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E-book: Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium (PROMS) 2014 Conference Proceedings: Rasch and the Future

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  • Pub. Date: 10-Jul-2015
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  • Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9783662474907

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This book collects and organizes the original studies presented at PROMS 2014 conference on theories and applications of Rasch model. It provides useful examples of the Rasch model used to address practical measurement problems across a range of different disciplines including: Item Response Theory (IRT), philosophy of measurement, dimensionality, the role of fit statistics and residuals, application, educational application, language testing, health related research, business and industrial application and Rasch-based computer software. PROMS 2014 (Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium) was held August 2 – 6, 2014 in Guangzhou, China. The goal of this conference is to bring together the researchers from academia, universities, hospitals, industry, management sector as well as practitioners to share ideas, problems and solutions relating to the multifaceted aspects of Rasch Model.
1 Be Wary of What's Coming from the West: Globalisation and the Implications for Measurement in the Human Sciences
1(16)
Robert F. Cavanagh
William Fisher Jr.
2 Rasch Model: Status Quo and Prospect in China
17(8)
Quan Zhang
Tiantian Zhang
3 The Psychometric Properties of the MISSCARE Nursing Tool
25(18)
I. Blackman
E. Willis
L. Toffoli
J. Henderson
P. Hamilton
C. Verrall
E. Arbery
C. Harvey
4 Booklet Design for a Longitudinal Study: Measuring Progress in New-Immigrant Children's Mathematics Achievement
43(8)
Pei-Jung Hsieh
5 Indicators of Integration of Islamic Values in Human Knowledge
51(14)
Nik A. Hisham
Kamal J. Badrasawi
Noor Lide Abu Kassim
6 A Rasch Measure of Test Takers' Attitude Toward the Versant English Test
65(22)
Jinsong Fan
Trevor Bond
7 The Application of Rasch in the Validation of Corporate Citizenship Scale
87(12)
Kamala Vainy Pillai
Rajah Rasiah
Geoffrey Williams
8 Fluency: A Critically Important Yet Undervalued Dimension of L2 Vocabulary Knowledge
99(16)
Junyu Cheng
Joshua Matthews
John Mitchell O'Toole
9 A Rasch-Based Approach for Comparison of English Listening Comprehension Between CET and GEPT
115(16)
Quan Zhang
Guoxiong He
Huifeng Mu
10 A Rasch-Based Approach for Comparison of English Reading Comprehension Between CET and GEPT
131(14)
Hong Yang
Mingzhu Miao
11 Application of Rasch Model in Test Paper Quality Analysis---With the Case of Reading Literacy Pilot Test Paper for Grade 5-6 Students in Guangxi
145(10)
Jing Gong
Dehong Luo
12 Development and Psychometric Evaluation of an Integrative Thinking Mode Scale Utilizing the Rasch Measurement Model
155(18)
Zhuanmao Song
Bo Jiang
13 Assessment of the Psychometric Properties of the Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia Adapted for People with Dystonia Using Rasch Analysis
173(16)
I. Blackman
L. Bradnam
L. Graetz
14 Reliability and Validity of the Malay Version of the SSIS Instrument for Students Aged 8-12 Years Old in Assessing Social Skills and Problem Behavior
189(8)
Zuraini Mat Issa
Wan Abdul Manan Wan Muda
15 Sample Size and Chi-Squared Test of Fit---A Comparison Between a Random Sample Approach and a Chi-Square Value Adjustment Method Using Swedish Adolescent Data
197(16)
Daniel Bergh
16 Measuring the Effectiveness of Evaluation Processes for Diversified Undergraduate Students with Self-regulated Study---A Case Study in International School of Jinan University
213(18)
Yufan Liu
17 Correlation Analysis on Influencing Factors of English Writing and Non-English Major Tibetan College Students' English Writing Development
231(8)
Baina Xia
18 An Empirical Case Study of TEM-8 Test Reliability
239(12)
Jianfang Xiao
19 The Application of Descriptive Statistical Analysis of Foreign Language Teaching and Testing
251(12)
Wu Wei
Li Lan
20 Backwash Effect of English Testing on English Teaching for Adults
263(8)
Yuhuan Gong
21 Recasting English for Environmental Science into a SPOC---A Pilot Study in Wenzhou University
271(16)
Xiaoshu Xu
Xiuyu Gu
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