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MINISTEP

Evaluation, Student and Demonstration (Demo) Version of WINSTEPS

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Watch Winsteps/Ministep in action: Run "WinstepsIntroduction.exe" (2.5MB software)

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MINISTEP

MINISTEP is a reduced version of WINSTEPS. It has complete WINSTEPS functionality, but is limited to 25 items and 75 persons (cases). You may copy, distribute and use it without charge or time-limit. Of course, we hope you will want to purchase the full version of WINSTEPS (which can analyze 30,000 items and 10,000,000 persons).

Get started with Winsteps Tutorial PDFs

  1. Download MinistepInstall.exe
  2. "Save as" "c:\windows\desktop\MinistepInstall.exe"
  3. Click on "MinistepInstall.exe" on your desktop to install MINISTEP, the free student/evaluation/demo version of Winsteps
    MINISTEP will start automatically.
  4. Delete "MinistepInstall.exe"
  5. Click on "Ministep" icon on desktop to run MINISTEP
  6. Installation problems?

 
Winsteps Control and Data set-up screen
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Useful books are "Applying the Rasch model", "Best Test Design" and "Rating Scale Analysis" available from https://mmm1406.sanjose14-verio.com/rascho/books.htm

Ministep Installation problems?

 

Companion to Bond & Fox, 1st Edn., "Applying the Rasch Model". Step-by-step through their examples using Ministep.

Free DOS precursor to WINSTEPS, called BIGSTEPS. Contains most features. Runs from DOS prompt. Analyses up to 3000 items and 20000 persons (cases). Please copy, distribute and use.

Free Excel scatterplot point labeling add-in, called XY Chart Labeler 97.xla developed by Rob Bovey

Shareware TextPad text editor (better replacement for WordPad)

Freeware PC Statistics - Tue Tjur's calculator of commonly-used test statistics (normal deviates, chi-square, etc.)

 

WINSTEPS-MINISTEP User Manual and On-Line Help

  1. Get started with Winsteps-Ministep Tutorial PDFs

  2. Go to WINSTEPS Online Help

  3. Download Winsteps User Manual PDF Download winsteps.pdf

 

 

For WINSTEPS User Manual only in PDF Format, mostly same as "Help" file.

  1. Download winsteps.pdf
  2. Use Acrobat to read.

 


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Rasch Publications
Rasch Measurement Transactions (free, online) Rasch Measurement research papers (free, online) Probabilistic Models for Some Intelligence and Attainment Tests, Georg Rasch
Applying the Rasch Model 2nd. Ed., Bond & Fox (Winsteps) Best Test Design, Wright & Stone Rating Scale Analysis, Wright & Masters
Introduction to Rasch Measurement, E. Smith & R. Smith Introduction to Many-Facet Rasch Measurement, Thomas Eckes (Facets) Invariant Measurement: Using Rasch Models in the Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, George Engelhard, Jr. (Facets)
Statistical Analyses for Language Testers, Rita Green (Winsteps, Facets) Rasch Models: Foundations, Recent Developments, and Applications, Fischer & Molenaar Journal of Applied Measurement
Winsteps Tutorials Facets Tutorials Rasch Discussion Groups

Coming Rasch-related Events
June 19-21, 2013, Wed.-Fri. SIS 2013 Conference on Advances in Latent Variables: Methods, Models and Applications, Brescia, Italy, meetings.sis-statistica.org/index.php/sis2013/ALV
July 1 - Nov. 30, 2013, Mon.-Sun. Online Course: Introduction to Rasch Measurement Theory (D. Andrich, RUMM), www.education.uwa.edu.au/ppl/courses
July 5 - Aug. 2, 2013, Fri.-Fri. On-line workshop: Practical Rasch Measurement - Further Topics (E. Smith, Winsteps), www.statistics.com
July 15, 2013, Monday Application deadline: UIC Educational Research Methodology online graduate certificate program, www.go.uic.edu/OnlineMESA
July 22, 2013, Monday Submission deadline: 2014 AERA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia PA, www.aera.net
Aug.1-5, 2013, Thur.-Mon. TERA-PROMS Annual Meeting, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, tera.education.nsysu.edu.tw
Aug. 9 - Sept. 6, 2013, Fri.-Fri. On-line workshop: Many-Facet Rasch Measurement (E. Smith, Facets), www.statistics.com
Aug. 22, 2013, Thursday. Symposium in honor of Svend Kreiner, Copenhagen, Denmark, biostat.ku.dk/kreinersymposium
Sept. 4-6, 2013, Wed.-Fri. IMEKO TC1-TC7-TC13 Symposium: Measurement Across Physical and Behavioural Sciences, Genoa, Italy, www.imeko-genoa-2013.it
Sept. 13 - Oct. 11, 2013, Fri.-Fri. On-line workshop: Rasch Applications in Clinical Assessment, Survey Research, and Educational Measurement (W.P. Fisher), www.statistics.com
Sept. 18-20, 2013, Wed.-Fri. In-person workshop: Introductory Rasch (A. Tennant, RUMM), Leeds, UK, www.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/rehabmed/psychometric
Sept. 23-25, 2013, Mon.-Wed. In-person workshop: Intermediate Rasch (A. Tennant, RUMM), Leeds, UK, www.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/rehabmed/psychometric
Sept. 26-27, 2013, Thurs.-Fri. In-person workshop: Advanced Rasch (A. Tennant, RUMM), Leeds, UK, www.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/rehabmed/psychometric
Oct. 18 - Nov. 15, 2013, Fri.-Fri. On-line workshop: Practical Rasch Measurement - Core Topics (E. Smith, Winsteps), www.statistics.com
Oct. 20 - Oct. 25, 2013, Sun.-Fri. International Association for Educational Assessment (IAEA) 39th Annual Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel, www.iaea-2013.com
Dec. 11-13, 2013, Wed.-Fri. In-person workshop: Introductory Rasch (A. Tennant, RUMM), Leeds, UK, www.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/rehabmed/psychometric
March 12-14, 2014, Wed.-Fri. In-person workshop: Introductory Rasch (A. Tennant, RUMM), Leeds, UK, www.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/rehabmed/psychometric
April 3-7, 2014, Thurs.-Mon. AERA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia PA, www.aera.net
May 14-16, 2014, Wed.-Fri. In-person workshop: Introductory Rasch (A. Tennant, RUMM), Leeds, UK, www.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/rehabmed/psychometric
May 19-21, 2013, Mon.-Wed. In-person workshop: Intermediate Rasch (A. Tennant, RUMM), Leeds, UK, www.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/rehabmed/psychometric
July 4 - Aug. 1, 2014, Fri.-Fri. On-line workshop: Practical Rasch Measurement - Further Topics (E. Smith, Winsteps), www.statistics.com
Aug. 8 - Sept. 5, 2014, Fri.-Fri. On-line workshop: Many-Facet Rasch Measurement (E. Smith, Facets), www.statistics.com
Sept. 10-12, 2014, Wed.-Fri. In-person workshop: Introductory Rasch (A. Tennant, RUMM), Leeds, UK, www.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/rehabmed/psychometric
Sept. 12 - Oct. 10, 2014, Fri.-Fri. On-line workshop: Rasch Applications in Clinical Assessment, Survey Research, and Educational Measurement (W.P. Fisher), www.statistics.com
Sept. 15-17, 2014, Mon.-Wed. In-person workshop: Intermediate Rasch (A. Tennant, RUMM), Leeds, UK, www.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/rehabmed/psychometric
Sept. 18-19, 2014, Thurs.-Fri. In-person workshop: Advanced Rasch (A. Tennant, RUMM), Leeds, UK, www.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/rehabmed/psychometric
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