Name

Hiroshi Watanabe, Ph.D

Biography

• Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo, (2006)
• Invited scholar and professor, Literacy Study (grant provided by Benesse Corporation) at the Department of Educational Measurement & Curriculum Development, Graduate School of Education, University of Tokyo (2004 - present)
• Ph.D in Educational Statistics and Measurement, Graduate College of Education, University of Iowa, USA (1978)
• Research Assistant and Assistant Professor in the Research Department, National Center for University Entrance Examinations in Japan (1980 - 1985)
• Assistant Professor and Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, Graduate School of Education, University of Tokyo (1985 - 2004)
• Dean of the Graduate School of Education, University of Tokyo (2002 - 2004)
• Honored professor at the College of Preschool and Special Education, East Normal University, China (2004)

Area of Specialization

Educational and psychological measurement in the following capacity:

1. Developing and improving existing measurement models and techniques using Bayesian statistics
2. Analyzing and providing interpretation of raw data from various field studies
3. Planning, implementation, and evaluation of new educational testing
4. Providing advice and recommendations to professionals in other fields

Selected Works

• Bayesian Full Rank MANOVA With Emphasis On Growth Models; Ph.D dissertation, Graduate College of Education, The University of Iowa (1978)
• Bayesian Full Rank MANOVA Growth Model Analysis; University of California at Riverside, Department of Statistics, Technical Report, No. 43 (1978)
• Forecasting Using the MANOVA Growth Model; Technical Report, No. 53 (1979)　
• Predictive Distributions With Linear Constraints on Location Parameters; Technical Report, No. 54 (1979)
• Bayesian Applications for Agricultural Prediction; Technical Report, No. 55 (1979)
• Regression Between True Scores, Japanese Psychological Research; Vol. 26, No. 3Epp.154 - 158 (1984)
• A Bayesian Meta-Analysis for Reviewing Effect Sizes; Proceedings of the second Afro-Asian psychological congress, pp. 151 - 155, Beijing, Peking University PressEpp. 151 - 155, 1993)