Kmetrics

Measurement, Analysis and Reporting

About Us

 

Peter Congdon, principal consultant with Kmetrics, is internationally regarded as an expert in Educational Measurement. Peter has over twenty years experience as a researcher and has published widely and received awards for the quality of his work. He has worked at the Australian Council for Educational Research and the Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority.

 

Peter has presented his work both nationally and internationally and published in books and journals.

 

He has been a member of the National Measurement Advisory Group for the Ministerial Council on Education and Employment and Youth Affairs.

 

He has been invited by the Malaysian Government to provide independent expert advice on assessment and standard setting.

 

 

Selected papers and presentations

 

Congdon, P. (2008). VCE Data Service professional development. Workshop series.

Various locations, Victoria

 

Congdon, P. (2007). AIM Data Service professional development. Workshop series.

Various locations, Victoria

 

Munk, K., Congdon, P. & McDonald, W. (2007). Age-related differences in insurance claim rates for work-related injuries and diseases for different occupations and industry sectors. 3rd International symposium on Work Ability, Hanoi, Vietnam.

 

Munk, K., Congdon, P.& McDonald, W. (2007). Age-related differences in patterns of return to work and compensation costs following work-related injury or illness. 3rd International symposium on Work Ability, Hanoi, Vietnam.

 

Congdon, P. (2006). Analysis and Evaluation of the General Achievement Test. Report to Western Australian Curriculum Council.

 

Rowley, G & Congdon, P. (2006). Data-driven school improvement through the VCE Data Service. ACER Research Conference.

http://www.kmetrics.com.au/GRowleyandPCongdon.pdf

 

Laufer, B., Elder, C. Hill, K. & Congdon, P. (2004). Size and strength: do we need both to measure vocabulary knowledge? Language Testing 21,2: 202-225.

 

Elder, C., McNamara, T. & Congdon, P. (2004 ). Rasch techniques for detecting bias in performance assessments: an example comparing the performance of native and non-native speakers on a test of academic English. In R. Smith (ed.) Introducing Rasch Measurement, Journal of Applied Measurement Press.

 

Congdon, P. & Les, M (2004). Impact of student engagement in equating tests at three year levels on cohort performance measures. International Objective Measurement Workshop XII, Cairns, Australia.

 

Chow, R. & Congdon, P (2004). Writing performance - online versus pen and paper format. International Objective Measurement Workshop XII, Cairns, Australia.

 

Congdon, P. (2002) Rater Issues. Presentation given to the Nationally Comparable Large-Scale Assessment of Writing Conference, Melbourne

 

Congdon, P. & Butler, A. (2001). Construction, Amendment and Functionality of Tests. Redevelopment of the VicRoads Car Driver Knowledge Tests. Presentation to VicRoads.

 

Congdon, P., Butler, A. & Imberger, K (2001). Redevelopment of Victoria's Car Driver Learner Permit Knowledge Test.

http://www.kmetrics.com.au/redevlearnerperm_paper.pdf

 

Catchpole, J., Congdon, P. & Leadbeatter, C. (2001). Implementation of Victoria's New Hazard Perception Test. National Road Safety Conference, Melbourne.

http://www.kmetrics.com.au/implementation_of_HPT.pdf

 

Catchpole, J., Congdon, P., & Lindgaard, G. (2001). Redevelopment of Victoria's hazard perception test: Summary report, ARRB Transport Research, Report No. RC91076-6, September 2001.

 

Congdon, P., Gibbins, M. & Dick, W. (2001). The South Australian Students with High Intellectual Potential (SHIP) Secondary Assessment Program 2001. Report to Department of Education, Training and Employment, South Australia.

 

Aldous, C., Congdon, P., Hunt, M. & Morgan, G. (2001). UMAT2000. Report on the 2000 Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test.

 

Morgan, G. & Congdon P. (2001). Report on the Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test 2000. Report to ACER.

 

Congdon, P., J. & McQueen. J. (2000). The Stability of Rater Severity in Large-Scale Assessment Programs. Journal of Educational Measurement, 37 (2).

 

Congdon, P.J., & McQueen, J. (2000). Unmodeled Rater Discrimination Error, In M. Wilson & G. Engelhard Jr. (eds). Objective measurement: Theory into practice, Vol. 5: Ablex.

 

Congdon, P. (2000). A study to measure the frequency of registrar consultations and educational activities. Report to The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

 

Congdon, P., Glickman, H. & Hillman, K. (2000). Survey of Students Use of Electronic and Non-Electronic Resources for School Work. Report to EDVISE Pty Ltd.

 

Congdon, P. (2000, December). Test equating and why dropping some items may be dangerous. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Australian Association for Research in Education (AARE), The University of Sydney.

 

Congdon, P. & Doig B. (2000). Development of instructions and feedback messages for the updated Hazard Perception Test. Presentation to VicRoads.

 

Lindsey, J., McCurry, D. & Congdon, P. (2000). Selective High Schools Writing Trial 2000 Report and Evaluation. NSW Department of Education and Training.

 

Camilli, G. & Congdon, P. (1999). Application of a Method of Estimating DIF for Polytomous Test Items. Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 24(4), 323–341.

 

Congdon, P. & Cavallo, A. (1999, November). Validation of the Victorian Hazard Perception Test. Paper presented at the 1999 Road Safety Research, Policing & Education Conference Australian National University, Canberra.

 

Morgan, G. & Congdon P. (1999). Report on Graduate Australian Medical School Admissions Test 1999, Melbourne: ACER.

 

Congdon P, (1999) VicRoads Hazard Perception Test, Can it Predict Accidents? ACER, ISNB 0-7311-2904-0

 

Congdon, P. (1998). Subtleties of Rating Scale Analysis. Mid-Western Objective Measurement Seminar, Chicago

 

Congdon, P.J. (1996, July). Measuring Rater Severity Over Time. Presented at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Faculty of Education, Post Graduate Research Colloquium, Melbourne.

 

Congdon, P.J. (1997, April). The Stability of Rater Severity Estimates. Paper presented at The University of Melbourne, Faculty of Education, Post Graduate Research Colloquium, Melbourne .

 

Congdon, P.J. (1996, November). Methods for Detecting and Reporting Differential Item Functioning with Polytomous Items. Presented at Goldminds Workshop, ACER, Melbourne.

 

Congdon, P., Stephanou, A. joint authors (1995).  Equating Existing State and Territory Testing Programs.  Camberwell, Vic: Australian Council for Educational Research.

 

Rushen. J., & Congdon. P. (1986). Relative aversion of sheep to simulated shearing with and without electro-immobilisation. Aust. J. Exp. Agric. 26(5):535.

 

Rushen. J., & Congdon. P. (1986). Electro-immobilistion of sheep may not reduce the aversiveness of a painful treatment. Vet Rec. 120:37.