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Avaliações em larga escala com itens de respostas construídas no contexto do modelo multifacetas de Rasch [PDF]

, 2015
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção, Florianópolis, 2015.Esta tese apresenta um estudo sobre as avaliações com itens de respostas construídas em larga escala ...
Toffoli, Sonia Ferreira Lopes
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Measuring neurobehavioral functioning in people with traumatic brain injury: Rasch analysis of Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory. [PDF]

, 2016
Objective: To examine internal construct validity of the Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory (NFI) by applying Rasch analysis. Setting: An outpatient rehabilitation program trial in New Zealand employing a goal-setting intervention in people with ...
Kersten, P, Barker-Collo SL, McPherson KM, Taylor WJ, Smith G, Czuba KJ, Kayes NM   +6 more
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What Program for Love in the 21st Century? Thinking With and Beyond Luhmann

Systems Research and Behavioral Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT From a sociological perspective, the paper examines how normative frameworks for intimate relationships have changed since the publication of Luhmann's Love as Passion (1982). Building on Luhmann's notion of a program for love, we discuss his claim that late 20th century love semantics were organized around a program of understanding. We argue
Chiara Piazzesi, Martin Blais
wiley   +1 more source

Development of a New Questionnaire to Assess the Social Impact of Non-communicable Diseases

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have a considerable impact on an individual’s social life. Life-long medication, fear of death, dietary restrictions, hospital admissions, dependency on caregivers, and strained interpersonal relationships ...
Ishani Hanspal, Farah Naaz Fathima, Karthik Murali, Abhay Sood, Fathima Ayoob, Tinku Thomas   +5 more
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Implementing Argument‐Based Validity in Second Language Research on Individual Differences

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Quantitative meta‐syntheses focusing on the psychometric properties of measurement tools in second and foreign language (L2) individual differences (ID) research have drawn scholars' attention to the quality of data collection instruments (Plonsky & Derrick, 2016; Sudina, 2023).
Katalin Piniel, Ekaterina Sudina
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating the Insomnia Severity Index among South African first responders: evidence from classical test theory, Rasch, and Mokken analyses

Frontiers in Sleep
BackgroundSleep is essential for physical health and psychological wellbeing, and insomnia is strongly associated with mental health difficulties, including depression, anxiety, and fatigue.
Tyrone B. Pretorius, Anita Padmanabhanunni   +1 more
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A comparison of the polytomous Rasch analysis output of RUMM2030 and R (ltm/eRm/TAM/lordif)

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2019
Background Patient-reported outcome measures developed using Classical Test Theory are commonly comprised of ordinal level items on a Likert response scale are problematic as they do not permit the results to be compared between patients.
Michael Robinson, Andrew M. Johnson, David M. Walton, Joy C. MacDermid   +3 more
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Extended Rasch Modeling: The eRm Package for the Application of IRT Models in R [PDF]

Item response theory models (IRT) are increasingly becoming established in social science research, particularly in the analysis of performance or attitudinal data in psychology, education, medicine, marketing and other fields where testing is relevant ...
Patrick Mair, Reinhold Hatzinger
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Handwritten Versus Typed Notes: The Impact of Note‐Taking Modes in Second Language Listening Tests

TESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract Technological advancements have influenced note‐taking practices in classrooms as well as their treatment in standardized language assessments. Many high‐stakes English listening tests (e.g., TOEFL iBT, IELTS) include varying note‐taking guidelines, often established without empirical support.
Jieun Kim
wiley   +1 more source

THE DEVELOPMENT OF COVID-19 BRIEF ANXIETY SCALE IN OMAN

The Indonesian Journal of Public Health
Introduction: The global COVID-19 pandemic has caused increased levels of anxiety and stress. A recent study reported that 99% of its sample experienced anxiety, stress, stigma, and concerns about potential social isolation.
Mustafa Ali Khalaf
doaj   +1 more source