Allstat members,
A number of workshops introducing Rasch analysis are available at the
Psychometric Laboratory, Academic Unit of Musculoskeletal Disease,
University of Leeds.
Introduction to Rasch Analysis
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, in educational testing or, for example, statisticians
supporting this type of work. 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.
Intermediate Rasch analysis.
This workshop will look at more advance topics using the RUMM2020 software,
and will include issues of pooling data from international studies, linking
scales 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).
" Conduct multi-faceted Rasch analysis
" A brief comparison with WINSTEPS software
" Write a good Rasch paper.
Advanced Workshop.
This workshop will concentrate of substantive methodological issues using a
range of software, and will include simulation of data, issues in
developing item banks, Computer Adaptive Testing and the exploration of
alternative approaches, e.g. unfolding models.
At the end of this workshop, students should be able to:
" Simulate data to meet the requirements of different types of Item
Response Theory (IRT) Models.
" Establish an item bank
" Develop Computer Adaptive Testing (CAT) algorithms.
" Understand the potential for unfolding models.
Course Date Price, including two nights accommodation
Price, with accommodation and software
Introduction September 14-16th 2005 £650 £1050
Intermediate September 19-21st 2005 FULL FULL
Advanced September 22nd-23rd £1000
£1400
Introduction December 14-16th 2005 £650 £1050
Intermediate December 19-21st 2005 £1000 £1400
Introduction March 8th -10th 2006 £650
£1050
Introduction May 17th-19th 2006 £650
£1050
Intermediate May 22nd-24th 2006 £1000
£1400
Advanced May 25th-26th 2006 £1000
£1400
Introduction September 13th-15th 2006 £650
£1050
Intermediate September 18th-20th 2006 £1000
£1400
Advanced September 21st-22nd 2006 £1000
£1400
Introduction December 13th-15th 2006 £650 £1050
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