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Assessing the word recognition skills of german elementary students in silent reading - Psychometric properties of an item pool to generate curriculum-based measurements [PDF]

, 2020
Given the high proportion of struggling readers in school and the long-term negative consequences of underachievement for those affected, the question of prevention options arises.
Blumenthal, Yvonne, Voß, Stefan
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Improving the evaluation of therapeutic interventions in multiple sclerosis: the role of new psychometric methods

Health Technology Assessment, 2009
Objectives: In this monograph we examine the added value of new psychometric methods (Rasch measurement and Item Response Theory) over traditional psychometric approaches by comparing and contrasting their psychometric evaluations of existing sets of ...
J Hobart, S Cano
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A unique double tango: Construct validation and reliability analysis of risk perception, attitude and practice (RPAP) questionnaire on dengue infection.

PLoS ONE, 2021
Introduction/backgroundDengue fever remains a public health threat despite being preventable. A solution to the constant problem of dengue infection will require active intervention and a paradigm shift.
Mohd 'Ammar Ihsan Ahmad Zamzuri, Mohd Nazrin Jamhari, Hasanain Faisal Ghazi, Muhamad Hazizi Muhamad Hasani, Noor Khalili Mohd Ali, Mohammad Faid Abd Rashid, Rozita Hod, Rahmat Dapari, Mohd Rohaizat Hassan   +8 more
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Rasch validation of a new scale to measure dependency in arm use in daily life: the Upper Limb Lucerne ICF-based Multidisciplinary Observation Scale

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
IntroductionAbout 77% of adults with stroke have upper limb impairments. Many scales are available to measure the impairment and activity level of the affected limb. However, an observational scale to assess dependency on others in upper limb performance
Ann Van de Winckel, Beatrice Ottiger, Janne Marieke Veerbeek, Thomas Nyffeler, Thomas Nyffeler, Thomas Nyffeler, Tim Vanbellingen, Tim Vanbellingen   +7 more
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Factor validation and Rasch analysis of the individual recovery outcomes counter [PDF]

, 2017
Objective: The Individual Recovery Outcomes Counter is a 12-item personal recovery self assessment tool for adults with mental health problems. Although widely used across Scotland, limited research into its psychometric properties has been conducted. We
Dickens, Geoffrey L., Hallett, Nutmeg, Hardie, Scott M., Ion, Robin M., Rudd, Bridey   +4 more
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Establishing score equivalence of the Functional Independence Measure motor scale and the Barthel Index, utilising the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and Rasch measurement theory [PDF]

, 2017
Introduction: Two widely used outcome measures to assess functioning in neurological rehabilitation are the Functional Independence Measure (FIM™) and the Barthel Index.
O'Connor, RJ, Prodinger, B, Stucki, G, Tennant, A   +3 more
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Applying modern measurement approaches to constructs relevant to evidence-based practice among Canadian physical and occupational therapists

Implementation Science, 2018
Background Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a complex process. To quantify it, one has to also consider individual and contextual factors using multiple measures.
Fadi Al Zoubi, Nancy Mayo, Annie Rochette, Aliki Thomas   +3 more
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Rasch model of the bridging social capital questionnaire

SSM: Population Health, 2021
Bridging social capital is defined as the connections between individuals who are dissimilar with respect to socioeconomic status and other characteristics. We previously identified an important gap in the literature related to its measurement.
E. Villalonga-Olives, I. Kawachi, A.M. Rodríguez   +2 more
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Testing patient-reported outcome measurement equivalence in multinational clinical trials: An exemplar using the 12-item Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale

Multiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational and Clinical, 2017
Background Although multinational clinical trials frequently use patient-reported outcomes to measure efficacy, measurement equivalence across cultures and languages, a scientific requirement, is rarely tested.
Hussein Dib, Yusuf Tamam, Murat Terzi, Jeremy Hobart   +3 more
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Some procedures for computerized ability testing [PDF]

, 1989
For computerized test systems to be operational, the use of item response theory is a prerequisite. As opposed to classical test theory, in item response models the abilities of the examinees and the properties of the items are parameterized separately ...
Linden, Wim J. van der, Zwarts, Michel A.   +1 more
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