Applying the Rasch Model: Fundamental Measurement in the Human Sciences - Softcover

Bond, Trevor; Bond, Trevor G.; Fox, Christine M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805842527 ISBN 13: 9780805842524

Publisher: Psychology Press, 2001

Synopsis

Trevor Bond has worked with leading Rasch theoreticians for more than 15 years, advising developmentalists and teachers on how to conduct and interpret Rasch analyses of their own data. The goals of this authored volume are:

• to present an accessible overview of the basic properties and principles of Rasch analysis, that does not require a sophisticated statistical background;
• to demonstrate how Rasch analysis can be applied to generic problems encountered by psychologists and educators; and
• to prepare readers for performing their own analyses and interpreting the results.

This book is ideal for researchers in the human sciences interested in learning how to implement the Rasch model with their own data.

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Review

"A very clearly written book...I would recommend Bond & Fox to students and colleagues who have absolutely no knowledge of Rasch measurement."
―Randall Penfield, Ph.D.
University of Florida

"... it's the best book available for introducing IRT to novices ... My students have gained a good grasp of the what and why of Rasch from reading the book."
―Kathy E. Green, Ph.D.
University of Denver

"The first edition is an excellent teaching tool, and I think the revised version will be even better."
―George Engelhard, Ph.D.
Emory University

Synopsis

For many researchers the Rasch model provides a practical solution to data analysis in the social sciences. This work contends that Rasch measurement is "the model of choice" as it is the closest to realizing the sort of objective fundamental measurement so long revered in the physical sciences. The goals of this work are: to present an accessible overview of the basic properties and principles of Rasch analysis, that does not require a sophisticated statistical background; to demonstrate how Rasch analysis can be applied to a number of generic problems encountered by psychologists and educators; and to prepare readers for performing their own analyses and interpreting the results.

Edition details

• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805842527
• ISBN 13: 9780805842524
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288