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How did I become an education researcher? Why did I settle on psychometrics as a career? How did that decision lead me to the kinds of research projects I’ve been working on for more than 40 years? Before I was asked if I would write this story, I had never considered these questions. In fact I became a psychometrician quite by accident.
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Griffin, P. (2014). Serendipity and an Accidental Psychometrician. In: Ibarrola, M.d., Phillips, D.C. (eds) Leaders in Educational Research. Leaders in Educational Studies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-764-3_6
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