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Comparison of item characteristic analysis models of reading literacy test with polytomous Item Response Theory

REID (Research and Evaluation in Education)
This study aims to compare the analysis model of the characteristics of reading literacy items with the polytomous item response theory, which uses the Graded Response Model (GRM), Partial Credit Model (PCM), Generalized Partial Credit Model (GPCM), and ...
Firyal Nabila Harsana, Heri Retnawati, Septinda Rima Dewanti, Rogers Andrew Lumenyela, Rimajon Sotlikova, Maulana Fatahillah Adzima, Atut Reni Septiana   +6 more
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Examining the Category Functioning of the ECERS-R Across Eight Data Sets

AERA Open, 2018
Classroom quality measures, such as the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, Revised (ECERS-R), are widely used in research, practice, and policy.
Ken A. Fujimoto, Rachel A. Gordon, Fang Peng, Kerry G. Hofer   +3 more
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Temporary Programs, Lasting Questions: Ad Hoc Assistance in the U.S. Farm Safety Net

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Large ad hoc assistance programs have returned to U.S. farm policy since 2017, operating alongside a more developed safety net built around federally subsidized crop insurance, Title I commodity programs, and standing disaster assistance. This paper reviews the renewed use of ad hoc assistance, documents its recent scale using USDA data, and ...
Alejandro Plastina, Oranuch Wongpiyabovorn   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

plink: An R Package for Linking Mixed-Format Tests Using IRT-Based Methods

Journal of Statistical Software, 2010
The R package plink has been developed to facilitate the linking of mixed-format tests for multiple groups under a common item design using unidimensional and multidimensional IRT-based methods.
Jonathan P. Weeks
doaj  

Psychometric evaluation of an Indonesian version of the Brief Self-Control Scale: Item calibration using polytomous Rasch models

Primenjena Psihologija
This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the 10-item Indonesian version of the Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS). It used the polytomous Rasch model, which enables more detailed analysis, including differential item functioning (DIF ...
Diana Mutiah, Bobby Suwandi, Muhammad Dwirifqi Kharisma Putra   +2 more
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Rural Labor Supply and Economic Opportunities: Commuting, Migration, Tariffs, and Immigration

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Some rural counties remain dependent on agricultural or manufacturing jobs, but an increasing proportion have diversified economics. Rural counties also differ in their abilities to commute to an urban market characterized by higher wages and labor productivity.
Peter F. Orazem, Mary C. Ahearn
wiley   +1 more source

Cognitive assessment development: item analysis with classical and modern theories

Journal Focus Action of Research Mathematic
Understanding geometric concepts, particularly angles in circles, is fundamental in junior high school mathematics and is crucial in enhancing students' higher-order thinking skills. Assessing students’ cognitive understanding requires valid and reliable
Desi Putriani, Riza Dhifa Alzabarjud Putra, Karlina Anjani, Yurizka Melia Sari   +3 more
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Integrating Perennial Groundcover in Corn and Soybean Acres: Impacts on U.S. Agriculture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sustainable agricultural practices such as cover cropping can improve soil health, water quality, and carbon sequestration, yet U.S. adoption remains limited due to economic and operational barriers. We evaluate market and economic impacts of integrating perennial groundcover into U.S.
Sagar Dahal, Amani Elobeid, John Crespi
wiley   +1 more source

Behavioral Coping With Food Price Inflation: Patterns Among U.S. Households

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent food price inflation has placed substantial pressure on household budgets, food security, and mental well‐being. Using Household Pulse Survey data, we combine k‐modes clustering and Double Machine Learning to identify distinct household coping groups and examine differences in how households respond to rising food prices across groups ...
Yuxiang Zhang, Yizao Liu
wiley   +1 more source

Extension Economists: Valued in Mission, Penalized in Practice

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the public engagement arm of the land‐grant mission, we argue that Extension faculty in US agricultural economics departments face an identity crossroads as they struggle for institutional support. Specifically, we argue that Extension economists function as boundary‐spanning professionals within academic structures that often devalue ...
Trey Malone, Craig W. Carpenter, Courtney Bir, Andrew J. Van Leuven, Rebecca Wasserman‐Olin, Wendong Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source