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50 Years of ERIC
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Bode, Rita K.; Cella, David; Lai, Jin-shei; Heinemann, Allen W. – Journal of Applied Measurement, 2003
Illustrates incremental item banking using health-related quality of life data collected from two samples of patients receiving cancer treatment (n=1,755 and n=1,544). Results support findings from previous studies that have equated separate instruments by co-calibrating their items. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Health, Item Banks, Patients
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Bode, Rita K. – Journal of Applied Measurement, 2001
Describes the Rasch measurement partial credit model, what it is, how it differs from other Rasch models, and when and how to use it. Also describes the calibration of instruments with increasingly complex items. Explains pivot anchoring and illustrates its use and describes the effect of pivot anchoring on step calibrations, item hierarchy, and…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Mathematical Models, Measurement Techniques