Objective Measurement: Theory into Practice, Vol. 2

Table of Contents......Page 4
Preface......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 8
Part I: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives......Page 10
1 Fundamental Measurement and the Fundamentals of Rasch Measurement......Page 12
2 The Relevance of the Classical Theory of Measurement to Modern Psychology......Page 34
3 The Rasch Debate: Validity and Revolution in Educational Measurement......Page 45
4 Historical Views of the Concept of Invariance in Measurement Theory......Page 82
Part II: Practice......Page 110
5 Computer Adaptive Testing: A National Pilot Study......Page 112
6 Reliability of Alternate Computer-adaptive Tests......Page 124
7 The Equivalence of Rasch Item Calibrations and Ability Estimates Across Modes of Administration......Page 131
8 Constructing Measurement with a Many-facet Rasch Model......Page 138
9 Development of a Functional Assessment that Adjusts Ability Measures for Task Simplicity and Rater Leniency......Page 154
10 Measuring Chemical Properties with the Rasch Model......Page 185
11 Impact of Additional Person Performance Data on Person, Judge, and Item Calibrations......Page 198
Part III: Theory......Page 216
12 Local Independence: Objectively Measurable or Objectionably Abominable?......Page 218
13 Objective Measurement with Multidimensional Polytomous Latent Trait Models......Page 244
14 When Does Misfit Make a Difference?......Page 253
15 Comparing Attitude Across Different Cultures: Two Quantitative Approaches to Construct Validity......Page 280
16 Consequences of Removing Subjects in Item Calibration......Page 302
17 Item Information as a Function of Threshold Values in the Rating Scale Model......Page 308
18 Assessing Unidimensionality for Rasch Measurement......Page 325
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