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Winsteps Rasch Tutorials
Instructor: Mike Linacre, Ph.D.
 
Tutorial 1. Software Operation, Dichotomous Data, and Data-file construction
Winsteps software installation and operation
Basic reporting
Pathways and bubble charts
Prettifying reporting
Rasch concepts and fundamental measurement
Dichotomous model, probabilities and logarithms
Constructing data files with Excel, SAS, SPSS, Stata
 
Tutorial 2. Fit Analysis and Rating Scales
Rasch-Andrich rating scale model
Item-category average measures
Model and empirical item characteristic curves
Rasch fit statistics for dichotomies: Infit and Outfit
Mean-square and standardized fit statistics
Polytomous fit statistics
Scalograms
 
Tutorial 3. Partial Credit Scales, Reliability and Anchoring
Rasch-Masters partial credit model
Polytomous models for subsets of items
Category probability curves
Category descriptions and thresholds
Standard errors and reliability
Anchoring
 
Tutorial 4. Differential Item Functioning and Dimensionality
Differential test functioning
Differential item functioning (DIF)
Uniform DIF and non-uniform DIF
Investigating multi-dimensionality
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Facets: Many-Facet Rasch Measurement Tutorials
Instructor: Mike Linacre, Ph.D.
 
Tutorial 1. Software operation and basic concepts
Facets Software installation and operation
Facets, elements, persons, items, raters
Data entry methods, including using Excel
Rasch measurement concepts
Dichotomous and polytomous models
Rasch measures and measurement rulers
 
Tutorial 2. Fit analysis and measurement models
A two-facet dichotomous analysis
Observations, measures, expectations and residuals
Mean-square and standardized fit statistics
Outfit and Infit statistics
A three-facet polytomous analysis
Reliability, separation and inter-rater reliability
Rating scale structures
 
Tutorial 3. Estimation and interactions
A four-facet polytomous analysis
Missing data
Bias/interaction analysis
Graphing interactions with excel
Recoding the data
Interactions with dummy facets
 
Tutorial 4. Anchoring
Connectivity, subset detection and remedies
Element anchoring and group anchoring
Prettifying output for communication
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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
Apr. 25-26, 2013, Thurs.-Fri. In-person workshop: Introduction to Rasch Measurement (R. Smith, N. Bezruczko), San Francisco CA, www.jampress.org
April 27 - May 1, 2013, Sat.-Wed. AERA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, www.aera.net
May 3, 2013, Fri. ORVOMS: Ohio River Valley Objective Measurement Seminar, Lexington, Kentucky, Announcement
May 15-17, 2013, Wed.-Fri. In-person workshop: Introductory Rasch (A. Tennant, RUMM), Leeds, UK, www.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/rehabmed/psychometric
May 20-22, 2013, Mon.-Wed. In-person workshop: Intermediate Rasch (A. Tennant, RUMM), Leeds, UK, www.leeds.ac.uk/medicine/rehabmed/psychometric
May 31 - June 28, 2013, Fri.-Fri. On-line workshop: Practical Rasch Measurement - Core Topics (E. Smith, Winsteps), www.statistics.com
June 7, 2013, Fri. SPHERE workshop: Response-Shift and subjective measures in health science, Nantes, France, www.sphere-nantes.fr/
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), uwa.edu.au
July 5 - Aug. 2, 2013, Fri.-Fri. On-line workshop: Practical Rasch Measurement - Further Topics (E. Smith, Winsteps), www.statistics.com
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
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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