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An investigation of Mathematical Literacy assessment supported by an application of Rasch measurement

open access: yesPythagoras, 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   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Marker effects and examination reliability: a comparative exploration from the perspectives of generalizability theory, Rasch modelling and multilevel modelling [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This study looked at how three different analysis methods could help us to understand rater effects on exam reliability. The techniques we looked at were: generalizability theory (G-theory) item response theory (IRT): in particular the Many-Facets ...
Baird, Jo-Anne   +4 more
core  

Evaluation of the Clinimetric Properties of the Upper Limb Subscales of the Motor Assessment Scale Using a Rasch Analysis Model. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
OBJECTIVES: To apply Rasch analysis to evaluate the psychometric properties of the composite score of the 3 upper limb subscales of the Motor Assessment Scale (UL-MAS) when administered in the acute/subacute phase post-stroke.
Galea, M   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Linguistic Variation across Instructional Segments in International Teaching Assistants' Discourse: A Corpus‐Based Analysis

open access: yesTESOL Quarterly, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates internal linguistic variation in the instructional discourse of international teaching assistants (ITAs) by segmenting their mini‐lecture performances into four discourse types: introduction, lecture, conclusion, and audience interaction.
Heesun Chang, Hector Rivera
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of anxiety in children with neurodevelopment disorders: Rasch analysis of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry
Anxiety is common in neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). The parent version of the Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS-P) is a widely used measure to assess anxiety across a broad range of childhood populations.
Alana Sparks   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a gait module to complement the 12-item Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale: a mixed methods study

open access: yesMultiple Sclerosis Journal - Experimental, Translational and Clinical, 2018
Background and objective The 12-item Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale (MSWS-12) is a patient-reported outcome instrument that quantifies the progressive loss of walking ability from the patient perspective.
Sara Strzok   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Item banking with Rasch Measurement: An example for primary mathematics in Thailand [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
This study was conducted in Thailand to create a Mathematics item bank and a Computerized Adaptive Test (CAT) for the students to ‗interrogate‘ the bank. First, 290 multiple-choice test items on mathematical equations were created for an item bank.
Chuesathuchon, Chaowprapha   +1 more
core   +1 more source

The complexity of neighborhood effects: A developmental and ecological framework for violent victimization

open access: yesCriminology, EarlyView.
Abstract Extensive research has established a link between low self‐control and child victimization. However, the specific neighborhood conditions under which low self‐control most strongly influences victimization have been little examined, and, more importantly, no previous studies have investigated the complex ways in which neighborhood context ...
Myunghee You, Brian J. Stults
wiley   +1 more source

FDI in Services: How Data Provisions Are Shaping the New Global Economy

open access: yesGlobal Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Coinciding with a process of slowbalization in goods, cross‐border flows of services have experienced a sharp increase, with FDI through commercial presence emerging as the dominant mode of international services supply. At the same time, a growing number of trade agreements have incorporated binding data‐related provisions aimed at regulating
Carmen Díaz‐Mora   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychometric properties of the 12-item short form health survey version 2 among general Thai samples: a Rasch analysis

open access: yesJournal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
Background Although the 12-item Short Form Health Survey version 2 (SF-12v2) is suitable for measuring health status in the general Thai population, it has been evaluated using classical test theory. Rasch analysis, however, offers a psychometric testing
Krittaphas Kangwanrattanakul
doaj   +1 more source

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