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Peer reviewedAndrich, David; Kline, Paul – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1981
The Rasch simple logistic model is used to examine the relative item parameter values of a personality inventory with respect to populations cross-classified by sex and country. While items conform to the model within each of the populations, half the items show significant discrepancies among the populations. (Author/RL)
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Foreign Countries, Goodness of Fit, Higher Education
Download full textFarish, Stephen J. – 1984
The stability of Rasch test item difficulty parameters was investigated under varying conditions. Data were taken from a mathematics achievement test administered to over 2,000 Australian students. The experiments included: (1) relative stability of the Rasch, traditional, and z-item difficulty parameters using different sample sizes and designs;…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Difficulty Level, Estimation (Mathematics), Foreign Countries
