Overview
- Presents an easy to digest manner of complicated material
- Offers numerous activities to practice the reader’s understanding of Rasch techniques
- Provides links between the chapters of this and the previous volume
- Includes model write-ups that can be used to explain the chapter topic in articles and presentations
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Table of contents (21 chapters)
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Front Matter
Keywords
About this book
This volume follows the publication of Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences. This new book presents additional topics not discussed in the previous volume. It examines key topics such as partial credit analysis of data, common person linking, computing equating constants, investigating discrimination, evaluating dimensionality, how to better utilize Wright Maps, how to design tests and surveys using Rasch theory, and many more. The book includes activities which can be used to practice the theme of each chapter and to test the reader’s understanding of Rasch techniques. Beginning and ending with a conversation between two students, each chapter provides clear step-by-step instructions as to how to conduct an analysis using the chapter theme. The chapters emphasize applications for the beginner learning Rasch and provide guidance for composing a write-up of an analysis for a presentation, paper, thesis or report.
This book explores in detail many importantyet often rarely discussed topics in Rasch. With its easy-to-read language and engaging format it reaches a wide audience of scientists, clinicians, students, researchers and psychometricians, providing a valuable toolkit for practical users of Rasch analysis. – Dr. Eva Fenwick, Clinical Research Fellow, Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) Assistant Professor, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
It is an easy to read book and provides immediate guidance for those wishing to conduct a Rasch analysis. The “conversations” between students in each chapter provides a welcome introduction to each topic. – Prof. Maik Walpuski, University Duisburg-Essen, Germany
The lessons learned in their first book are extended by providing insightful demonstrations of some of the more complex concepts and techniques used in applying Rasch models. – Dr. Michael R. Peabody, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, Illinois, USA
I am amazed with the ability of these authors to communicate complicated knowledge, and the ability to make this highly complicated knowledge accessible to new learners guiding every step of the way. Through this book we get important knowledge about techniques and the different areas of use for Rasch methods in the human sciences This is truly an important book for students and researchers. – Prof. Charlotte Ringsmose, Aalborg University, Denmark
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Professor John Staver is an Professor Emeritus of Science Education at Purdue University where he co-directed the Center for Research and Engagement in Science and Mathematics Education. Dr. Staver earned an Ed.D. in Science Education from Indiana University-Bloomington. His research interests have focused on constructivist epistemology and its implications for improving science teaching and learning.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Advances in Rasch Analyses in the Human Sciences
Authors: William J. Boone, John R. Staver
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43420-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-43419-9Published: 28 July 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-43422-9Published: 29 July 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-43420-5Published: 15 July 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 306
Number of Illustrations: 143 b/w illustrations
Topics: Research Methods in Education, Education, general, Science Education, Statistics for Social Sciences, Humanities, Law, Educational Psychology