Bond, T: Applying the Rasch Model

Foreword 1. Why Measurement Is Fundamental 2. Important Principles of Measurement Made Explicit 3. Basic Principles of the Rasch Model 4. Building a Set of Items for Measurement 5. Invariance: A Crucial Property of Scientific Measurement 6. Measurement Using Likert Scales 7. The Partial Credit Rasch Model 8. Measuring Facets Beyond Ability and Difficulty 9. Making Measures, Setting Standards & Rasch Regression 10. The Rasch Model Applied Across the Human Sciences 11. Rasch Modeling Applied: Rating Scale Design 12. Rasch Model Requirements: Model Fit and Unidimensionality 13. A Synthetic Overview Appendix A. Getting Started Appendix B. Technical Aspects of the Rasch Model