Guher Gorgun

Dr. Guher Gorgun is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN) and Europa-Universität Flensburg, specializing in educational measurement, artificial intelligence in education, and learner modeling. Her work intersects psychometrics, machine learning, and educational technology.

• PhD in Measurement, Evaluation, and Data Science (2024), University of Alberta
• MS in Educational Psychology and Methodology (2018), SUNY at Albany
• MS in Educational Studies (2016), KU Leuven

Her research focuses on:

• Using AI to automate educational assessment design
• Quantifying cognitive load in learning environments
• Improving data quality in self-report measures
• Applying machine learning to educational data mining
• Developing psychometric models for learner analysis

Recent work trends include integrating large-language models into item generation pipelines, refining mixture IRT models for educational diagnostics, and exploring computational methods for measuring learning efficiency. She contributes to conferences like AIED and journals such as Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice.

The Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education hosts her research within the Educational Research and Educational Psychology department. Affiliated projects span domain-specific learning, teacher professional development, and methodological innovations in educational research.