Reviewing Rasch Papers

Request: "I have been asked to review a Rasch paper. What is the standard format for reporting Rasch analysis in publications?"

Response: www.jampress.org/guidelines.htm is a good place to start, but there is considerable variation in formats for Rasch papers. The most obvious difference is whether the paper focuses on the statistical properties of the numbers (t-tests, chi-squares, etc.) or the practical implications of the numbers (item maps, etc.).

The biggest problem seen in Rasch papers submitted for publication is that many authors do not understand their own analyses. Those authors parrot numbers from their output, but then they are unable to draw reasonable conclusions from those numbers. A consequence is "too many numbers, not enough meaning". Indications of this are Tables with unexplained or duplicative columns of numbers, and failure to use graphical Figures to communicate their Rasch findings effectively.

Smith R.M. (2010) Reviewing Rasch Papers, Rasch Measurement Transactions, 2010, 23:4, 1239

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Rasch Measurement Transactions (free, online)	Rasch Measurement research papers (free, online)	Probabilistic Models for Some Intelligence and Attainment Tests, Georg Rasch	Applying the Rasch Model 3rd. Ed., Bond & Fox	Best Test Design, Wright & Stone
Rating Scale Analysis, Wright & Masters	Introduction to Rasch Measurement, E. Smith & R. Smith	Introduction to Many-Facet Rasch Measurement, Thomas Eckes	Invariant Measurement: Using Rasch Models in the Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, George Engelhard, Jr.	Statistical Analyses for Language Testers, Rita Green
Rasch Models: Foundations, Recent Developments, and Applications, Fischer & Molenaar	Journal of Applied Measurement	Rasch models for measurement, David Andrich	Constructing Measures, Mark Wilson	Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences, Boone, Stave, Yale
in Spanish:	Análisis de Rasch para todos, Agustín Tristán		Mediciones, Posicionamientos y Diagnósticos Competitivos, Juan Ramón Oreja Rodríguez

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