While the primary purpose of the book is a celebration of John’s contributions to the field of measurement, a second and related purpose is to provide a useful resource. We believe that the combination of the developmental history and theory of the method, the examples of its use in practice, some possible future directions, and software and data files will make this book a valuable resource for teachers and scholars of the Rasch method. This book is a tribute to Professor John P Keeves for the advocacy of the Rasch model in Australia. Happy 80th birthday John! xii There are good introductory texts on Item Response Theory, Objective Measurement and the Rasch model. However, for a beginning researcher keen on utilising the potentials of the Rasch model, theoretical discussions of test theory and associated indices do not meet their pragmatic needs. Furthermore, many researchers in measurement still have little or no knowledge of the features of the Rasch model and its use in a variety of situations and disciplines. This book attempts to describe the underlying axioms of test theory, and, in particular, the concepts of objective measurement and the Rasch model, and then link theory to practice. We have been introduced to the various models of test theory during our graduate days. It was time for us to share with those keen in the field of measurement in education, psychology and the social sciences the theoretical and practical aspects of objective measurement.
Editors and Affiliations
UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Education, Bonn
Rupert Maclean
National Institute for Educational Policy Research (NIER) of Japan, Tokyo
Ryo Watanabe
New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Wellington, New Zealand
Robyn Baker
National Office for Research and Development, Ministry of National Education, Indonesia
Boediono
The Hong Kong Institute of Education, China
Yin Cheong Cheng
Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines
Wendy Duncan
Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia
John Keeves
National Centre for Educational Development Research, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China
Zhou Mansheng
Graduate School of Education, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Colin Power
National Council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi, India
J. S. Rajput
University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji
Konai Helu Thaman
Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
Sivakumar Alagumalai,
David D. Curtis,
Njora Hungi
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Applied Rasch Measurement: A Book of Exemplars
Book Subtitle: Papers in Honour of John P. Keeves
Editors: Rupert Maclean, Ryo Watanabe, Robyn Baker, Boediono, Yin Cheong Cheng, Wendy Duncan, John Keeves, Zhou Mansheng, Colin Power, J. S. Rajput, Konai Helu Thaman, Sivakumar Alagumalai, David D. Curtis, … Njora Hungi