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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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The Rainbow Families Scale (RFS): A Measure of Experiences among Individuals with Lesbian and Gay Parents
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Lick, David J.; Schmidt, Karen M.; Patterson, Charlotte J. – Journal of Applied Measurement, 2011
According to two decades of research, parental sexual orientation does not affect overall child development. Researchers have not found significant differences between offspring of heterosexual parents and those of lesbian and gay parents in terms of their cognitive, psychological, or emotional adjustment. Still, there are gaps in the literature…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Measures (Individuals), Emotional Adjustment, Homosexuality
Development of a Functional Movement Scale for Infants.
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Campbell, Suzann K.; Wright, Benjamin D.; Linacre, J. Michael – Journal of Applied Measurement, 2002
Conducted a Rasch analysis of the psychometric qualities of the Test of Infant Motor Performance (TIMP; G. Girolami and S. Campbell, 1994) for the purpose of reducing the length of the test while maintaining its precision as a measurement device. Using scores from 1,732 tests, the TIMP was reduced to 42 items to form a functional motor scale for…
Descriptors: Infants, Measures (Individuals), Motion, Psychometrics
Using Rasch Measurement To Investigate the Cross-form Equivalence and Clinical Utility of Spanish and English Versions of a Diabetes Questionnaire: A Pilot Study.
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Gerber, Ben; Smith, Everett V., Jr.; Girotti, Mariela; Pelaez, Lourdes; Lawless, Kimberly; Smolin, Louanne; Brodsky, Irwin; Eiser, Arnold – Journal of Applied Measurement, 2002
Used Rasch measurement to study the psychometric properties of data obtained from a newly developed Diabetes Questionnaire designed to measure diabetes knowledge, attitudes, and self-care. Responses of 26 diabetes patients to the English version of the questionnaire and 24 patients to the Spanish version support the cross-form equivalence and…
Descriptors: Diabetes, English, Item Response Theory, Patients
Rasch-transformed Raw Scores and Two-way ANOVA: A Simulation Analysis.
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Romanoski, Joseph; Douglas, Graham – Journal of Applied Measurement, 2002
Used Monte Carlo simulation to determine the psychometric conditions under which differences between raw scores and Rasch transformations of those raw scores are detectable through two-way analysis of variance. Findings demonstrate the inherent inadequacy of untransformed raw scores for two-way analysis of variance. (SLD)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Item Response Theory, Monte Carlo Methods, Psychometrics
Congruence between a Theoretical Continuum of Masculinity and the Rasch Model: Examining the Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory.
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Ludlow, Larry H.; Mahalik, James R. – Journal of Applied Measurement, 2001
Studied the psychometric structure of the Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory (CMNI) (J. Mahalik, 2000) in relation to the Rasch model. Results for 348 men across all 12 scales show excellent congruence between the theoretically derived construct of conformity to masculine norms and the theoretically defined objectives of the Rasch rating…
Descriptors: Males, Masculinity, Norms, Psychometrics