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Virtual Equating of Test Forms
This chapter builds upon the linking chapter that we presented in Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences. In this chapter, we present a technique that...
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Wright Maps (Part 3 and Counting...)
Wright Maps have revolutionized how researchers and practitioners evaluate tests and survey and how such information is communicated. This chapter...
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Understanding and Utilizing Item Characteristic Curves (ICC) to Further Evaluate the Functioning of a Scale
Item characteristic curves are often presented in Rasch articles and presentations; however, how should researchers read such curves and look at such...
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Rasch and Forms of Validity Evidence
Throughout Advances in Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences we have used the term “validity” with regard to Rasch techniques. Often we have...
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Computing and Utilizing an Equating Constant to Explore Items for Linking a Test to an Item Bank
In Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences we described some steps that researchers can take in order to link a test or a survey to another test through...
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Rasch Measurement Estimation Procedures
The core components of Rasch measurement techniques are the mathematics and the philosophy of the Rasch model. To compute Rasch person measures and...
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Correction to: Advances in Rasch Analyses in the Human Sciences
An earlier version of the book was inadvertently published in which the availability of the extra supplementary material was incorrectly mentioned in...
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Adult Cognitive and Non-cognitive Skills: An Overview of Existing PIAAC Data
As of summer 2019, more than 60 PIAAC datasets from participating countries worldwide were available for research purposes. These datasets can be...
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Large-Scale Assessment in Education: Analysing PIAAC Data
This methodological book aims to summarise existing techniques for analysing data resulting from the Programme for the International Assessment of...
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Analysing PIAAC Data with the IDB Analyzer (SPSS and SAS)
This chapter provides readers with a step-by-step guide to performing both simple and complex analyses with data from the Programme for the...
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Analysing PIAAC Data with Structural Equation Modelling in Mplus
Structural equation modelling (SEM) has become one of the most prominent approaches to testing substantive theories about the relations among...
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Analysing PIAAC Data with the International Data Explorer (IDE)
This chapter introduces readers to the PIAAC International Data Explorer (IDE), an online tool for conducting analyses with the Programme for the...
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Objective Measurement in Psychometric Analysis
The Rasch model, a subset of a larger group of models known as item response theory (IRT), is becoming a common way of analyzing psychometric data in...
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Big Changes in Achievement Between Cohorts: A True Reflection of Educational Improvement or Is the Test to Blame?
Large-scale assessments aim to monitor changes in educational sectors by testing students at set intervals. When significant changes in achievement...
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Objective Measurement: How Rasch Modeling Can Simplify and Enhance Your Assessment
Although Rasch modeling is a powerful psychometric tool, for novices its functionality is a “black box.” Some evaluators still prefer classical test...
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Validation of University Entrance Tests Through Rasch Analysis
Initial preparation of first-year university students is often assessed by means of an entrance examination, which tests their knowledge of...
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An Analysis of the Psychometric Properties of the Social Responsibility Goal Orientation Scale Using Adolescent Data from Sweden
In the Achievement Goal Theory, different reasons for learning are contrasted. Mastery and Performance are most commonly used while less attention is...
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Construct Validity of Computer Scored Constructed Response Items in Undergraduate Introductory Biology Courses
“Psychometrically sound” assessments possess the ability to make valid inferences of students’ conceptual understanding. However, there is a lack of...
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Re-examining the Utility of the Individualised Classroom Environment Questionnaire (ICEQ) Using the Rasch Model
Attempts have been made to develop tools to assess classroom environment since the late 1960s. These have generated a huge interest and growth in...
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CDMs in Vocational Education: Assessment and Usage of Diagnostic Problem-Solving Strategies in Car Mechatronics
The aim of this chapter is to use psychometric models including DCMs to assess diagnostic problem-solving strategies and to investigate the usage of...