Rasch - Winsteps - Facets Online Rasch Tutorial PDFs

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
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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Rasch Books and Publications
Invariant Measurement: Using Rasch Models in the Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, 2nd Edn, 2024 George Engelhard, Jr. & Jue Wang Applying the Rasch Model (Winsteps, Facets) 4th Ed., Bond, Yan, Heene Advances in Rasch Analyses in the Human Sciences (Winsteps, Facets) 1st Ed., Boone, Staver Advances in Applications of Rasch Measurement in Science Education, X. Liu & W. J. Boone Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences (Winsteps) Boone, Staver, Yale
Introduction to Many-Facet Rasch Measurement (Facets), Thomas Eckes Statistical Analyses for Language Testers (Facets), Rita Green Invariant Measurement with Raters and Rating Scales: Rasch Models for Rater-Mediated Assessments (Facets), George Engelhard, Jr. & Stefanie Wind Aplicação do Modelo de Rasch (Português), de Bond, Trevor G., Fox, Christine M Appliquer le modèle de Rasch: Défis et pistes de solution (Winsteps) E. Dionne, S. Béland
Exploring Rating Scale Functioning for Survey Research (R, Facets), Stefanie Wind Rasch Measurement: Applications, Khine Winsteps Tutorials - free
Facets Tutorials - free
Many-Facet Rasch Measurement (Facets) - free, J.M. Linacre Fairness, Justice and Language Assessment (Winsteps, Facets), McNamara, Knoch, Fan
Other Rasch-Related Resources: Rasch Measurement YouTube Channel
Rasch Measurement Transactions & Rasch Measurement research papers - free An Introduction to the Rasch Model with Examples in R (eRm, etc.), Debelak, Strobl, Zeigenfuse Rasch Measurement Theory Analysis in R, Wind, Hua Applying the Rasch Model in Social Sciences Using R, Lamprianou El modelo métrico de Rasch: Fundamentación, implementación e interpretación de la medida en ciencias sociales (Spanish Edition), Manuel González-Montesinos M.
Rasch Models: Foundations, Recent Developments, and Applications, Fischer & Molenaar Probabilistic Models for Some Intelligence and Attainment Tests, Georg Rasch Rasch Models for Measurement, David Andrich Constructing Measures, Mark Wilson Best Test Design - free, Wright & Stone
Rating Scale Analysis - free, Wright & Masters
Virtual Standard Setting: Setting Cut Scores, Charalambos Kollias Diseño de Mejores Pruebas - free, Spanish Best Test Design A Course in Rasch Measurement Theory, Andrich, Marais Rasch Models in Health, Christensen, Kreiner, Mesba Multivariate and Mixture Distribution Rasch Models, von Davier, Carstensen
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Coming Rasch-related Events
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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