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Using Household Fit Indices to Examine the Psychometric Quality of Food Insecurity Measures
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Engelhard, George, Jr.; Rabbitt, Matthew P.; Engelhard, Emily M. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2018
This study focuses on model-data fit with a particular emphasis on household-level fit within the context of measuring household food insecurity. Household fit indices are used to examine the psychometric quality of household-level measures of food insecurity. In the United States, measures of food insecurity are commonly obtained from the U.S.…
Descriptors: Food, Hunger, Psychometrics, Low Income Groups
Game-Based Assessments: A Promising Way to Create Idiographic Perspectives
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Walker, A. Adrienne; Engelhard, George, Jr. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2014
"Game-Based Assessments: A Promising Way to Create Idiographic Perspectives" (Adrienne Walker and George Englehard) comments on: "How Task Features Impact Evidence from Assessments Embedded in Simulations and Games" by Russell G. Almond, Yoon Jeon Kim, Gertrudes Velasquez, and Valerie J. Shute. Here, Walker and Englehard write…
Descriptors: Educational Games, Task Analysis, Models, Educational Assessment
Rating Quality Studies Using Rasch Measurement Theory. Research Report 2013-3
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Engelhard, George, Jr.; Wind, Stefanie A. – College Board, 2013
The major purpose of this study is to examine the quality of ratings assigned to CR (constructed-response) questions in large-scale assessments from the perspective of Rasch Measurement Theory. Rasch Measurement Theory provides a framework for the examination of rating scale category structure that can yield useful information for interpreting the…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Rating Scales, Test Theory, Scores
Historical View of the Influences of Measurement and Writing Theories on the Practice of Writing Assessment in the United States
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Behizadeh, Nadia; Engelhard, George, Jr. – Assessing Writing, 2011
The purpose of this study is to examine the interactions among measurement theories, writing theories, and writing assessments in the United States from an historical perspective. The assessment of writing provides a useful framework for examining how theories influence, and in some cases fail to influence actual practice. Two research traditions…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Intellectual Disciplines, Writing Evaluation, Writing Tests
Historical Views of Invariance: Evidence from the Measurement Theories of Thorndike, Thurstone, and Rasch.
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Engelhard, George, Jr. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1992
A historical perspective is provided of the concept of invariance in measurement theory, describing sample-invariant item calibration and item-invariant measurement of individuals. Invariance as a key measurement concept is illustrated through the measurement theories of E. L. Thorndike, L. L. Thurstone, and G. Rasch. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Educational History, Measurement Techniques, Psychometrics
Re-Conceptualizing Validity within the Context of a New Measure of Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching
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Engelhard, George, Jr.; Sullivan, Rubye K. – Measurement: Interdisciplinary Research and Perspectives, 2007
In this journal issue, the authors of the focus articles have provided a suite of very stimulating and thoughtful articles. The overarching purpose of this research is to explore the application of principles derived from the view of validity proposed by Kane (2004) to their research on issues related to the measurement of mathematical knowledge…
Descriptors: Test Validity, Psychometrics, Test Construction, Evaluation Research