On applications of Rasch models in international comparative large-scale assessments: A historical review

Educational Research and Evaluation

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 419-446

  Wendt, Heike ^a   Bos, Wilfried ^a   Goy, Martin ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

comparative education; history; international comparative large scale assessments; Rasch measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859135284     PISSN: 13803611     EISSN: 17444187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803611.2011.634582     Document Type: Article

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