Advances in measurement in educational research and assessment / edited by Geofferey N. Masters and John P. Keeves.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Masters, Geofferey N.

Keeves, John P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Educational tests and measurements.

Education--Research--Evaluation.

Education.

Physical Description:

viii, 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York : Pergamon, 1999.

Summary:

Over the last three decades there have been marked developments in the field of measurement in education and psychology. "Advances in Measurement in Educational Research and Assessment" presents the developments that have occurred and puts them into perspective. It discusses the continuing challenge to improve measurement both for research and for the assessment of student performance and learning in schools, and looks at the substantial advances that are likely to continue to occur in the future. The volume specifies procedures that have been developed to cover a wide range of situations in both research and the assessment of student learning. Although emphasis is placed on the use of the Rasch model, it is recognized that there is a range of different strategies that might be employed for successful measurement, that there are many unresolved issues, and that progress is still being made in this field.

Contents:

Part I New Theoretical Developments

2 New Approaches to Measurement / J. P. Keeves, S. Alagumalai 23

3 Latent Trait Measurement Models / H. Swaminathan 43

4 Item Response Theory / M. L. Stocking 55

5 Rasch Measurement Theory / P. Allerup 64

6 Rasch Measurement Models / B. D. Wright 85

7 Partial Credit Model / G. N. Masters 98

8 Rating Scale Analysis / D. Andrich 110

9 Sufficient Statistics in Educational Measurement / E. B. Andersen 122

Part II Applications of Measurement in Research and Assessment

10 Adaptive Testing / D. J. Weiss, J. L. Schleisman 129

11 Computerized Educational Testing / W. J. van der Linden 138

12 Measurement of Developmental Levels / M. Wilson 151

13 Equating of Tests / M. J. Kolen 164

14 Essays: Equating of Marks / D. Andrich 176

15 Individualized Testing in the Classroom / J. M. Linacre 186

16 Item Analysis in Test Construction / J. J. Barnard 195

17 Item Banking / J. Umar 207

18 Item Bias / J. D. Scheuneman, C. A. Bleistein 220

19 Guessing in Multiple Choice Tests / H. J. Rogers 235

20 Measurement of Judgments / J. M. Linacre 244

21 Charting of Student Progress / G. N. Masters, R. J. Adams, M. Wilson 254

22 Issues in Educational Measurement / J. P. Keeves, G. N. Masters 268.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

0080433480

OCLC:

39923254