Search Results - "Ida Marais"

Loneliness in adolescence: a Rasch analysis of the Perth A-loneness scale by Houghton, Stephen, Marais, Ida, Hunter, Simon C., Carroll, Annemaree, Lawrence, David, Tan, Carol

“…Purpose The psychometric properties of the Perth A-loneness Scale (PALs) have been extensively validated using classical test theory, but to date no studies…”
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Implications of Removing Random Guessing from Rasch Item Estimates in Vertical Scaling by Marais, Ida

“…Large scale testing programs often involve a number of assessments that include multiple choice items administered to students in different grades. The Rasch…”
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Controlling Bias in Both Constructed Response and Multiple-Choice Items When Analyzed With the Dichotomous Rasch Model by Andrich, David, Marais, Ida

“…Even though guessing biases difficulty estimates as a function of item difficulty in the dichotomous Rasch model, assessment programs with tests which include…”
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Examining the psychometric properties of a sport-related concussion survey: a Rasch measurement approach by Hecimovich, Mark, Marais, Ida

“…Awareness of sport-related concussion (SRC) is an essential step in increasing the number of athletes or parents who report on SRC. This awareness is…”
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Controlling Guessing Bias in the Dichotomous Rasch Model Applied to a Large-Scale, Vertically Scaled Testing Program by Andrich, David, Marais, Ida, Humphry, Stephen Mark

“…Recent research has shown how the statistical bias in Rasch model difficulty estimates induced by guessing in multiple-choice items can be eliminated. Using…”
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Person Proficiency Estimates in the Dichotomous Rasch Model When Random Guessing Is Removed From Difficulty Estimates of Multiple Choice Items by Andrich, David, Marais, Ida

“…Andrich, Marais, and Humphry showed formally that Waller's procedure that removes responses to multiple choice (MC) items that are likely to be guessed…”
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A legibility scale for early primary handwriting : Authentic task and cognitive load influences by Staats, Cornelia, Oakley, Grace, Marais, Ida

“…This study set out to examine the range of legibility demonstrated by Western Australian students required to handwrite tasks of increasing intrinsic cognitive…”
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Quantifying local, response dependence between two polytomous items using the Rasch model by Andrich, David, Humphry, Stephen M., Marais, Ida

“…Models of modern test theory imply statistical independence among responses, generally referred to as local independence. One violation of local independence…”
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Making the grade: describing inherent requirements for the initial teacher education practicum by Sharplin, Elaine, Peden, Sanna, Marais, Ida

“…This study explores the development, description, and illustration of inherent requirement (IR) statements to make explicit the requirements for performance on…”
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Using a Theorem by Andersen and the Dichotomous Rasch Model to Assess the Presence of Random Guessing in Multiple Choice Items by Andrich, David, Marais, Ida, Humphry, Stephen

“…Andersen (1995, 2002) proves a theorem relating variances of parameter estimates from samples and subsamples and shows its use as an adjunct to standard…”
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The relationship between Kenyan Sign language and English literacy by Aura, Lillie Josephine, Venville, Grady, Marais, Ida

“…This paper presents results of an investigation into the relationship between Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) and English literacy skills. It is derived from…”
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Diagnosing a common rater halo effect using the polytomous Rasch model by Marais, Ida, Andrich, David

“…The 'halo effect' may be unique to different raters or common to all raters. When common to all raters, halo is not detectable through standard fit indices of…”
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Not in my back schoolyard: schools and skate-park builds in Western Australia by Taylor, Myra, Marais, Ida

“…Skate-parks serve as hang-out hubs for juveniles engaged in both lawful leisure pursuits (e.g. skateboarding, inline skating, bike/scooter riding and urban…”
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The YSQ-R: Predictive Validity and Comparison to the Short and Long Form Young Schema Questionnaire by Yalcin, Ozgur, Marais, Ida, Lee, Christopher William, Correia, Helen

“…The capacity of the Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ) to predict psychopathology in specific clinical groups has consistently produced mixed findings. This…”
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Screening for depressive symptoms in adolescence: A Rasch analysis of the short-form childhood depression inventory-2 (CDI 2:SR[S]) by Houghton, Stephen, Marais, Ida, Kyron, Michael, Lawrence, David, Page, Andrew C., Gunasekera, Sashya, Glasgow, Ken, Macqueen, Leslie

“…Screening for depressive symptoms during adolescence is of high clinical significance. The shorter 12-item version of the Children's Depression Inventory (CDI…”
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A Rasch Model Analysis of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale by Goh, Hong Eng, Marais, Ida, Ireland, Michael James

“…The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale was developed to measure individual differences in the tendency to be mindful. The current study examined the…”
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Effects of varying magnitude and patterns of response dependence in the unidimensional Rasch model by Marais, Ida, Andrich, David

“…By adding items with responses identical to a selected item, Smith (2005) investigated the effect of the response dependence on person and item parameter…”
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A legibility scale for early primary handwriting: Authentic task and cognitive load influences by Cornelia Staats, Grace Oakley, Ida Marais

“…This study set out to examine the range of legibility demonstrated by Western Australian students required to handwrite tasks of increasing intrinsic cognitive…”
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A legibility scale for early primary handwriting : Authentic task and cognitive load influences by Cornelia Staats, Grace Oakley, Ida Marais

“…This study set out to examine the range of legibility demonstrated by Western Australian students required to handwrite tasks of increasing intrinsic cognitive…”
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The Impact of Differential Item Functioning on the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale by Goh, Hong Eng, Marais, Ida, Ireland, Michael

“…Establishing the internal validity of psychometric instruments is an important research priority, and is especially vital for instruments that are used to…”
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