RMT 19:1 Announcements, Notes and Quotes

Rasch Workshops

May 24-26, 2005 - Tuesday-Thursday, Dallas TX
Winsteps workshop
May 31-June 2, 2005 - Tuesday-Thursday, Dallas TX
Facets workshop
conducted by John Michael Linacre
www.winsteps.com/seminar.htm

June 20, 2005 - Monday, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Winsteps and Facets workshop
conducted by John Michael Linacre

July 20, 2005 - Wed. San Salvador, El Salvador
Introductory Course on Rasch Analysis
conducted by Agustin Tristan (in Spanish)
www.ieesa-kalt.com

July 25-Oct. 31, 2005 - Online
Introduction to Rasch Measurement and Traditional Classical Test Theory (CTT)
conducted by David Andrich and Ida Marais

July 25-26, 2005 - Monday-Tuesday, Chicago IL
Introduction to IRT/Rasch measurement using Winsteps
conducted by Ken Conrad & Nick Bezruczko
www.winsteps.com/workshop.htm

July 27-28, 2005 - Wed.-Thursday, Chicago IL
Introduction to Many-Facet Rasch Measurement using Facets
conducted by Carol Myford & Lidia Dobria
www.winsteps.com/workshop.htm


Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium (PROMS) &
International Symposium on Measurement and Evaluation (ISME) 2005

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

June 21-23, 2005 (Tues.-Thur.)

Speakers include Trevor Bond & John Michael Linacre

Presentation proposals invited.

June 20, 2005 - Monday: Pre-Conference Workshop on Winsteps and Facets, conducted by John Michael Linacre


MOMS

Midwest Objective Measurement Seminar

Friday, May 20, 2005, 9:00 - 4:00

School of Public Health
University of Illinois at Chicago
1603 West Taylor Street
Chicago IL 60612-4394

The purpose of the MOMS is to allow students, teachers and practitioners to present research in progress or results of research studies, as well as, provide a forum for discussion of measurement issues. The seminar provides the opportunity for those interested in measurement to get together for serious discussion and social interaction.

Please send your proposals to me. The proposal should be one paragraph that explains the purpose of the study, data, and results summary. Be sure to include your name and affiliation. Email proposals to me at mlunz-at-measurementresearch.com

I encourage all of you to participate.
Mary E. Lunz, www.measurementresearch.com

Sponsored by the Institute for Objective Measurement and the University of Illinois at Chicago


iAchieve online assessment services

"Where You're at Report"


Colored bands indicate performance levels. Test questions are positioned by difficulty. The question in bold red was answered incorrectly. www.iachieve.com.au


FAMILIA DE PROGRAMAS KALT

San Salvador, El Salvador

July 20, 2005: Introductory Course on Rasch Analysis conducted by Agustin Tristan (in Spanish)

July 21-22, 2005: Evaluation Conference organized by the Institute of Evaluation and Advanced Engineering, Mexico

July 23, 2005: Organized Sight-Seeing:

Participation fee: $175 includes materials, a CD of the presentations and lunch. Hotel rate $50 single, $55 double includes buffet breakfast. Air transport is affordable, with flights from Houston, Mexico City, San Jose, etc. People are friendly and there are no security problems.

Web page (in Spanish and English) www.ieesa-kalt.com


A Rasch Citation Anomaly

According to Google-Scholar, there are 388 citations of Georg Rasch's book, "Probabilistic Models", and 84 citations of "Probabalistic Models".

Let's use our spelling-checkers!


Citations to Facets


Scholarly citations by year to Facets Rasch software (Linacre, 1987) and synonyms. The 241 citations are listed at: www.winsteps.com/facetman/references.htm


ConstructMap (formerly GradeMap) is Progressing Quickly!


Now downloadable: Version 4.5 of ConstructMap (formerly GradeMap), developed in association with Mark Wilson's book "Constructing Measures".


Probabilities direct the conduct of the wise man.
(Probabilia ... sapientis vita regeretur.)
Cicero, De Natura Deorum, i, 5, 12. (45 B.C.?)

But to us, probability is the very guide of life.
Bishop Joseph Butler, The Analogy of Religion (1736)


Rasch Measurement Transactions 19:1 Notes and Quotes … Rasch Measurement Transactions, 2005, 19:1 p.1006



Rasch-Related Resources: Rasch Measurement YouTube Channel
Rasch Measurement Transactions & Rasch Measurement research papers - free An Introduction to the Rasch Model with Examples in R (eRm, etc.), Debelak, Strobl, Zeigenfuse Rasch Measurement Theory Analysis in R, Wind, Hua Applying the Rasch Model in Social Sciences Using R, Lamprianou El modelo métrico de Rasch: Fundamentación, implementación e interpretación de la medida en ciencias sociales (Spanish Edition), Manuel González-Montesinos M.
Rasch Models: Foundations, Recent Developments, and Applications, Fischer & Molenaar Probabilistic Models for Some Intelligence and Attainment Tests, Georg Rasch Rasch Models for Measurement, David Andrich Constructing Measures, Mark Wilson Best Test Design - free, Wright & Stone
Rating Scale Analysis - free, Wright & Masters
Virtual Standard Setting: Setting Cut Scores, Charalambos Kollias Diseño de Mejores Pruebas - free, Spanish Best Test Design A Course in Rasch Measurement Theory, Andrich, Marais Rasch Models in Health, Christensen, Kreiner, Mesba Multivariate and Mixture Distribution Rasch Models, von Davier, Carstensen
Rasch Books and Publications: Winsteps and Facets
Applying the Rasch Model (Winsteps, Facets) 4th Ed., Bond, Yan, Heene Advances in Rasch Analyses in the Human Sciences (Winsteps, Facets) 1st Ed., Boone, Staver Advances in Applications of Rasch Measurement in Science Education, X. Liu & W. J. Boone Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences (Winsteps) Boone, Staver, Yale Appliquer le modèle de Rasch: Défis et pistes de solution (Winsteps) E. Dionne, S. Béland
Introduction to Many-Facet Rasch Measurement (Facets), Thomas Eckes Rasch Models for Solving Measurement Problems (Facets), George Engelhard, Jr. & Jue Wang Statistical Analyses for Language Testers (Facets), Rita Green Invariant Measurement with Raters and Rating Scales: Rasch Models for Rater-Mediated Assessments (Facets), George Engelhard, Jr. & Stefanie Wind Aplicação do Modelo de Rasch (Português), de Bond, Trevor G., Fox, Christine M
Exploring Rating Scale Functioning for Survey Research (R, Facets), Stefanie Wind Rasch Measurement: Applications, Khine Winsteps Tutorials - free
Facets Tutorials - free
Many-Facet Rasch Measurement (Facets) - free, J.M. Linacre Fairness, Justice and Language Assessment (Winsteps, Facets), McNamara, Knoch, Fan

To be emailed about new material on www.rasch.org
please enter your email address here:

I want to Subscribe: & click below
I want to Unsubscribe: & click below

Please set your SPAM filter to accept emails from Rasch.org

www.rasch.org welcomes your comments:

Your email address (if you want us to reply):

 

ForumRasch Measurement Forum to discuss any Rasch-related topic

Go to Top of Page
Go to index of all Rasch Measurement Transactions
AERA members: Join the Rasch Measurement SIG and receive the printed version of RMT
Some back issues of RMT are available as bound volumes
Subscribe to Journal of Applied Measurement

Go to Institute for Objective Measurement Home Page. The Rasch Measurement SIG (AERA) thanks the Institute for Objective Measurement for inviting the publication of Rasch Measurement Transactions on the Institute's website, www.rasch.org.

Coming Rasch-related Events
Oct. 4 - Nov. 8, 2024, Fri.-Fri. On-line workshop: Rasch Measurement - Core Topics (E. Smith, Winsteps), www.statistics.com
Jan. 17 - Feb. 21, 2025, Fri.-Fri. On-line workshop: Rasch Measurement - Core Topics (E. Smith, Winsteps), www.statistics.com
May 16 - June 20, 2025, Fri.-Fri. On-line workshop: Rasch Measurement - Core Topics (E. Smith, Winsteps), www.statistics.com
June 20 - July 18, 2025, Fri.-Fri. On-line workshop: Rasch Measurement - Further Topics (E. Smith, Facets), www.statistics.com
Oct. 3 - Nov. 7, 2025, Fri.-Fri. On-line workshop: Rasch Measurement - Core Topics (E. Smith, Winsteps), www.statistics.com

 

The URL of this page is www.rasch.org/rmt/rmt191k.htm

Website: www.rasch.org/rmt/contents.htm