introduction to many-facet rasch measurement
This workshop aims to provide participants with an introduction to many-facet Rasch measurement using Facets. The session will include a mixture of theory and hands-on sessions. Differences between classical test theory and modern test theory will be explored, with a particular focus on understanding the effects raters can have on the outcomes of an assessment. The use of the statistical software Facets will be demonstrated and the interpretation of the output will be explored using data provided in the workshop. Participants are also able to bring their own data sets to the workshop. No prior knowledge is required and participants are not required to have an understanding of statistics or mathematics.
Tim McNamara is Professor in the School of Languages and Linguistics at The University of Melbourne, where he teaches and supervises at graduate level in Applied Linguistics. His main areas of research are in language testing (particularly specific purpose language testing, Rasch measurement, and the social context of language tests), language for specific purposes, and language and identity. His publications include Measuring Second Language Performance (Longman, 1996), Language Testing (OUP, 2000) and Language Testing: The Social Dimension (with Carsten Roever, Blackwell, 2006).
Dr Ute Knoch is the Director of the Language Testing Research Centre at the University of Melbourne. She has worked on a variety of test development and validation projects. Her research interests are in the areas of second language writing assessment, diagnostic assessment, statistics for language assessment, and assessing languages for academic and specific purposes. She is the vice-president of the Association of Language Testing and Assessment of Australia and New Zealand (ALTAANZ) and on the Executive Board of the International Language Testing Association (ILTA).
Tim McNamara is Professor in the School of Languages and Linguistics at The University of Melbourne, where he teaches and supervises at graduate level in Applied Linguistics. His main areas of research are in language testing (particularly specific purpose language testing, Rasch measurement, and the social context of language tests), language for specific purposes, and language and identity. His publications include Measuring Second Language Performance (Longman, 1996), Language Testing (OUP, 2000) and Language Testing: The Social Dimension (with Carsten Roever, Blackwell, 2006).
Dr Ute Knoch is the Director of the Language Testing Research Centre at the University of Melbourne. She has worked on a variety of test development and validation projects. Her research interests are in the areas of second language writing assessment, diagnostic assessment, statistics for language assessment, and assessing languages for academic and specific purposes. She is the vice-president of the Association of Language Testing and Assessment of Australia and New Zealand (ALTAANZ) and on the Executive Board of the International Language Testing Association (ILTA).