AN EXPLORATION OF THE ADEQUACY OF THE RASCH MODEL FOR THE PROBLEM OF VERTICAL EQUATING

1978; Wiley; Volume: 15; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1745-3984.1978.tb00053.x

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1745-3984

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JEFFEREY A. SLINDE, Robert L. Linn,

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Psychometric Methodologies and Testing

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Journal of Educational MeasurementVolume 15, Issue 1 p. 23-35 AN EXPLORATION OF THE ADEQUACY OF THE RASCH MODEL FOR THE PROBLEM OF VERTICAL EQUATING JEFFEREY A. SLINDE, Corresponding Author JEFFEREY A. SLINDE University of Illinois SLINDE, JEFFREY A. Address: University of Illinois Medical Center, Center for Educa- tional Development, 808 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612. Title: Instructor, Health Professions. Degrees: B. A. Valparaiso University, M.S. Illinois State University. Special- ization: Educational Measurement; Statistics LINN, ROBERT L. Address: Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801. Title: Professor of Educational Psychology and Psychology. Degrees: B.A. University of California, Los Angeles, M.A., Ph.D. University of Illinois. Specialization: Psychometric Theory; Educational Influences.Search for more papers by this authorROBERT L. LINN, Corresponding Author ROBERT L. LINN University of Illinois SLINDE, JEFFREY A. Address: University of Illinois Medical Center, Center for Educa- tional Development, 808 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612. Title: Instructor, Health Professions. Degrees: B. A. Valparaiso University, M.S. Illinois State University. Special- ization: Educational Measurement; Statistics LINN, ROBERT L. Address: Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801. Title: Professor of Educational Psychology and Psychology. Degrees: B.A. University of California, Los Angeles, M.A., Ph.D. University of Illinois. Specialization: Psychometric Theory; Educational Influences.Search for more papers by this author JEFFEREY A. SLINDE, Corresponding Author JEFFEREY A. SLINDE University of Illinois SLINDE, JEFFREY A. Address: University of Illinois Medical Center, Center for Educa- tional Development, 808 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612. Title: Instructor, Health Professions. Degrees: B. A. Valparaiso University, M.S. Illinois State University. Special- ization: Educational Measurement; Statistics LINN, ROBERT L. Address: Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801. Title: Professor of Educational Psychology and Psychology. Degrees: B.A. University of California, Los Angeles, M.A., Ph.D. University of Illinois. Specialization: Psychometric Theory; Educational Influences.Search for more papers by this authorROBERT L. LINN, Corresponding Author ROBERT L. LINN University of Illinois SLINDE, JEFFREY A. Address: University of Illinois Medical Center, Center for Educa- tional Development, 808 South Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612. Title: Instructor, Health Professions. Degrees: B. A. Valparaiso University, M.S. Illinois State University. Special- ization: Educational Measurement; Statistics LINN, ROBERT L. Address: Department of Educational Psychology, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 61801. Title: Professor of Educational Psychology and Psychology. Degrees: B.A. University of California, Los Angeles, M.A., Ph.D. University of Illinois. Specialization: Psychometric Theory; Educational Influences.Search for more papers by this author First published: March 1978 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3984.1978.tb00053.xCitations: 33 This article was prepared in conjunction with research supported by the National Institute of Education, Contract No. NIE-C-74–0124. We thank an unknown referee for a number of useful criticisms on an earlier draft of this manuscript. We thank an unknown referee for suggesting this interpretation. 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