Stochastic models are developed in this article to examine the rate of test misgrading in educational and psychological measurement. The estimation of inadvertent grading errors can serve as a basis for quality control in measurement. Limitations of traditional Poisson models have been reviewed to highlight the need to introduce new models using…

This handbook explains how to do Rasch measurement. The emphasis is on practice, but theoretical explanations are also provided. The Forward contains an introduction to the topic of Rasch measurement. Chapters 2, 4, 5, and 7 use a small problem to illustrate the application of Rasch measurement in detail, and methodological issues are considered…

For meaningful learning of mathematics, a learning set is required which demands that all things accepted as true should be demonstrable in terms of a paradigm appropriate to the child's cognitive development: preparatory, concrete-particular, concrete-general, formal-abstract. Future teachers should experience all paradigms to become aware that…

Paper presented at the 4th International Congress for Logic, Methodology and Philosophy of Science, August 29-September 4, 1971, Bucharest, Rumania. (RS)

Four methods of finding the range of values of the solution of a problem when the data are known to lie within given bounds are illustrated. (MS)

An allocation model is proposed for instructional systems which have instructional programs that can be structured in terms of behavioral objectives, instructional activities, and required achievement levels. The model assumes that the relevant characteristics of students and teachers are known and that the instructional resources needed for an…

The Rasch model is an item analysis model with logistic item characteristic curves of equal slope, i.e. with constant item discriminating powers. The proposed goodness of fit test is based on a comparison between difficulties estimated from different scoregroups and over-all estimates. (Author)

A mathematical expression of the classic zone and sector phenomena in the distribution of residential neighborhood characteristics in urban areas is developed. (Author/JB)

The time-series process postulated is a more general form of the integrated moving average model than for which estimation and testing procedures were formerly available. (Author)

Describes a model of the labor market which includes an implicit market for learning opportunities through work experience. (BH)

Study examined models for improving prediction of single and multiple criteria. (Author)

Combines elements of the problem solving approach inherent in methods of applied economics and operations research and the structural-functional analysis common in social science modeling to develop an approach for economic planning and resource allocation for schools and other public sector organizations. (Author)

Uses an example from educational planning (teacher supply) to show how the concepts of controlability and observability can add insight into the planning and decisionmaking process. (Author/JH)

Purpose of this investigation was to determine whether the inclusion of quadratic and/or interaction terms in a regression model would improve the prediction of student nurses' grade point averages. (Authors)