Powell, Marvin

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Email: mpowel11 (@gmu.edu)

Marvin G. Powell is an Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. Powell teaches Ph.D.-level quantitative methods courses, focusing on measurement development and validation, and statistical applications. He conducts research in the assessment of the psychometric properties of educational and psychological instruments using a range of latent trait analyses: structural equation modelling and item response theory. He is also interested researching the use of humor as an andragogic tool in reducing statistical anxiety and increasing statistical self-efficacy in social science students.

• College of Education and Human Development
• School of Education
• Division of Educational Psychology and Research Methods
• Research Methodology
• Mathematics Education Leadership
• PhD in Education and Human Development

• Quantitative Methods in Educational Research (EDRS - 811)
• Independent Study for the Doctor of Philosophy in Education (EDUC - 897)

• Introduction to Applied Quantitative Analysis (EDRS 220)
• Advanced Topics in Education (EDRS 797)
• Problems and Methods in Education Research (EDRS 810)
• Advanced Applications of Quantitative Methods (EDRS 821)
• Introduction to Measurement and Survey Development (EDRS 827)
• Item Response Theory (EDRS 828)
• Doctoral Internship in Education (EDUC 890)
• Advanced Internship in Education (EDUC 994)
• Doctoral Dissertation Research (EDUC 999)