Meeting Students Where They Are: Using Rasch Modeling for Improving the Measurement of Active Research in Higher Education

Autor/inn/en	Dahl, Laura S.; Staples, B. Ashley; Mayhew, Matthew J.; Rockenbach, Alyssa N.
Titel	Meeting Students Where They Are: Using Rasch Modeling for Improving the Measurement of Active Research in Higher Education
Quelle	In: Innovative Higher Education, 48 (2023) 3, S.557-577 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Dahl, Laura S.) ORCID (Staples, B. Ashley) ORCID (Mayhew, Matthew J.) ORCID (Rockenbach, Alyssa N.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0742-5627
DOI	10.1007/s10755-022-09643-4
Schlagwörter	Surveys; Rating Scales; Higher Education; Educational Research; Item Response Theory; Longitudinal Studies; Psychometrics; Test Items; Difficulty Level; Intergroup Relations + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Rating-Skala; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Item-Response-Theorie; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Test content; Testaufgabe; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Intergruppenbeziehungen
Abstract	Surveys with rating scales are often used in higher education research to measure student learning and development, yet testing and reporting on the longitudinal psychometric properties of these instruments is rare. Rasch techniques allow scholars to map item difficulty and individual aptitude on the same linear, continuous scale to compare respondents' development against scale challenge. This paper uses an example from the Interfaith Diversity Experiences and Attitudes Longitudinal Survey (IDEALS) to demonstrate how Rasch modeling can help researchers improve their instruments over time. Results indicate that adding more difficult items, particularly related to behavior, improved scale performance from one time point to another. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01