4th Edition
by Trevor Bond (Author)
Recognised as the most influential
publication in the field, ARM facilitates deep understanding of the
Rasch model and its practical applications. The authors review the
crucial properties of the model and demonstrate its use with examples
across the human sciences. Readers will be able to understand and
critically evaluate Rasch measurement research, perform their own Rasch
analyses and interpret their results. The glossary and illustrations
support that understanding, and the accessible approach means that it is
ideal for readers without a mathematical background.
Highlights of the new edition include:
- More
learning tools to strengthen readers’ understanding including chapter
introductions, boldfaced key terms, chapter summaries, activities and
suggested readings.
- Explores
the distinction between numerical values, quantity and units, to
understand the measurement and the role of the Rasch logit scale
(Chapter 4).
- A new four-option data set from
the IASQ (Instrumental Attitude towards Self-assessment Questionnaire)
for the Rating Scale Model (RSM) analysis exemplar (Chapter 6).
- Clarifies
the relationship between Rasch measurement, path analysis and SEM, with
a host of new examples of Rasch measurement applied across health
sciences, education and psychology (Chapter 10).
Intended
as a text for graduate courses in measurement, item response theory,
(advanced) research methods or quantitative analysis taught in
psychology, education, human development, business, and other social and
health sciences. Professionals in these areas will also appreciate the
book’s accessible introduction.
