Advantages of the Rasch measurement model in analysing educational tests: An applicator's reflection

Educational Research and Evaluation

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 307-320

  Törmäkangas, Kari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

civic and citizenship test; classical item analysis; educational tests; item characteristic curve (ICC); multiparametric logistic models; objective measurement; Rasch model

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859133707     PISSN: 13803611     EISSN: 17444187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803611.2011.630562     Document Type: Article

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