PSYCHOMETRIC LABORATORY for the health sciences.
Academic Unit of Musculoskeletal and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of
Leeds,
36 Clarendon Road, Leeds. UK. LS2 9NZ.
Phone #44 (0)113 343 4948 ; Fax # 44 (0)113 243 0366
http://home.btconnect.com/Psylab_at_Leeds/
Staff:
Professor Alan Tennant BA, PhD.
Mr Michael Horton BSc.
Visiting Professor: Professor David Andrich BSc, MEd; PhD, FASSA
Administrator: Ms Vicky Wilkinson [log in to unmask]
Introduction to Rasch analysis.
September 15th-17th 2004
December 15th-17th 2004
May 18th-20th 2005.
September 14th-17th 2005.
A workshop to introduce Rasch analysis. It will suit those working in the
measurement of outcomes in the health sciences, of attitudinal data in the
social sciences, or in educational testing. It will take the form of
hands-on tuition in using the Rasch Unidimensional Measurement Models
(RUMM2020) software package. At the end of the two-and-a-half days workshop
students should understand and be able to analyse data, using RUMM2020,
for:
" Internal construct validity (Unidimensionality);
" Category probability patterns for polytomous items;
" Differential Item Functioning;
" Scaling Characteristics.
Fee: £650 inclusive of two nights accommodation and breakfast.
Fee: inclusive of 2020 software and with two nights accommodation and
breakfast, £1100*.
Intermediate Rasch analysis.
September 20th-22nd 2004.
May 23rd-25th 2005.
September 19th-21st 2005
This workshop will look at more advance topics using the RUMM2020 software,
and will include issues of pooling data from international studies, linking
scales, multi-faceted analysis and writing a Rasch paper. Students should
have completed the introductory course, or have experience with RUMM
software.
At the end of this workshop, students should be able to:
" Adjust estimates of patient ability (or trait) for cross-cultural
differences in outcome measures (to facilitate pooled data in international
studies);
" Link scales from an ill-conditioned data set;
" Undertake multi-faceted analysis;
" Write a good Rasch paper.
Fee £1000 inclusive of two nights accommodation and breakfast.
Fee: inclusive of 2020 software, and with two nights accommodation and
breakfast £1450*.
* educational & not-for-profit rate. Other rates on application.
Applications for the above workshops should be made to Ms Vicky Wilkinson
at the above address.
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