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Peer reviewedRost, Jurgen – Applied Psychological Measurement, 1988
A generalized Rasch model is presented for measuring attitudes; it is based on the concepts of Thurstone's method of successive intervals. Benefits of the model are illustrated with a study of students' (N=4,035 fifth through ninth graders) interest in physics. (SLD)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Equations (Mathematics)
