scholarly journals THE USE OF RASCH MEASUREMENT MODEL IN ENGLISH TESTING

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-32
Author(s):  
Siti Eshah Mokshein ◽  
Haliza Ishak ◽  
Hishamuddin Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Primary Schools ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Rasch Measurement ◽  
Assessment Practice ◽  
Reliability Indices ◽  
Fit Statistics ◽  
Rasch Measurement Model ◽  
Distractor Analysis

This study aimed at determining the quality of the English Paper 1 (EP1) items of UPSR trial examination for six graders in terms of its reliability, validity and items characteristics. It also sought to determine the difficulty levels of 40 multiple-choice items consisting five constructs of vocabulary, language and social expression, grammar, cloze-comprehension and reading comprehension. A number of 525 primary schools students were randomly selected from 3876 students in Kuala Selangor, Malaysia. Using the Rasch measurement model, the validity evidences were shown through the results of Principle Component Analysis (PCA), fit statistics and item distractor analysis. The results from PCA analysis showed the absence of second dimension in the test, which met the assumption of modern testing theory. Fit statistics analyses have identified seven misfit items that are beyond the acceptable range (0.7 - 1.3 logit). Item distractor analysis has identified five problematic items whereby three of them are also misfit items. Summary statistics shows that the reliability indices of Cronbach’s Alpha were greater than 0.80 and separation indices were greater than 2. This study would benefit teachers in improving existing assessment practice by spreading out the importance of item analysis in schools, particularly in language testing.

scholarly journals ITEM ANALYSIS FOR THE MODIFIED VERSION OF ADOLESCENT PARENTING ATTITUDE FOUR FACTOR QUESTIONNAIRE USING RASCH MEASUREMENT MODEL

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-48
Author(s):  
Vincent Ming-Wei Woo ◽  
Kee Jiar Yeo
Keyword(s):  
Parenting Style ◽  
Item Analysis ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Rasch Measurement ◽  
Private Higher Education ◽  
Adolescent Parenting ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Rasch Measurement Model ◽  
Parenting Attitude

This study aims to conduct a validity and reliability test on the modified version of adolescent parenting attitude four factor questionnaire (APA-FFQ) with rasch measurement model. The adapted instrument consisted of 40 items based on 4 constructs namely authoritarian, authoritative, permissive and uninvolved parenting style. Some modifications have been carried out to improve the item clarity and to capture the type of maternal and paternal parenting style. Based on the sample size of 70 adolescents from one of the private higher education institution in Malaysia, the analysis revealed that all items from the modified version of APA-FFQ fits the model as the value of infor and outfit mean square (MNSQ) fell within the acceptable range of 0.50 to 1.50 with positive Point Measure Correlation (PTMEA) value. The dimensionality analysis also revealed that all items involved were measured what it supposed to measure and possessed a strong unidimensionality. Furthermore, the separation and reliability analysis showed that all items and respondents are stable and consistent when tested with different items in measuring the same construct. Therefore, the instrument can be adapted in the Malaysian educational context.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF A VOCATIONAL LEARNING STYLES INSTRUMENT USING THE RASCH MEASUREMENT MODEL

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-85
Author(s):  
Mazlili Suhaini
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Rasch Measurement ◽  
Technical Training ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
The Past ◽  
Technology Students ◽  
Rasch Measurement Model ◽  
Vocational Learning ◽  
Development And Validation

Malaysia is considered one of the developing countries undergoing rapid economic development over the past five decades. As a developing country with a rapidly growing population, providing the citizens with comprehensive and updated knowledge is crucial for the country, particularly in vocational training. A number of vocational and technical training have been developed. However, the success of vocational education relies on the capability of instructors or teacher’s approach to achieve the goals. It is important to create appropriate method that take into consideration their students’ learning styles to get better outcome. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to develop vocational learning styles instrument. Empirical evidence on the validity and reliability of modified items has been done. A survey of 57 Electrical Technology students were distributed. The Rasch measurement model was used to examine the functional items and detect the item and respondent reliability and index separation, the polarity of item, measuring the fit of item in measuring the construct and standardised residual correlation values.

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