Applied Rasch Measurement: A Book of Exemplars Papers in Honour of John P. Keeves /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Maclean, Rupert (Editor), Watanabe, Ryo (Editor), Baker, Robyn (Editor), Boediono (Editor), Cheng, Yin Cheong (Editor), Duncan, Wendy (Editor), Keeves, John (Editor), Mansheng, Zhou (Editor), Power, Colin (Editor), Rajput, J. S. (Editor), Thaman, Konai Helu (Editor), Alagumalai, Sivakumar (Editor), Curtis, David D. (Editor), Hungi, Njora (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Series: Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects ; 4
• Subjects: Education.; Probabilities.; International education.; Comparative education.; Education, general.; International and Comparative Education.; Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes.

While the primary purpose of the book is a celebration of John’s contributions to the field of measurement, a second and related purpose is to provide a useful resource. We believe that the combination of the developmental history and theory of the method, the examples of its use in practice, some p...

Table of Contents:

• Measurement and the Rasch model
• Classical Test Theory
• Objective Measurement
• The Rasch Model Explained
• Applications of the Rasch Model — Tests and Competencies
• Monitoring Mathematics Achievement over Time
• Manual and Automatic Estimates of Growth and Gain Across Year Levels: How Close is Close?
• Japanese Language Learning and the Rasch Model
• Chinese Language Learning and the Rasch Model
• Employing the Rasch Model to Detect Biased Items
• Raters and Examinations
• Comparing Classical and Contemporary Analyses and Rasch Measurement
• Combining Rasch Scaling and Multi-Level Analysis
• Applications of the Rasch Model — Attitudes Scales and Views
• Rasch and Attitude Scales: Explanatory Style
• Science Teachers’ Views on Science, Technology and Society Issues
• Estimating the Complexity of Workplace Rehabilitation Tasks Using Rasch Analysis
• Creating a Scale as a General Measure of Satisfaction for Information and Communication Technology Users
• Extensions of the Rasch model
• Multidimensional Item Responses: Multimethod-Multitrait Perspectives
• Information Functions for the General Dichotomous Unfolding Model
• Past, Present and Future: An Idiosyncratic View of Rasch Measurement
• Epilogue
• Our Experiences and Conclusion.