RASCH 2004

TOPICS

Topic 1 Review of measurement and statistics in education and social science
Topic 2 Reliability and validity
Topic 3 Formalisation of traditional reliability
Topic 4 Calculation of reliability
Topic 5 The Rasch model for dichotomous responses: The simplest latent trait model:
Topic 6 Separation of person and item parameters
Topic 7 The significance of total scores
Topic 8 Estimating person ability and item difficulty
Topic 9 Fit of the data to the model: general fit.
Topic 10 The Rasch model for ordered response categories: Analysis of partial credit or rated items
Topic 11 Fit of the data to the model: Differential Item Functioning (DIF)
Topic 12 (a) A relationship between the reliability of traditional test theory and Rasch latent trait theory
Topic 12 (b) Linking using the Rasch model