Analysis and assessment of the Jordan National Test for Controlling the Quality of Science Instruction (NTCQSI): a Rasch measurement perspective |
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| Authors: | Hind Hammouri Saed A Sabah |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Educational Sciences , The Hashemite University , Zarqa, Jordan hind@hu.edu.jo;3. Department of Curricula and Instruction, Faculty of Educational Sciences , The Hashemite University , Zarqa, Jordan |
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| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to analyze and assess the Jordan National Test for Controlling the Quality of Science Instruction (NTCQSI) from the perspective provided by Rasch measurement. The test was administered on a stratified random sample that consisted of 41,556 tenth graders from all over Jordan. The test results were saved in a data bank. A random sample of 150 participants' records was selected from this data bank. To address the purpose of this study, a series of analyses were conducted. WINSTEPS and RUMM programs were used for the analysis. The procedures that were used in this paper might be used by worldwide testing agencies to clarify or outline how Rasch measurement may be used to obtain evidence for the validity of inferences of tests data. |
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| Keywords: | Rasch measurement reliability validity Jordan |
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