Multidimensional unipolar IRT and applications to the measurement of print exposure
Abstract Item response theory (IRT) has been a prominent modelling framework in educational and psychological measurement. Traditional IRT models are bipolar, commonly assuming symmetric measurement link functions and symmetric trait distributions over a latent continuum unbounded at both ends. However, many measured constructs, such as print exposure,
Qi (Helen) Huang, Daniel M. Bolt
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An enhanced connected banking system optimizer incorporating triple mechanism for solving global optimization problems. [PDF]
Qian D, Cai X, Feng L, Ye Y.
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High‐Gloss SVBRDF Capture Using Bounce Light
Abstract Reflectance capture aims at the visual reproduction of an object under varying illumination. Past works differ substantially in their experimental overhead, from single‐ or few‐image approaches, that employ significant (often learned) priors at the expense of biased reconstructions, to more accurate approaches that tend to be time‐consuming ...
Tomáš Iser +2 more
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The Impact of Educational LLM Agent Use on Teachers' Curriculum Content Creation: The Chain Mediating Role of School Support and Teacher Self-Efficacy. [PDF]
Xu H, Chen M, Wang M, Lu J.
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ABSTRACT This article interrogates the politics of othering embedded in the taken‐for‐granted association of childhood, play, joy, and happiness. It explores how these notions are historically inscribed as forms of otherness tied to the affective normativity of joy.
Chushan Wu
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Gnosis and counterstories: decolonial disability reflections on delinking as a transgressive social methodology. [PDF]
Padilla A, Tan P.
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Towards a Theory of Inquiry Dialogue Questions
Abstract The success of an inquiry dialogue depends on the quality of its central question. Yet, evaluating inquiry dialogue questions is harder than it appears. One approach is to maintain that inquiry dialogue questions are philosophical questions, but there is no successful method of identifying all and only philosophical questions. Another approach
Aaron Yarmel
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Predicting the risk of activities of daily living dysfunction in middle-aged and older adults with comorbid hypertension and diabetes: a national population-based survey analysis. [PDF]
Lin F, Chen J, Xiao L.
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Neurobehavioural Group Differences in an Indian Holistic Education Context: Mindfulness, Empathy, Values and Personality Across Gender and Academic Pathways. [PDF]
Brahmi M, Sharma A, Jain H, Kumar J.
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Association of serum irisin levels with postoperative cognitive dysfunction in older patients following total hip or knee arthroplasty: A prospective observational study. [PDF]
Zhang H +7 more
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