Rasch - Historical Glimpses

There is a curious paradox about Rasch measurement. Ben Wright's reminiscence of IOMW2 held in Perth in 1982 reminds me of it yet again. Why has so much good work done over so many years by so many dedicated, intelligent people been so ignored by the leaders of the educational community? Utterly trivial and superficial attacks on Rasch techniques are welcomed. Well developed, meticulous, Rasch- based papers are mired for years in a swamp of nit-picking objections by shallow-minded reviewers. The Ablex publication of Mark Wilson's "Objective Measurement", Volume 1, and my own Sage book on "Rasch Models for Measurement" suggest that ultimately the obfuscation of the casuists will fail. Such cunctators cannot keep apart forever those with a need for solutions and those who can provide them.

On a historical note, it is just 30 years since Douglas Edward Stone, the first student in the MESA (Measurement, Evaluation and Statistical Analysis) program at the University of Chicago obtained his 1962 doctorate. (I earned my doctorate in the same program in 1973). Stone's dissertation, "A methodological approach to the analysis of teacher behavior that reveals the stability of human characteristics", includes insights even more relevant now in this era of authentic assessment. On p. 64 he reminds us that "There is no easy or precise way to determine the proper amount of [rater severity] adjustment for all situations." This is a predicament from which we are still endeavoring to extricate ourselves. But there is hope! A new generation is joining the struggle. Doug's son, Gregory, is now participating in the MESA program!

It only remains for me to congratulate my successor, Wim van der Linden, as he succeeds to the Chair of the SIG.

Rasch - Historical Glimpses. Andrich DA. … Rasch Measurement Transactions, 1992, 5:4 p.191

Rasch Books and Publications
Invariant Measurement: Using Rasch Models in the Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences, 2nd Edn. George Engelhard, Jr. & Jue Wang	Applying the Rasch Model (Winsteps, Facets) 4th Ed., Bond, Yan, Heene	Advances in Rasch Analyses in the Human Sciences (Winsteps, Facets) 1st Ed., Boone, Staver	Advances in Applications of Rasch Measurement in Science Education, X. Liu & W. J. Boone	Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences (Winsteps) Boone, Staver, Yale
Introduction to Many-Facet Rasch Measurement (Facets), Thomas Eckes	Statistical Analyses for Language Testers (Facets), Rita Green	Invariant Measurement with Raters and Rating Scales: Rasch Models for Rater-Mediated Assessments (Facets), George Engelhard, Jr. & Stefanie Wind	Aplicação do Modelo de Rasch (Português), de Bond, Trevor G., Fox, Christine M	Appliquer le modèle de Rasch: Défis et pistes de solution (Winsteps) E. Dionne, S. Béland
Exploring Rating Scale Functioning for Survey Research (R, Facets), Stefanie Wind	Rasch Measurement: Applications, Khine	Winsteps Tutorials - free Facets Tutorials - free	Many-Facet Rasch Measurement (Facets) - free, J.M. Linacre	Fairness, Justice and Language Assessment (Winsteps, Facets), McNamara, Knoch, Fan
Other Rasch-Related Resources: Rasch Measurement YouTube Channel
Rasch Measurement Transactions & Rasch Measurement research papers - free	An Introduction to the Rasch Model with Examples in R (eRm, etc.), Debelak, Strobl, Zeigenfuse	Rasch Measurement Theory Analysis in R, Wind, Hua	Applying the Rasch Model in Social Sciences Using R, Lamprianou	El modelo métrico de Rasch: Fundamentación, implementación e interpretación de la medida en ciencias sociales (Spanish Edition), Manuel González-Montesinos M.
Rasch Models: Foundations, Recent Developments, and Applications, Fischer & Molenaar	Probabilistic Models for Some Intelligence and Attainment Tests, Georg Rasch	Rasch Models for Measurement, David Andrich	Constructing Measures, Mark Wilson	Best Test Design - free, Wright & Stone Rating Scale Analysis - free, Wright & Masters
Virtual Standard Setting: Setting Cut Scores, Charalambos Kollias	Diseño de Mejores Pruebas - free, Spanish Best Test Design	A Course in Rasch Measurement Theory, Andrich, Marais	Rasch Models in Health, Christensen, Kreiner, Mesba	Multivariate and Mixture Distribution Rasch Models, von Davier, Carstensen

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