Introduction to Many-Facet Rasch Measurement (Hardcover)

Thomas Eckes

ISBN 10: 3631656157 / ISBN 13: 9783631656150

Published by Peter Lang AG, Bern, 2015

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Hardcover. Since the early days of performance assessment, human ratings have been subject to various forms of error and bias. Expert raters often come up with different ratings for the very same performance and it seems that assessment outcomes largely depend upon which raters happen to assign the rating. This book provides an introduction to many-facet Rasch measurement (MFRM), a psychometric approach that establishes a coherent framework for drawing reliable, valid, and fair inferences from rater-mediated assessments, thus answering the problem of fallible human ratings. Revised and updated throughout, the Second Edition includes a stronger focus on the Facets computer program, emphasizing the pivotal role that MFRM plays for validating the interpretations and uses of assessment outcomes. This revised and updated Second Edition provides an introduction to the psychometric analysis and evaluation of rater-mediated assessments using many-facet Rasch measurement (MFRM). Essay rating data are used to illustrate the study of rater errors and biases and their implications for drawing reliable, valid, and fair inferences from assessment outcomes. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Introduction to Many-Facet Rasch Measurement (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Peter Lang AG, Bern
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3631656157
• ISBN 13: 9783631656150
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Since the early days of performance assessment, human ratings have been subject to various forms of error and bias. Expert raters often come up with different ratings for the very same performance and it seems that assessment outcomes largely depend upon which raters happen to assign the rating. This book provides an introduction to many-facet Rasch measurement (MFRM), a psychometric approach that establishes a coherent framework for drawing reliable, valid, and fair inferences from rater-mediated assessments, thus answering the problem of fallible human ratings. Revised and updated throughout, the Second Edition includes a stronger focus on the Facets computer program, emphasizing the pivotal role that MFRM plays for validating the interpretations and uses of assessment outcomes.

About the Author

Thomas Eckes is Head of the Psychometrics and Research Methodology Department, TestDaF Institute, University of Bochum, Germany. His research interests include language testing, multivariate data analysis, large-scale assessments, psychometric modeling of language competencies, and web-based testing.