Objective Measurement: Theory into Practice, Vol. 2

HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES Fundamental Measurement and the Fundamentals of Rasch Measurement The Relevance of the Classical Theory of Measurement to Modern Psychology The Rasch Debate: Validity and Revolution in Educational Measurement Historical Views of the Concept of Invariance in Measurement Theory PRACTICE Computer-Adaptive Testing: A National Pilot Study Reliability of Alternate Computer-Adaptive Tests The Equivalence of Rasch Item Calibrations and Ability Estimates Across Modes of Administration Constructing Measurement with a Many-Facet Rasch Model Development of a Functional Assessment That Adjusts Ability Measures for Task Simplicity and Rater Leniency Measuring Chemical Properties with the Rasch Model Impact of Additional Person Performance Data on Person, Judge, and Item Calibrations THEORY Local Independence: Objectively Measurable or Objectionably Abominable? Objective Measurement with Multidimensional Polytomous Latent Trait Models When Does Misfit Make a Difference? Comparing Attitude Across Different Cultures: Two Quantitative Approaches to Construct Validity Consequences of Removing Subjects in Item Calibration Item Information as a Function of Threshold Values in the Rating Scale Model Assessing Unidimensionality for Rasch Measurement Author Index Subject IndexMark R. Wilson is the author of 'Objective Measurement: Theory into Practice, Vol. 2', published 1994 under ISBN 9780893918439 and ISBN 0893918431.