Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium (PROMS) 2016 conference proceedings : Rasch and the future /: Rasch and the future. ([2018])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Quan Zhang, editor.
• Editors: Zhang, Quan
• Other Names: Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium
• Contents: Intro; Preface; Acknowledgements; PROMS Board Members (2015/2016); PROMS2016 Local Committee; Sponsors and Donors for PROMS2016, Xi'an, China; Welcome Message from PROMS2016 Xi'an; Invitation to PROMS2016, Xi'an, China; PROMS2016 Pre-conference Workshops; PROMS2016 Keynote Speakers; PROMS2016 Invited Speakers; China Needs PROMS; Contents; 1 Preliminary Report on the Development and Calibration of a Rasch Scale to Measure Chinese Reading Comprehension Ability in Singaporean 2nd Language Primary School Students; Abstract; Background; Methods; Development of Item Bank; Participants; Procedure. Data AnalysisItem Polarity; Model-Data Fit; Separation and Reliability; Item Location and Person Measures; Dimensionality Check; Differential Item Functioning; Results; Item Polarity; Model-Data Fit Analysis; Separation and Reliability; Item Location and Person Measures; Dimensionality; Differential Item Functioning; Summary and Conclusion; References; 2 Rasch Analysis Properties of a Chemistry Test for Form Four Students; Abstract; Introduction; Methodology; Results and Discussions; Separation and Reliability; Item Fit; Unidimensionality; Discussion; Conclusions and Recommendations. Example One: The Chinese Translation of B & F2Example Two: PROMS in China; Lessons Learnt-And Some Future Directions; References; 5 Research Design Considerations in Human Science Research: Reconciling Conceptions of Science, Theories of Measurement and Research Methods; Abstract; Introduction; The Research Problem; Exposition; Psychometric Research Traditions and Measurement Theories; Positivism in Psychometrics; Psychometrics and Post-positivism; The Turn to an Amodern Theory of Measurement; Conclusion; References; 6 Test Equating with Winsteps and GITEST: Different but Alike; Abstract. Test Equating and Its SignificanceTest Equating and Its Concept; Equating by GITEST: A Simplified Example; GITEST Program; GITEST Data Editing; GITEST Equating; Equating by Winsteps: A Simplified Example; Winsteps Porgram; Winsteps Data Matrix; Winstep Equating; Conclusion; References; 7 Evaluating an Evaluation Program: Unknowable Outcomes; Abstract; Introduction; Afterschool Programs in Sam Smith Public Schools; Research Problem; Methods; Results; Higher Grades; Good Attendance; Good Behavior; Family Engagement; Program Impact; Discussion; Conclusion; References.
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 150.1/5195; Rasch models -- Congresses; Rasch models -- Pacific Area -- Congresses; PSYCHOLOGY -- Reference; Rasch models; Education; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation; Language Education; Pacific Area; Electronic books; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811081385; 9811081387
• Related ISBNs: 9789811081378; 9811081379
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 2, 2018).
• 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.