Montreal, Quebec, Canada
April 9-10, 2005 - Saturday-Sunday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Montreal, Quebec (pre-AERA)
Rasch Training Pre-Session
An Introduction to Rasch Measurement: Theory and Applications
conducted by Richard M. Smith and Everett Smith
Marriott Montreal Chateau Champlain: 1, Place du Canada, Montreal, Quebec H3B 4C9, Canada.
www.jampress.org
Registration includes a copy of Introduction to Rasch Measurement (a 698 page book)
and a one-year subscription to the Journal of Applied Measurement.
Monday, April 11, 2005
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Le Centre Sheraton Montreal / Salon 7
Educational Applications of Rasch Measurement
Chair: Thomas R. O'Neill, National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Bachelor of Education Admissions Procedures: A Many-Faceted Rasch Partial Credit Model Analysis, Peter D. MacMillan, Colin Chasteauneuf
Examining Item Bias on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study Using the Basic Rasch Model, Tenisha Tevis, Regina J. Deil-Amen
Monitoring the Effectiveness of New York's Written Composition Test in English (WCTE) Using Multi-Facet Rasch Measurement, Stephen Hetherman, Madhabi Chatterji
Validation of a Teacher Practice Survey with the Rasch Model, Susan M Gracia
4:05 p.m. - 5:35 p.m. Hilton Montreal Bonaventure / Fontaine, Section A
Contemporary Issues in Psychometric Research
includes:
WINIRT: A Windows-Based Item Response Theory Data Generator With an Equating and DIF Simulation Guide, Hua Fang, George A. Johanson
Aberrant Response Patterns: Issues of Internal Consistency and Concurrent Validity, Iasonas Lambros Lamprianou, Thekla Afantiti-Lamprianou
6:15 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth / Chaudiere
Rasch Measurement SIG Business Meeting
SIG Chair: Randall E. Schumacker.
SIG Program Chair: Trevor Bond
Jean-Guy Blais discusses the impact of Rasch Measurement in Francophone countries.
Tuesday, April 12, 2005
8:15 a.m. - 8:55 a.m. Marriott Montreal Chateau Champlain / Salle de Bal Ballroom & Foyer
Comprehensive School Reform Implementation and Outcomes
includes: Analyzing CSR Implementation with the Rasch Model, Susan M Gracia
10:35 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. Le Centre Sheraton Montreal / Salon 3
Philosophical, Biological and Attitudinal Impacts
Chair: Randall E. Schumacker, University of North Texas
Scale-Free Genomic Measurement: Mitochondrial DNA, Nathan Markward, William P. Fisher
Designing and Validating Measures of Teacher Attitude Towards Inclusive Education (TATIE) Using an Iterative Process Model, Clarice S. Ewing, Madhabi Chatterji
Creating a Common Market for the Liberation of Literacy Capital, William P. Fisher, Jackson A. Stenner
2:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Four Points by Sheraton Montreal / Mont St-Helens
An Examinee Perspective
includes:
Using Item Position and Item Difficulty to Measure Test Fatigue, Jeff Davis, Abdullah A. Ferdous
A Method for Adjusting Item P-Values for Test-Taker Motivation Using the Rasch Model, Laurie L. Davis, Michael E. Yoes
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
10:35 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Marriott Montreal Chateau Champlain / Salle de Bal Ballroom & Foyer
Introduction to Rasch Measurement
Applying the Rasch Model: Interested Newcomers Are Invited to Talk With Authors: Trevor G. Bond, Christine M. Fox
Improving Data Collection Through Rasch Measurement: A Continuing Study of Teacher Supply and Demand, Kelly D. Bradley, Shannon O. Sampson
Functional Equivalence of English and Chinese Versions of a Cognitive Development Test for Preschoolers, Edward Wolfe, Wei He
10:35 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. Delta Centre Ville / Salon 532
Rasch Measurement: Important Aspects of the Models
Chair: Gregory E. Stone, University of Toledo
The Confusion Over Rasch and IRT or Why Don't Some Psychometricians Get Along?, Everett V. Smith, David Andrich
The Effect of Missing Data of Rating Design on Parameter Estimations Using the Many-Facet Rasch Model, Shudong Wang, Michael Young, Holly Zhang
Detecting Measurement Disturbance Effects: The Graphical Display of Item Characteristic Curves, Randall E. Schumacker, Robert E. Mount, George A. Marcoulides
Computer-Adaptive Medical Outcome Assessment: A Comparison of the Rating Scale and Successive Interval Models, Barbara G. Dodd, Karon F. Cook, Donn Godin
8:15 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. Le Centre Sheraton Montreal / Salon B
Quantitative SIGs Joint Social
Educational Statisticians, Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Survey Research in Education, Structural Equation Modeling, Advanced Studies of National Databases, Rasch Measurement
Thursday, April 14, 2005
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Marriott Montreal Chateau Champlain / Maisonneuve, Section E & F
Professional Development Training
A Hands-on Introduction to Latent Class Models, Rasch Models and Their Extensions. Matthias von Davier.
Friday, April 15, 2005
10:35 a.m. - 12:05 p.m. Le Centre Sheraton Montreal / Salon 7
Using Rasch Measurement to Investigate Important Latent Traits
Chair: Trevor G. Bond, James Cook University
Developing an Objective Measure of Early Childhood Literacy, Stuart Luppescu, David W. Kerbow
Conditional Validation of Cognitive Structures With Rasch Measurement, Dimiter M. Dimitrov
Explanations of Translation Differences on Chinese and English Versions of a Language Test for Preschoolers, Xiaoting Huang, Edward Wolfe
Permanence of Marker Characteristics, Iasonas Lambros Lamprianou, Thekla Afantiti Lamprianou
12:25 p.m. - 1:55 p.m. Marriott Montreal Chateau Champlain / Salon 401
Engagement and Success of Freshmen
includes: A Multiple Methodological Approach to Personnel Evaluation Using Rasch Measurement Principles, IRT and Focus-Group Data, Christine M. Mills
1:15 p.m. - 1:55 p.m. Marriott Montreal Chateau Champlain / Salle de Bal Ballroom & Foyer
Rasch Analysis - Introduction to Software Packages
Rasch Measurement With Winsteps, Richard Smith, John M. Linacre
AERA Annual Meeting 2005: Rasch-related Papers … Rasch Measurement Transactions, 2005, 18:4 p. 9
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