APPLICATIONS OF RASCH MEASUREMENT IN EDUCATION -- APPLICATIONS OF RASCH MEASUREMENT IN EDUCATION -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES -- Chapter 1 ITEM BANKING AND COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING WITH RASCH MEASUREMENT: AN EXAMPLE FOR PRIMARY MATHEMATICS IN THAILAND -- Abstract -- Item Banking and Computerized Adaptive Testing: An Example for Primary Mathematics in Thailand -- What is an Item Bank? -- Potential Benefits of Item Banking -- Limitations of Item Banks -- Item Banking in Thailand -- Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) -- Advantages of Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) -- History of CAT with Item Banking -- Rasch Analysis for the Item Bank (Present Study) -- Rasch analysis: 78 Items Scale -- Item Trait Test-of-Fit -- Targeting -- Category Response Curves -- Item Characteristic Curves -- Item Difficulties -- Rasch Analysis for the 20 Extra Items (Linked to the 78 Item Scale) -- Item Bank Content -- Data Analysis (Part II) The Computerized Adaptive Testing Results -- Mathematics Competency -- Differences in Test Length and Testing Times among different groups by stopping criteria and mathematics competencies -- Differences in Mathematics Competencies among Different Groups by Stopping Criteria -- Summary of Results -- Mathematics Competencies -- Test Length, Testing Times and Mathematics Competencies in Different Groups by Stopping Criteria -- Test Length and Testing Times in Different Groups by Mathematics Competencies -- Attitude to Computerized Adaptive Testing -- Item Difficulties -- References -- Chapter 2 RASCH MEASURES FOR INTER-PERSONAL AND INTRA-PERSONAL STUDENT SELF-VIEWS BASED ON GARDNER INTELLIGENCES -- Abstract -- Background for Chapters Two and Three -- Rationale for the Study -- Gardner Intelligences -- Definitions of Gardner's Intelligence Domains -- Rasch Measurement Fit Statistics -- Dimensionality.

Person Separation Index -- Item Fit to the Measurement Model -- Item-Person fit Interactions -- Consistency of Use of Response Categories -- Discrimination -- Targeting -- Construct Validity -- Inferences from the Linear Rasch Measures -- Item Difficulties -- Student Measures of Self-Views -- Gender Differences -- Summary of Findings -- References -- Chapter 3 RASCH MEASURES FOR STUDENT SELF-VIEWS IN MATHEMATICS, ENGLISH AND ARTS BASED ON GARDNER INTELLIGENCES -- Abstract -- The Background to this Chapter is Given at the -- Beginning of Chapter Two -- Rasch Measures -- Linear Scales -- Dimensionality -- Reliability -- Targeting -- Inferences from the Linear Scales -- Item Difficulties -- Student Measures of Self-Views -- Gender Differences -- Summary of Findings -- Chapter 4 A UNIDIMENSIONAL RASCH MEASURE OF MOTIVATION IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS -- Abstract -- A Uni-dimensional Rasch Measure of Motivation in -- Science and Mathematics -- Theoretical Framework of Motivation -- Expected Outcomes for Model of Motivation -- Rationale for Adopting the Scale of Motivation -- Rationale for Modifying the Scale of Motivation -- Method -- Rasch Analysis -- Summary of Fit Statistics -- Dimensionality -- Individual Item-Fit -- Answering Response Categories Logically -- Item Characteristic Curves -- Person-Item Threshold Distribution (Targeting) -- Mean Rash Measures by Group -- Item Difficulties by Aspect -- Motivational Aspect 3: Personal Incentives -- Discussion -- Scale Meaning -- Item-Pair Interpretation where Both Fit -- Item-Pair Interpretation where Only One Fits -- A New Model of Item Design -- References -- Chapter 5 A RASCH MEASURE OF STUDENT VIEWS OF TEACHER-STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL -- Abstract -- Background -- Teacher-Student Relationships -- A Theoretical Model of Teachers' Relationships with Students.

A Structural Model of Teachers' Relationships with Students -- Aim -- Significance -- Method -- Results -- Initial Rasch Analysis -- Final Analysis -- Global Item and Person Fit -- Individual Item Fit -- Consistency of Category Responses -- Item Characteristic Curves -- Dimensionality -- Person Separation Index -- Targeting -- The Teacher-Student Relationship Scale: Student's View -- Items -- Persons -- Summary -- Conclusion and Implications -- Implications for Teachers and Educational Administrators -- Implications for Policy Makers -- Implications for Future Research -- References -- Appendix A -- Teachers' Relationships with Students Questionnaire (Student Views) -- Response Format -- Appendix B -- Item Fit to the Measurement Model (Student Measure) -- Appendix C -- Item Thresholds for Student Measure -- Appendix D -- Students with Lowest Teacher-Student Relationship Measures (N=20) -- Appendix E -- Students with Highest Teacher-Student Relationship Measures (N=29) -- Chapter 6 A RASCH MEASURE OF CAREER DECISION-MAKING SELF-EFFICACY -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Section One: Research Background -- Youth Unemployment in Hong Kong -- Criticisms on Personal Qualities of Youths at Workplaces -- The Education System in Hong Kong -- Historical Development of Guidance in Hong Kong -- Scope of Career Guidance and Guidance in Hong Kong Secondary Schools -- The Developmental Aspect of Career Guidance -- Implementation of Career Guidance in Hong Kong Schools -- Limitations of Career Guidance in Hong Kong Schools -- Purpose of the the Study -- Research Questions -- Significance of the Study -- Section Two: Rasch analysis of Career Decision Making Self-Efficacy Scale -- Part One: Preliminary Rasch Analysis -- Global Tests of Fit -- Item Difficulties -- Part Two: Further Analyses after Deletion of Items -- PartThree: Final Rasch Analysis with the 17 Items.

Testing for Dimensionality -- Global Item-Person Fit Statistics -- Fit of Individual Item Residuals -- Ordering of Response Categories -- Item Thresholds -- Item Characteristic Curve -- Item Differential Functioning -- Targeting -- Inferences from the Mean Measures -- Inferences about Easiest and Hardest Items -- Inferences about Students with Low Self-Efficacy -- Summary of the Results -- References -- Chapter 7 A RASCH MEASURE OF ATTITUDE TOWARDS CAREER COUNSELING -- Abstract -- Background -- Preliminary Rasch Analysis of the Attitude towards Career Counseling Scale -- Rasch Analysis Results of the 15-item Attitudes towards -- Career Counseling Measure -- Global Items-Person Fit Statistics -- Item Residuals -- Ordering of Response Categories -- Item Thresholds -- Response Category Curves -- Item Characteristic Curves -- Item Differential Functioning -- Targeting -- Measures by Gender and Form -- Inferences About the Easiest and Hardest Items -- Inferences about Students with Low Attitude towards Career Counseling -- Summary of the Results -- References -- Chapter 8 BACKGROUND TO THE CHINESE LANGUAGE TESTING AT CAMBRIDGE "A" LEVEL STANDARD (FOR CHAPTERS 9 AND 10) -- Mock 'A' Level Chinese Language Test -- Categorisation of Item-Difficulties in Mock 'A' Level Chinese Language Test -- Ordering of Difficulties in the Basic Mock 'A' Level Test -- Ordering of Difficulties in the Intermediate Mock 'A' Level Test -- Ordering of Difficulties in the Advanced Mock 'A' Level Test -- Authentic Chinese Language Test -- Ordering of Difficulties in Intermediate Authentic Test -- Ordering of Difficulties in Advanced Authentic Test -- References -- Appendix A: Authentic Chinese Language Test -- Translation for Authentic Chinese Language Test -- (Page 1) Instructions to the Candidates -- (Page 2) Section 1: Writing Test (30 %).

Attempt One Question only. Your Essay should be less than 600 Words -- (Page 3) Section 2: Ancient Chinese Comprehension and Analysis (20%) -- (Page 4) -- (Page 5) Section 3: Literature Analysis Part 1 (20%) -- Attempt One Question only -- (Page 6) Section 4: Literature Analysis Part 2 (30%) -- Attempt Two Questions out of the Three Questions in this Section -- Appendix B: ock GCE 'A' Level Chinese Language Test Paper 1 -- Translation of the Chinese Language and Literature H2 Paper 1 -- (Page 1) Instructions to the Candidates -- (Page 2) Section 1 -- I. Essay Writing 35% -- (Pages 3 - 5) Section 2 -- II. Comprehension Part 1 Total 25% -- III. Comprehension Part 2 [Cloze Passage] Total 20% -- (Pages 6 - 7) -- IV. Comprehension Part 3 Total 20% -- Appendix C: Mock GCE 'A' Level Chinese Language Test Paper 2 -- Translation of the Chinese Language and Literature H2 Paper 2 -- (Page 1) Instructions to the Candidates -- (Page 2) Section 1: Short-answer Questions (Answer Four Questions, Total 40%) -- Subsection 1: Tang Dynasty Poetry -- Subsection 2: Song Dynasty Ci Poetry -- Subsection 3: Contemporary Poetry -- Section 2: Contemporary Short Novels (Choose and Answer One Question only, 20%) -- (Page 3) Section 3: Contemporary Drama Play (Choose and Answer One Question only, 20%) -- Section 4: Sword-fighting Novel (Choose and Answer One Question only, 20%) -- Chapter 9 RASCH MEASURES OF A MOCK CHINESE LANGUAGE TEST AT CAMBRIDGE "A" LEVEL STANDARD -- Abstract -- Mock 'A' Level Chinese Language Test -- Overall Fit to the Measurement Model -- Basic Mock 'A' Level Test -- Intermediate Mock 'A' Level Test -- Advanced Mock 'A' Level Test -- Other RUMM Output Statistics -- Student Separation Index -- Item Fit to the Measurement Model -- Item-Student Fit Residuals -- Consistency of Use of Scoring Categories -- Item Differential Functioning.

Differential Item Functioning in the Basic Mock 'A' Level Test.