Applications of Rasch measurement in science education
By: Xiufeng Liu, William J. Boone, editors.
Contributors: Liu, Xiufeng.; Boone, William J.
Publisher: JAM Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Maple Grove, Minnesota
Language: eng
Number of pages: 347
ISBN-13: 9781934116005; 9781934116012
Subjects: Science -- Study and teaching -- Evaluation; Rasch models
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Introduction to Rasch measurement in science education / Xiufeng Liu and William Boone; title: Constructing a quality assessment through Rasch techniques: the process of measurement, feedback, reflection and change / Kelly D. Bradley and Shannon O. Sampson; title: The geoscience concept inventory: application of Rasch analysis to concept inventory development in higher education / Julie C. Libarkin and Steven W. Anderson; title: Tracking cognitive development with the Rasch model: empirical evidence of growth and heterogeneity / Lorna C. Endler and Trevor G. Bond; title: State-like patterns in the development of conceptions of energy / Theo L. Dawson; title: Exploring conceptual understandings of diffusion and osmosis by senior high school and undergraduate university science students / Debra Panizzon and Trevor Bond; title: Mapping out students' matter concept development from elementary to high school / Xiufeng Liu; title: Using structured item response theory models to analyze content and inquiry reasoning skills in bioKIDS / Han Bao, Amelia Wenk Gotwals, Nancy Butler Songer, and Robert J. Mislevy; title: Assessing students' level of knowledge and analysing the reasons for learning difficulties in physics by Rasch analysis / Alexander Kauertz and Hans E. Fischer; title: Interpreting and using multidimensional performance data to improve learning in science / Cathleen A. Kennedy and Karen Draney; title: Is the paper and pencil assessment mode appropriate for assessing the learning outcomes of primary science? Teachers' attitudes / Iris Lee and Guanzhong Luo; title: Increasing students' interest: informal learning in authentic science labs; title: Katrin Engeln and Jürgen Rost.