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This chapter guides readers through the data preparation steps for Rasch analysis using Winsteps. In this chapter, readers learn how they can create a control file for Winsteps and conduct a Rasch analysis. Readers will be able to use data files contained on the textbook companion website and a free, scale-down version of Winsteps (Ministeps) to follow the procedure. Readers will also learn about importing data from other software and naming survey items. The techniques mastered in this chapter will also allow readers to confidently run a Rasch analysis of dichotomous data. The chapter finishes up with Keywords and Phrases, Quick Tips, Data Files, References, and Additional Readings. As in almost all chapters, sample analyses are used to reinforce the chapter topic.
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Additional Readings
A technical report provided by a US state that uses Rasch and Winsteps for the analysis of thousands of students who are tested annually.
Ohio Achievement Test Technical Report (2008, May) Administration, Ohio Department of Education, Columbus, OH and American Institute for Research. Retrieved April 22, 2013, from http://www.ohiodocs.org/Technical%20Docs/TR%202008%20-%2015%20OAT%20Technical%20Report%20SP08.pdf
An article that presents some of the pitfalls of not correctly recoding negatively worded items.
Hughes, G. D. (2009). The impact of incorrect responses to reverse-coded survey items. Research in the Schools, 16(2), 76–88.
An article that discusses some techniques of authoring item descriptions in Winsteps control files.
Boone, W. (1991). Naming elements for understanding. Rasch Measurement Transactions, 5(1), 130. http://www.rasch.org/rmt/rmt51d.htm
An article that provides examples of numerous US states which use Rasch analysis for the evaluation of high-stakes tests.
Boone, W. J. (2009). Explaining Rasch measurement in different ways. Rasch Measurement Transactions, 23(1), 1198.
The website and user manual for Winsteps provides introductory as well as more advanced guidance for those interested in using Rasch measurement.
Linacre, J. M. (2012). A user’s guide to Winsteps Ministeps Rasch-model computer programs [version 3.74.0]. Retrieved from http://www.winsteps.com/winsteps.htm
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Boone, W.J., Staver, J.R., Yale, M.S. (2014). A Rasch Rating Scale Analysis (Step I): Reading Data and Running an Analysis. In: Rasch Analysis in the Human Sciences. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6857-4_3
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