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Comparisons and Contrasts Between Classical and Rasch Measurement Theories

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RMTand CTT are not incompatible theories but RMT can be seen as an elaboration of CTT.

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    David Andrich & Ida Marais

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Andrich, D., Marais, I. (2019). Comparisons and Contrasts Between Classical and Rasch Measurement Theories. In: A Course in Rasch Measurement Theory. Springer Texts in Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-7496-8_12

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