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The assessment of procedural skills in physiotherapy education: a measurement study using the Rasch model

Archives of Physiotherapy, 2020
Background Procedural skills are a key element in the training of future physiotherapists. Procedural skills relate to the acquisition of appropriate motor skills, which allow the safe application of clinical procedures to patients.
Karl Martin Sattelmayer, Kavi C. Jagadamma, Franziska Sattelmayer, Roger Hilfiker, Gillian Baer   +4 more
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A Rasch Re-Analysis of the Partnership Questionnaire

SAGE Open, 2015
The Partnership Questionnaire (PFB) is used favorably in the German language area to measure partnership quality. The goal of the present study is to re-analyze the subscales of the PFB ( Conflict Behavior, Tenderness, Communication ) via the Rasch model.
Sören Kliem, Johannes Beller, Christoph Kröger, Yve Stöbel-Richter, Kurt Hahlweg, Elmar Brähler   +5 more
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Measurement of level of PTSD with the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ): bias and precision when using full ordinal or dichotomized items

European Journal of Psychotraumatology
Background: The introduction of the WHO ICD-11 created a need for reliable and valid measures of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and complex PTSD (CPTSD).
Tine Nielsen, Ask Elklit, Sabrina Brødsgaard Nielsen, Mikkel Auning-Hansen, Svend Kreiner, Maria Louison Vang   +5 more
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Marginal maximum likelihood estimation in polytomous Rasch models using SAS

, 2013
The growing use of Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO's) calls for user friendly software to fit IRT models in standard software like SAS or R. This paper describes a SAS macro %rasch_mml that fits polytomous Rasch models. The macro estimâtes item parameters using marginal maximum likelihood (MML) estimation and person locations using both MLE and Warm's ...
Karl Bang Christensen, Maja Olsbjerg
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Dual career competency questionnaire for athletes: psychometric properties of the Brazilian version

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
IntroductionNo studies have yet attempted to quantitatively measure the competencies of Brazilian student-athletes. Consequently, there are no validated measures suitable for this purpose.
Guilherme Alves Grubertt, Sara Márquez, Helio Serassuelo Junior   +2 more
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An investigation of Mathematical Literacy assessment supported by an application of Rasch measurement

Pythagoras, 2014
Mathematical Literacy (ML) is a relatively new school subject that learners study in the final 3 years of high school and is examined as a matric subject.
Caroline Long, Sarah Bansilal, Rajan Debba   +2 more
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Assessing adolescent self-efficacy in ‘body and health’ - Exploring the psychometric properties of the SEBH scale

Nordina: Nordic Studies in Science Education, 2019
Self-efficacy beliefs are significant predictors of achievement in education. However, majority of existing self-efficacy measures are rather ‘general’ and assess aggregated perceptions of students’ proficiencies within broad academic disciplines ...
Desire Alice Naigaga, Kjell Sverre Pettersen, Øystein Guttersud, Sigrun Henjum   +3 more
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Development of an exercise programme for balance abilities in people with multiple sclerosis: a development of concept study using Rasch analysis

Archives of Physiotherapy, 2021
Background People with multiple sclerosis (PwMS) frequently have impaired balance from an early stage of the disease. Balance difficulties can be divided into categories; although, to date, these lack scientific foundation.
Karl Martin Sattelmayer, Odile Chevalley, Jan Kool, Evelyne Wiskerke, Lina Nilsson Denkinger, Katia Giacomino, Emmanuelle Opsommer, Roger Hilfiker   +7 more
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Item-Weighted Likelihood Method for Measuring Growth in Longitudinal Study With Tests Composed of Both Dichotomous and Polytomous Items

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021
In this paper, a new item-weighted scheme is proposed to assess examinees’ growth in longitudinal analysis. A multidimensional Rasch model for measuring learning and change (MRMLC) and its polytomous extension is used to fit the longitudinal item ...
Xuemei Xue, Jing Lu, Jiwei Zhang
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Constructing a Polysemous Academic Vocabulary Extent Test Via Polytomous Rasch Model Measurement Analyses

, 2015
Educational measurement research faces an unresolved dilemma: competently meeting the longstanding demand for improved vocabulary strength (depth) aspect assessments. My original contribution to knowledge in the written receptive vocabulary knowledge construct research domain is twofold.
Phillip Bruce Rowles
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