evaluation, Hacettepe University (2025)
Links
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Book Chapters 📙
- Kaçak, T. (2024). JASP’ın Kurulumu, Veri Girişi ve Betimsel İstatistikler, İçinde JASP ile İstatiksel Analiz: Uygulamalı Bir Rehber (Installation of JASP, Data Input and Descriptive Statistics, in Statistical Analysis with JASP: A Practical Guide) (Ed: Acar-Güvendir, M. & Kılıç, A.F.), 1-31, Pegem Akademi
Publishes 📚
- Kaçak, T., & Kılıç, A. F. (2025). Factor extraction in exploratory factor analysis for ordinal indicators: Is principal component analysis the best option?. International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 12(1), 113-130. https://doi.org/10.21449/ijate.1481201
- Kaçak, T., & Kılıç, A. F. (2024). The effects of missing data handling methods on reliability coefficients: A Monte Carlo simulation study. Eğitimde ve Psikolojide Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Dergisi, 2, 166-182. https://doi.org/10.21031/epod.1485482
- Kılıç, A. F., Acar Güvendir, M., Güler, G., & Kaçak, T. (2024). Examining the wording effect: What are we measuring? Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/15366367.2024.2329505
- Aydoğdu, M. Z., Kılıç, A. F. & Kaçak, T. (2025). Investigation of Mathematics Teacher Candidates’ Problem Solving and Problem Posing Abilities: The Mediating Role of Belief and Self-Efficacy (Accepted by Pamukkale University Journal of Education)
On Peer-Review 👁️👁️
- Invariance of Like Reading and Reading Self-Efficacy Scales in PIRLS 2021 Across Subgroups: Evidence from Psychometric Networks
- Journal: Psychology in Schools
- To What Extent Interfactor Correlations Effect on Factor Retention Methods’ Performances (with Assoc. Prof. Abdullah Faruk KILIÇ)
- The Role of Value on Mathematics Between Self-Efficacy and Like Mathematics: A Moderated Mediation Analysis (with Asst. Prof. Mustafa Zeki AYDOĞDU, Assoc. Prof. Tuğba TÜRK KURTÇA, Assoc. Prof. Abdullah Faruk KILIÇ)
- Dimensionality Assessment of Ordinal Items with the Combination of Common Factor Retention Methods