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Item response theory applied to factors affecting the patient journey towards hearing rehabilitation

Audiology Research, 2016
To develop a tool for use in hearing screening and to evaluate the patient journey towards hearing rehabilitation, responses to the hearing aid rehabilitation questionnaire scales aid stigma, pressure, and aid unwanted addressing respectively hearing aid
Michelene Chenault, Martijn Berger, Bernd Kremer, Lucien Anteunis   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Item Response Theory approaches to test scoring and evaluating the score accuracy [PDF]

, 2018
The ultimate goal of psychometric testing is to produce a score by which people can be differentiated. Item Response Theory (IRT) devises methods for estimating person’s score on one or more psychological constructs (traits) from his/her responses to ...
Anna Brown, Brown, Anna
core   +1 more source

Bridging the Loneliness Gap: Depression, Connectivity, and Isolation in Pediatric Oncology Patients and Their Peers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Loneliness is associated with adverse physical and mental health outcomes and remains understudied in children and adolescents undergoing cancer therapy. Pediatric oncology patients may be at increased risk due to medical isolation and disruption of social networks.
Charlotte N. Stahlfeld, Scott H. Maurer, Michelle D. Watkinson, John Nury, Elise Barberis, Molly C. Mack   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

ITEM ANALYSIS OF HIGH SCHOOL SPECIALIZATION MATHEMATICS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ITEM RESPONSE THEORY APPROACH

Barekeng
Analysis of item characteristics on test instruments is carried out to determine high-quality items. This study aims to describe the parameters of specialized high school mathematics test items using the IRT approach.
Lovieanta Arriza, Heri Retnawati, Rizki Tika Ayuni   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using four-parameter item response theory to model human figure drawings [PDF]

Avaliação Psicológica, 2018
This paper studied the application of an extended version of the Item Response Theory, the 4-parameter model (4PL), in the item analysis of Human Figure Drawing (HFD). HFD score drawing might serve as indicators of cognitive development.
Ricardo Primi, Tatiana de Cassia Nakano, Solange Muglia Wechsler   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smooth Information Criterion for Regularized Estimation of Item Response Models

Algorithms
Item response theory (IRT) models are frequently used to analyze multivariate categorical data from questionnaires or cognitive test data. In order to reduce the model complexity in item response models, regularized estimation is now widely applied ...
Alexander Robitzsch
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing the item of final assessment mathematics test of junior high school using Rasch model

Jurnal Elemen, 2022
The test is a tool to collect information about the achievement of learning objectives so that the test must have good quality in order to be able to measure students' abilities accurately.
Atikah Atikah, Sudiyatno Sudiyatno, Abdul Rahim, Marlina Marlina   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source