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Stefanie A. Wind; Benjamin Lugu – Applied Measurement in Education, 2024
Researchers who use measurement models for evaluation purposes often select models with stringent requirements, such as Rasch models, which are parametric. Mokken Scale Analysis (MSA) offers a theory-driven nonparametric modeling approach that may be more appropriate for some measurement applications. Researchers have discussed using MSA as a…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Data Analysis, Simulation, Nonparametric Statistics
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Rashelle J. Musci; Joseph Kush; Elise T. Pas; Catherine P. Bradshaw – Grantee Submission, 2024
Given the increased focus of educational research on what works for whom and under what circumstances over the last decade, educational researchers are increasingly turning toward mixture models to identify heterogeneous subgroups among students. Such data are inherently nested, as students are nested within classrooms and schools. Yet there has…
Descriptors: Hierarchical Linear Modeling, Data Analysis, Nonparametric Statistics, Educational Research
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Junming Guo; Chuanbin Liu; Han Zhang; Dan Wang; Jintao Lu – Evaluation Review, 2025
Performance management in university-based scientific research institutions is essential for driving reform, advancing education quality, and fostering innovation. However, current performance evaluation models often focus solely on research indicators, neglecting the critical interdependence between the education and research systems. This…
Descriptors: Performance Based Assessment, Institutional Evaluation, Research Universities, Scientific Research
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Kane Meissel; Esther S. Yao – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2024
Effect sizes are important because they are an accessible way to indicate the practical importance of observed associations or differences. Standardized mean difference (SMD) effect sizes, such as Cohen's d, are widely used in education and the social sciences -- in part because they are relatively easy to calculate. However, SMD effect sizes…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Programming Languages, Effect Size, Correlation