Dr. Daniel Bolt

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Biography

Daniel Bolt is the Nancy C. Hoefs-Bascom Professor in the Quantitative Methods Area of the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research specializes in quantitative methods, focusing on methodological research related to the application of psychometric methods across educational, social, and health sciences. His research encompasses the application of latent variable models for measurement validation, computational methods, and novel item formats in computer-based testing. Bolt's recent interests delve into the intersection of educational data science and psychometrics. He has published extensively in prominent journals such as the British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, and Psychometrika. In addition to his methodological work, he collaborates on research projects in social and health sciences as a biostatistician at the Waisman Center. Bolt teaches courses on test theory, factor analysis, and hierarchical linear modeling.

Research Interests

Experience

Nancy C. Hoefs-Bascom Professor

2015-01-01 — Present

University of Wisconsin-Madison • Madison, WI

Teaching and research in the Department of Educational Psychology.

Awards

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President

2021-01-01
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Kellett Mid-Career Award

2019-01-01
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Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award

2009-01-01

Requirements for University of Wisconsin–Madison

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:92
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:125
Overall
Required:125
Prerequisites
Programming experience (Data Structures, Machine Organization) One year college-level calculus
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Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Computer Sciences