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Confirmatory analysis of exploratively obtained factor structures [PDF]
, 2001 Factor structures obtained by exploratory factor analysis (EFA) often turn out to fit poorly in confirmative follow-up studies. In the present study, the authors assessed the extent to which results obtained in EFA studies can be replicated by ...
Kloot, W.A. van der, Prooijen, J.W. van
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Educational mismatch in Europe at the turn of the century : measurement, intensity and evolution [PDF]
, 2018 Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the stylised facts of over-education among European graduates over time (1998–2013), paying special attention to the measurement issues.
Antón, José-Ignacio +3 more
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Identifying the dimensions and components of teachers' professional competence and presenting a conceptual model at the level of the Islamic Republic of Iran [PDF]
تربیت اسلامی, 2023 Competence is a structure that casts a shadow over all the weaknesses and excellent performances of a teacher like an umbrella. The purpose of this study is to identify the dimensions and components of teachers' professional competence in the level of ...
Masoomeh Fathi +3 more
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A Lognormal Ipsative Model for Multidimensional Compositional Items
Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 Compositional items – a form of forced-choice items – require respondents to allocate a fixed total number of points to a set of statements. To describe the responses to these items, the Thurstonian item response theory (IRT) model was developed. Despite
Chia-Wen Chen +4 more
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مجله علوم روانشناختی, 2022 Background: Scoring and analysis of Forced Choice(FC) scale has caused a great deal of controversy among researchers. Most of the discussions are related to the superficiality of the obtained results due to the ipsative nature of FC scale datas.
Parviz Fadakar Gabalou +4 more
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Development and Validation of a Vertical Scale for Formative Assessment in Mathematics
Frontiers in Education, 2019 The regular formative assessment of students' abilities across multiple school grades requires a reliable and valid vertical scale. A vertical scale is a precondition not only for comparing assessment results and measuring progress over time, but also ...
Stéphanie Berger +5 more
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The Hierarchical Rater Thresholds Model for Multiple Raters and Multiple Items
Open Education Studies, 2021 In educational measurement, various methods have been proposed to infer student proficiency from the ratings of multiple items (e.g., essays) by multiple raters. However, suitable models quickly become numerically demanding or even unfeasible as separate
Molenaar Dylan +3 more
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Improvement of Measurement Efficiency in Multistage Tests by Targeted Assignment
Frontiers in Education, 2019 A good match between item difficulty and student ability ensures efficient measurement and prevents students from becoming discouraged or bored by test items that are too easy or too difficult.
Stéphanie Berger +5 more
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Measuring enrichment: The assembly and validation of an instrument to assess student self-beliefs in CS1 [PDF]
, 2014 Educational research shows that self-beliefs can have profound influences on learning behavior and achievement. It follows, then, that beliefs about the nature of programming aptitude (mindset) and the way individuals perceive themselves as programmers ...
Ghinea, G, Scott, M
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Frontiers in Psychology, 2015 Research on educational effectiveness most often uses student assessments of classroom instruction for measuring aspects of teaching quality. Given that crucial inferences on the success of education are based on these assessments, it is essential to ...
Ronny eScherer +2 more
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