معرفی
Mehtap AKTAŞ is a researcher at Mersin University's Faculty of Education specializing in educational measurement, scale development, and psychometric analysis. Currently completing her doctoral studies, she has established expertise in generalizability theory applications and cross-group measurement validation across diverse educational contexts.
Her academic credentials include:
- Bachelor's Degree (2004)
- First Master's Degree (2008)
- Second Master's Degree (2013)
- Doctoral Degree (Ongoing)
AKTAŞ's research centers on developing and validating assessment instruments for educational settings, with significant contributions to measurement invariance testing (e.g., Social Media Addiction Scale across gender groups), reliability analysis in laboratory and clinical contexts, and bibliometric reviews of scale development literature. Her work bridges educational psychology, adolescent behavior studies, and teacher competency assessment, demonstrating methodological rigor through generalizability theory applications.
Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent focus on psychometric validation across educational domains—from science laboratories to teacher resilience—with increasing emphasis on bibliometric methodologies and cross-cultural measurement equivalence since 2021. Her work shows particular strength in adapting assessment tools for Turkish educational contexts while maintaining international methodological standards.
No scientific awards were documented in the provided information.
She led two research projects in 2021: "Scale Development in Social Sciences" and "Scale Development in Health Sciences." No student advisees or laboratory teams were mentioned in the available materials.
