Parent ratings of the ADHD items of the disruptive behavior rating scale: Analyses of their IRT properties based on the generalized partial credit model

2008 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rapson Gomez
Keyword(s):  
Disruptive Behavior ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Partial Credit Model ◽  
Behavior Rating ◽  
Parent Ratings ◽  
Partial Credit ◽  
Generalized Partial Credit Model ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale ◽  
Generalized Partial Credit

scholarly journals Examining the Category Functioning of the ECERS-R Across Eight Data Sets

AERA Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 233285841875829 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken A. Fujimoto ◽  
Rachel A. Gordon ◽  
Fang Peng ◽  
Kerry G. Hofer
Keyword(s):  
Rating Scale ◽  
Classroom Quality ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Partial Credit Model ◽  
Partial Credit ◽  
Generalized Partial Credit Model ◽  
Nominal Response Model ◽  
Childhood Environment ◽  
Generalized Partial Credit ◽  
Early Childhood Environment

Classroom quality measures, such as the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale, Revised (ECERS-R), are widely used in research, practice, and policy. Increasingly, these uses have been for purposes not originally intended, such as contributing to consequential policy decisions. The current study adds to the recent evidence of problems with the ECERS-R standard stop-scoring by analyzing eight studies offering 14 waves of data collection in approximately 4,000 classrooms. Our analysis, which featured the nominal response model, generalized partial credit model, partial credit model, within-category averages of total scores, and point-biserial correlations, revealed that all 36 items had categories that did not follow an ordinal progression with respect to quality. Additionally, our results showed that the category problems accumulated to the scale score. The results caution against the use of the standard raw scoring and encourage development of alternative scoring methods for the ECERS-R.

scholarly journals Translation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Dutch Families Importance in Nursing Care: Nurses’ Attitudes Scale Based on the Generalized Partial Credit Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 538-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. I. Hagedoorn ◽  
W. Paans ◽  
T. Jaarsma ◽  
J. C. Keers ◽  
C. P. van der Schans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Latent Trait ◽  
Psychometric Evaluation ◽  
Partial Credit Model ◽  
Partial Credit ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Online Application ◽  
Generalized Partial Credit Model ◽  
Generalized Partial Credit

The instrument called Families Importance in Nursing Care–Nurses’ Attitudes (FINC-NA) is used to measure nurses’ attitudes toward involving families in their nursing care. The aim of this study is to evaluate the FINC-NA scale in a population of Dutch nurses and add new psychometric information to existing knowledge about this instrument. Using a cross-sectional design, 1,211 nurses received an online application in 2015. Psychometric properties were based on polychoric correlations and the Generalized Partial Credit Model. A total of 597 (49%) nurses responded to the online application. Results confirmed a four-subscale structure. All response categories were utilized, although some ceiling effects occurred. Most items increase monotonically, and the majority of items discriminate well between different latent trait scores of nurses with some items providing more information than others. This study reports the psychometric properties of the Dutch language FINC-NA instrument. New insights into the construct and content of items enable the possibility of a more generic instrument that could be valid across several cultures.

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