TY - BOOK ID - 207460 TI - Applied Rasch Measurement: A Book of Exemplars : Papers in Honour of John P. Keeves AU - Alagumalai, Sivakumar. AU - Curtis, David D. AU - Hungi, Njora. PY - 2005 SN - 1280283289 9786610283286 1402030762 140203072X 904816785X PB - Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Educational tests and measurements. KW - Education KW - Mathematical models. KW - Rasch, G. KW - Educational assessment KW - Educational measurements KW - Mental tests KW - Tests and measurements in education KW - Psychological tests for children KW - Psychometrics KW - Students KW - Examinations KW - Psychological tests KW - Rating of KW - Rasch, Georg, KW - Distribution (Probability theory. KW - Education, general. KW - International and Comparative Education. KW - Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes. KW - Distribution functions KW - Frequency distribution KW - Characteristic functions KW - Probabilities KW - Education. KW - International education . KW - Comparative education. KW - Probabilities. KW - Probability KW - Statistical inference KW - Combinations KW - Mathematics KW - Chance KW - Least squares KW - Mathematical statistics KW - Risk KW - Education, Comparative KW - Global education KW - Intellectual cooperation KW - Internationalism KW - Children KW - Education, Primitive KW - Education of children KW - Human resource development KW - Instruction KW - Pedagogy KW - Schooling KW - Youth KW - Civilization KW - Learning and scholarship KW - Mental discipline KW - Schools KW - Teaching KW - Training KW - History UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:207460 AB - While the primary purpose of the book is a celebration of John’s contributions to the field of measurement, a second and related purpose is to provide a useful resource. We believe that the combination of the developmental history and theory of the method, the examples of its use in practice, some possible future directions, and software and data files will make this book a valuable resource for teachers and scholars of the Rasch method. This book is a tribute to Professor John P Keeves for the advocacy of the Rasch model in Australia. Happy 80th birthday John! xii There are good introductory texts on Item Response Theory, Objective Measurement and the Rasch model. However, for a beginning researcher keen on utilising the potentials of the Rasch model, theoretical discussions of test theory and associated indices do not meet their pragmatic needs. Furthermore, many researchers in measurement still have little or no knowledge of the features of the Rasch model and its use in a variety of situations and disciplines. This book attempts to describe the underlying axioms of test theory, and, in particular, the concepts of objective measurement and the Rasch model, and then link theory to practice. We have been introduced to the various models of test theory during our graduate days. It was time for us to share with those keen in the field of measurement in education, psychology and the social sciences the theoretical and practical aspects of objective measurement. ER -