Event

Distinguished Lecturer Series (Seminar 3): Introduction to the Use of Rasch Analysis in Educational Research

Saturday, November 18th, 2006, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Speaker: Trevor Bond (Hong Kong Institute of Education)

The primary purpose of this seminar is to introduce a measurement model known as Rasch analysis, which is being increasingly used in testing and research in the social sciences, including the field of education. This seminar will be of particular benefit to participants who are involved in language assessment or other educational research. The seminar will begin with an introduction to the theory and practice of Rasch analysis and will include an explanation of the advantages of Rasch analysis over classical approaches to test and questionnaire scores. Subsequent topics will include how Rasch analysis can be applied to dichotomous data (the basic Rasch model), data in which responses can be partially correct (the partial credit Rasch model), and Likert scale questionnaire data (the Rasch rating scale model).

No previous familiarity with the Rasch model is necessary for participants, but it is strongly recommended that participants read Applying the Rasch Model: Fundamental Measurement in the Human Sciences (T. G. Bond and C. M. Fox, 2001, Lawrence Erlbaum) before the start of the seminar. Chapter 1 of that text should be considered essential pre-reading.

This seminar is part of TUJ's Distinguished Lecturer Series. Note that each seminar is actually 2 days long, apx. 7 hours per day. The first three hours of each seminar are free and open to the public. To attend both days of the weekend seminar costs 12,000 yen for the general public (free for M.Ed. and Ed.D. alumni of Temple University Japan). Please see the TUJ Tokyo web site for full details.

Organization: Temple University Japan

Cost: TUJ Members: free for M.Ed. and Ed.D. alumni of Temple University Japan
Non-members: free (first three hours)

Venue: Temple University Japan, Tokyo Center, 2-8-12 Minami Azabu; Minato-ku, Tokyo

Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan

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