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Past, Present and Future: An Idiosyncratic View of Rasch Measurement

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This chapter traces the developments in Rasch measurement, and its corresponding refinement in both its application and programs to compute pertinent item and person parameters, The underlying principles of conjoint measurement are discussed, and its implications for education and research in social sciences are highlighted.

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  1. School of Education, James Cook University, USA

    Trevor G. Bond

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  1. UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Education, Bonn

    Rupert Maclean

  2. National Institute for Educational Policy Research (NIER) of Japan, Tokyo

    Ryo Watanabe

  3. New Zealand Council for Educational Research, Wellington, New Zealand

    Robyn Baker

  4. National Office for Research and Development, Ministry of National Education, Indonesia

    Boediono

  5. The Hong Kong Institute of Education, China

    Yin Cheong Cheng

  6. Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines

    Wendy Duncan

  7. Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia

    John Keeves

  8. National Centre for Educational Development Research, Ministry of Education, Beijing, China

    Zhou Mansheng

  9. Graduate School of Education, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

    Colin Power

  10. National Council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi, India

    J. S. Rajput

  11. University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji

    Konai Helu Thaman

  12. Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia

    Sivakumar Alagumalai , David D. Curtis  & Njora Hungi ,  & 

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Bond, T.G. (2005). Past, Present and Future: An Idiosyncratic View of Rasch Measurement. In: Maclean, R., et al. Applied Rasch Measurement: A Book of Exemplars. Education in the Asia-Pacific Region: Issues, Concerns and Prospects, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3076-2_18

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