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Publication Date: 2015-Feb-10
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Rasch Measurement: A Response to Payanides, Robinson and Tymms
Goldstein, Harvey
British Educational Research Journal, v41 n1 p176-179 Feb 2015
A response is made to a paper that urges the use of the Rasch model for educational assessment. This paper argues that the model is inadequate and that claims for its efficacy are exaggerated and technically weak.
Descriptors: Reader Response, Item Response Theory, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques, Goodness of Fit, Test Validity, Test Reliability, Criticism
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