R Packages & Related Learning Resources

An extensive list of R software for psychometric modeling can be found here.

Cognitive Diagnsotic Modeling

• CDM [Package Home Page]
  • [Tutorial Paper] Ravand, H., & Robitzsch, A. (2015). Cognitive diagnostic modeling using R. Practical Assessment, Research, and Evaluation, 20(1), 11.
  • [Tutorial Paper] George, A. C., & Robitzsch, A. (2015). Cognitive diagnosis models in R: A didactic. The Quantitative Methods for Psychology, 11(3), 189-205.
• GDINA [Package Home Page]
  • [Tutorial Paper] Ma, W., & de la Torre, J. (2020). GDINA: An R package for cognitive diagnosis modeling. Journal of Statistical Software, 93, 1-26.

[A Comparison of Software Packages Available for DINA] Sen, S., & Terzi, R. (2020). A comparison of software packages available for DINA model estimation. Applied Psychological Measurement, 44(2), 150-164.

[Tutorial Paper on implementing CDMs using probablisitic programming in R] Zhan, P., Jiao, H., Man, K., & Wang, L. (2019). Using JAGS for Bayesian cognitive diagnosis modeling: A tutorial. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 44(4), 473-503.

Bayesian Networks in Educational Assessment.

A general documentation on bayesian networks in educational assessment can be found here.

• bnlearn [Package Home Page]
• CPTtools [Package Home Page]
• bayesvl for parameterized bayesian networks

Bayesian Networks Book Recommendations

• Scutari, M., & Denis, J. B. (2021). Bayesian networks: with examples in R. Chapman and Hall/CRC.
• Almond, R. G., Mislevy, R. J., Steinberg, L. S., Yan, D., & Williamson, D. M. (2015). Bayesian networks in educational assessment. Springer.

Bayesian Inference & Probablisitic Programming

• CmdStanR
• bayesvl

Bayesian Inference Book Recommendations

• McElreath, R. (2020). Statistical rethinking: A Bayesian course with examples in R and Stan. Chapman and Hall/CRC.
• Gelman, A., Carlin, J. B., Stern, H. S., & Rubin, D. B. (1995). Bayesian data analysis. Chapman and Hall/CRC.