Are spatial ability and reasoning separable dimensions? Dimensionality analyses of two Rasch-scaled tests: 3DW and WMTAbstract. The dichotomous logistic Rasch Model has been employed in order to examine a result published by Kubinger, which indicates ...
Development of an environmental knowledge measure: An application of the MRCML modelAbstract. Although accredited as a theoretically influential predictor of ecological behavior, environmental knowledge is generally neglected as a methodological issue. ...
Developmental steps for a computer-adapted test for anxietyAbstract. Psychological constructs are usually assessed by instruments based on classical test theory (CTT). Since the sixties, item response theory (IRT) offers a promising alternative to these ...
Construction and analysis of C-tests with Rating-Scale Rasch ModelsAbstract. C-tests are written tests of general language proficiency. They consist of a small number of mutilated texts. Test-takers have to restore the original words in each text. In the ...
Are self-reported physical complaints of children and adolescents unidimensionally and specifically objectively measurable? Analyses regarding the scalability of the Giessen Physical Complaints Inventory for children and adolescents (GBB-KJ) in the ...
Local item dependence in the TestDaF reading section: A testlet response analysisTestlets are subsets of test items that are based on the same input. Tests that contain testlets are common in educational and psychological testing. However, use of ...
Handling of Item Positions Effects in the Development of Computerized Adaptive TestsAbstract. In computerized adaptive testing (CAT), item parameter estimates are assumed to be known and valid for all the positions that items can be presented on in the ...
A Yes / No Vocabulary Test for Children of Different Age Groups: Development and Validation Based on the Rasch ModelAbstract. In this article we present a vocabulary test for German primary school children. The test is based on the ...
Validation of the Adaptive Test of Emotion Knowledge (ATEM) for 3 – 9-Year-OldsAbstract. Emotion knowledge in children includes emotion recognition in other peoples’ faces, as well as understanding the internal and external causes and consequences of ...
Progress Monitoring of the Spelling Skills of Elementary School Students. Construction and Quality of a Curriculum-Based Measurement in GermanyAbstract. Recent German studies show a worrying situation regarding the orthographic performance of children. ...