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The Role of Syllables in Anagram Solution: A Rasch Analysis [PDF]
The Journal of General Psychology, 2011 Anagrams are frequently used by experimental psychologists interested in how the mental lexicon is organized. Until very recently, research has overlooked the importance of syllable structure in solving anagrams and assumed that solution difficulty was mainly due to frequency factors (e.g., bigram statistics).
Adams, J.W. +3 more
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Cogent Education, 2018 Motivated by experience with students’ psychological barriers to learning statistics, we modified and extended the Statistical Anxiety Rating Scale (STARS) to develop a contemporary and valid (face, content, criterion and construct) Danish measure of ...
Tine Nielsen, Svend Kreiner
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Evaluation of the Midwifery Student Evaluation of Practice (MidSTEP) tool using Rasch analysis [PDF]
, 2021 Problem: Quantitative feedback from students about their clinical learning experiences is used to inform program quality, but the extent to which tools are reliable, valid and refined receives less attention.
Gamble, Jenny +2 more
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Mandible composition and properties in two selected praying mantises (Insecta, Mantodea)
The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract Insects process their food with their cuticle‐based mouthparts. These feeding structures reflect their diversity and can, in some cases, showcase adaptations in material composition, mechanical properties, and shape to suit their specific dietary preferences.
Malo Roze +3 more
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SAGE Open, 2022 Rasch Analysis suggested the Lakaev Academic Stress Response Scale-1 (LASRS-1) would benefit from refinement by the addition of items and changes to the wording of other items.
Natasha Lakaev
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A new method for detecting differential item functioning in the Rasch model [PDF]
, 2010 Differential item functioning (DIF) can lead to an unfair advantage or disadvantage for certain subgroups in educational and psychological testing. Therefore, a variety of statistical methods has been suggested for detecting DIF in the Rasch model.
Zeileis, Achim +2 more
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Autism Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Performance‐based assessments of sensory function provide essential insights into sensory integration challenges in autistic children and provide objective, standardized measurement data that can be used to tailor targeted interventions. We sought to evaluate the validity and reliability of data collected using the Evaluation in Ayres Sensory ...
Patricia Grady‐Dominguez +3 more
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Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 2022 Tyrone Brian Pretorius, Anita Padmanabhanunni Department of Psychology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville, 7530, South AfricaCorrespondence: Tyrone Brian Pretorius, Department of Psychology, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17 ...
Pretorius TB, Padmanabhanunni A
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A Rasch Analysis of the ELI Listening Placement Test [PDF]
, 2007 This paper presents an analysis of the academic listening test (ALT) utilizing Rasch analysis, which has been utilized as a test development method.
Miyata, Munehiko
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Using item response theory to explore the psychometric properties of extended matching questions examination in undergraduate medical education [PDF]
, 2005 BACKGROUND: As assessment has been shown to direct learning, it is critical that the examinations developed to test clinical competence in medical undergraduates are valid and reliable. The use of extended matching questions (EMQ) has been advocated to
Tennant, A. +14 more
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