Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium (PROMS) 2015 conference proceedings. ([2016])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Quan Zhang, Editor.
• Other Names: Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium
• Contents: Preface; Reference; PROMS Board Members (2015/2016); PROMS 2015 Pre-conference Workshops; PROMS 2015 Local Committee; Sponsors and Donors for PROMS 2015, Fukuoka, Japan; Editorial Board Members; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Causal Rasch Models in Language Testing: An Application Rich Primer; Descriptive Rasch Models Versus Causal Rasch Models; EdSphere™ Reader App; Text Complexity 719's with Artifact Correction; Notes; References; 2 Constructing the Human Figure Drawing Continuum: One Scale is 'Good Enough'; Introduction; Background; Development of the Goodenough Draw-a-Man Test (GDAMT) 5 Examining the Psychometric Quality of a Modified Perceived Authenticity in Writing Scale with Rasch Measurement TheoryLiterature Review; What Is Authenticity?; Why Does Authenticity in Writing Matter?; What Factors May Be Impeding Authenticity in Writing Instruction?; Is There Evidence that Large-Scale Writing Assessments Are Reducing Authenticity?; Methods; Instrument; Participants; Data Collection and Data Analysis; Findings; Model 1 Results; Model 2 Results; Discussion; Conclusion; Appendix; References; 6 Multifaceted Rasch Analysis of Paired Oral Tasks for Japanese Learners of English. Development of the Goodenough-Harris Drawing Test (GHDT)Research Objective; Method; Sample; Data Collection; Data Analysis; Results; Overview; Unidimensionality; GHDT Sub-test Comparisons; Development of the Human Figure Drawing Continuum; Discussion; Implications; Limitations; Conclusion; References; 3 Using MFRM and SEM in the Validation of Analytic Rating Scales of an English Speaking Assessment; Introduction; MFRM and SEM; Context of this Study; The Fudan English Test (FET); The Speaking Component of the FET; Methodology; Participants; Data Collection; Data Analysis. IntroductionPrevious Studies on Paired Orals; Current Study; Method; Participants; Materials and Procedures; Analyses; Results and Discussion; Does the Test Have a Unitary Factor Structure Underlying the Paired Oral?; Do All Tasks and Raters Fit the Rasch Model?; Do Test Tasks Have a Wide Range of Difficulty and no Wide Gaps in Difficulty?; Is the Difficulty of Student Cards Equal?; Does the Holistic Rating Scale Function Properly?; How Many Tasks and Raters Are Minimally Needed to Obtain Sufficient Reliability?; Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References. Results and DiscussionMFRM Analysis; SEM Analysis; Conclusions, Limitations, and Implications; Acknowledgments; References; 4 A Rasch Model Analysis of the "Four L2 Anxieties"; Introduction; Background of the Issue; Definitions of Anxiety; Conceptual Problems; Measurement Problems; Methods; Participants; Instruments; Procedures; Results; Likert Category Utility and Item Misfit Analysis; Rasch Item and Person Reliability and Separation; Rasch Principal Components Analysis of Residuals; Discussion; Conclusion; Notes; References.
• Publisher Details: Singapor : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxiii, 424 pages.)
• Subjects: 150.15195; Rasch models -- Congresses; PSYCHOLOGY / Reference; Rasch models; Conference papers and proceedings; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811016875; 9811016879
• Related ISBNs: 9789811016868; 9811016860
• Notes: Note: Description based on print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.