KA Etsey

Associate Professor of Educational Measurement and Statistics, University of Cape Coast, since 1986per ORCID

Publishing since 1999, latest 2021

Education
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Artificial Intelligence

In their own words

Measurement and Evaluation
Academic performance
Assessment
Educational Statistics
Generalizability theory
generalizabili

Publications: 231999–2021
Citations: 574to those papers
h-index: 9i10-index 9
Field-weighted impact: 0.231.00 is the world average
World top 10%: 0%0 of 6 scored papers
Open access: 33%2 of the 6 whose access is recorded

3 other works — preprints, datasets and the like — are listed but not counted.

Google Scholar shows 658 citations, h-index 10 and i10-index 10 (253 citations and h-index 7 since 2021), as of October 3, 2026. It also counts theses, books and web pages, so it runs higher.

By year

Papers, and the citations to them

Publications, left axisCitations to that year’s papers, right axis2026 still in progress

Career

As their ORCID record read on October 4, 2026

Positions

Associate Professor of Educational Measurement and Statistics, Department of Education and PsychologyUniversity of Cape Coastsince 1986

Education

PhD, Measurement and StatisticsUniversity of Iowa1992–1999

Publications

23 in all

Social Adaptability of Adolescent Students from Divorce Homes in various Religious Backgrounds in Ghana
2021Journal of Psychology and Behavioral ScienceJournalSenior author3 citations
Improving assessment of learning in mathematics through assessment as learning
2017Journal of educational assessment in AfricaJournalFirst author9 citations

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Citations received each year

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To all their work, old papers included. Google Scholar also counts citations from theses, books and web pages, so its line runs higher.

What they work on

From the classification of each paper

Subfields

Education626%
Developmental and Educational Psychology313%
Artificial Intelligence29%

Physical Sciences
Social Sciences

Topics most written on

Educational Assessment and Pedagogy4
Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning2
Student Assessment and Feedback2
Early Childhood Education and Development1
Education and Critical Thinking Development1
Education Systems and Policy1
Educational and Psychological Assessments1
Educational Games and Gamification1
Higher Education Learning Practices1
Reading and Literacy Development1
Teacher Education and Leadership Studies1

Who they write with

Their most frequent co-authors, and the papers those co-authors share

Where their co-authors are

17% of their 6 papers with recorded affiliations have a co-author abroad

papers co-written1111111Home

Most frequent partner countries

India1

Papers with at least one author in that country.

Institutions written with most

University of Education, WinnebaGH2 papers
Tata Institute of Social SciencesIN1 paper

Where they publish

African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and Sciences2
Journal of Educational Development and Practice2
Pyrex Journal of Psychology and Counseling2
Basic education in Ghana: Progress and problems. Final report. Washington, DC: USAID1
Challenges of Education in Ghana in the 21st century1
IFE PsychologIA

Development goals addressed

From each paper’s title and abstract

4Quality education4

Most cited

Causes of low academic performance of primary school pupils in the Shama Sub-Metro of Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan Assembly (SAEMA) in Ghana
Regional Conference on Education in West Africa (RCEWA). Retrieved January
2005266 citations
Do private primary schools perform better than public schools in Ghana
Unpublished paper. Department of Educational Foundations, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast
2005137 citations
Assessment in education
Unpublished document, University of Cape Coast, Ghana
201231 citations

2016Pyrex Journal of Psychology and CounselingJournalSenior author7 citations

Impact of divorce on adolescent students in Ghana

2016Pyrex Journal of Psychology and CounselingJournalSenior author12 citations

National Assessment and the Opportunity to Learn in Educational Reform

2013International Journal of Educational ReformJournal3 citations10.1177/105678791302200105

Notes on educational measurement and evaluation

2012Unpublished lecture notes). University of Cape Coast, GhanaJournalFirst author6 citations

Assessment in education

2012Unpublished document, University of Cape Coast, GhanaJournalFirst author31 citations

Review of basic education quality in Ghana

2009Basic education in Ghana: Progress and problems. Final report. Washington, DC: USAIDJournalFirst author18 citations

The Effects of Peer Observation and Intervention on Teacher Effectiveness in Ho Polytechnic

2008Journal of Educational Development and PracticeJournalFirst author1 citation

Opportunity to learn first year mathematics in teacher training colleges in Ghana

2006African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and SciencesJournalOpen accessFirst authorCorresponding0 citations10.4314/ajesms.v2i2.38595

Assessing Performance in Schools: Issues and Practice

2005IFE PsychologIAJournalFirst authorCorresponding15 citations10.4314/ifep.v13i1.23665

Do private primary schools perform better than public schools in Ghana

2005Unpublished paper. Department of Educational Foundations, University of Cape Coast, Cape CoastJournalFirst author137 citations

Causes of low academic performance of primary school pupils in the Shama Sub-Metro of Shama Ahanta East Metropolitan Assembly (SAEMA) in Ghana

2005Regional Conference on Education in West Africa (RCEWA). Retrieved JanuaryJournalFirst author266 citations

Opportunity to learn first year mathematics in teacher training colleges in Ghana

2004African Journal of Educational Studies in Mathematics and SciencesJournalFirst author8 citations

Educational measurement and evaluation

2004Lecture notes on EPSReportFirst author10 citations

Assessment criteria, feedback, and evaluation

2003Unpublished paper presented at the University of Cape Coast, GhanaJournalSenior author8 citations

Teacher educators' perceptions of classroom and standardized assessments

1999The University of IowaThesisFirst author2 citations

IFE PsychologIA: An International Journal1

International Journal of Educational Reform1

How it can be read

33% free to read, of the 6 recorded

Diamond 2 · 9%Free to read and to publish
Closed 4 · 17%Behind a paywall
Unknown 17 · 74%Not recorded by the source

Review of basic education quality in Ghana

Basic education in Ghana: Progress and problems. Final report. Washington, DC: USAID