Learn how to use Winsteps and Facets to do Rasch analysis
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There are many Rasch, Winsteps and Facets Video Explanations and Tutorials on YouTube and www.rasch.org/rasch.htm | |
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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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Winsteps Rasch Tutorials - Further Instructor: Mike Linacre, Ph.D. Please download data files: further-data.zip Tutorial-Further 1. Analysis of dichotomous data Winsteps software installation and operation Analysis with missing data Correlations and local fit-statistics Item-person maps Estimating measures from dichotomous data Tutorial-Further 2. Analysis of polytomous data Importing real, messy data from SPSS, SAS, Stata, Excel and more Rescoring and cleaning up messy data Polytomous models: Andrich rating-scale, Masters partial-credit, Grouped rating-scale Polytomous estimation Average measures and category thresholds Tutorial-Further 3. Investigating test functioning Anchoring (fixing) abilities, difficulties and rating-scale structures Subtotals Differential Item Functioning (DIF analysis) Dimensionality Tutorial-Further 4. Test equating Test equating: separate and concurrent Prettifying output |
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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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Coming Rasch-related Events | |
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Jan. 17 - Feb. 21, 2025, Fri.-Fri. | On-line workshop: Rasch Measurement - Core Topics (E. Smith, Winsteps), www.statistics.com |
Feb. - June, 2025 | On-line course: Introduction to Classical Test and Rasch Measurement Theories (D. Andrich, I. Marais, RUMM2030), University of Western Australia |
Feb. - June, 2025 | On-line course: Advanced Course in Rasch Measurement Theory (D. Andrich, I. Marais, RUMM2030), University of Western Australia |
Apr. 21 - 22, 2025, Mon.-Tue. | International Objective Measurement Workshop (IOMW) - Boulder, CO, www.iomw.net |
May 16 - June 20, 2025, Fri.-Fri. | On-line workshop: Rasch Measurement - Core Topics (E. Smith, Winsteps), www.statistics.com |
June 20 - July 18, 2025, Fri.-Fri. | On-line workshop: Rasch Measurement - Further Topics (E. Smith, Facets), www.statistics.com |
Oct. 3 - Nov. 7, 2025, Fri.-Fri. | On-line workshop: Rasch Measurement - Core Topics (E. Smith, Winsteps), www.statistics.com |
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