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Staffing Government Schools, John Ainley, Phil Mckenzie

Dr John Ainley

No abstract provided.

The Essential Process In A Family Of Measurement Models, Geoff Masters, Benjamin Wright

Prof Geoff Masters AO

Five members of the Rasch family of latent trait models which have appeared more or less independently in the literature are brought together and identified as one model. In addition to sharing the distinguishing characteristic of the dichotomous Rasch model separable person and item parameters and hence sufficient statistics all five models share a common algebraic form and have as their basic element the fundamental process defined by Rasch's simple logistic expression. In these models, the sufficient statistics for person and item parameters are counts of events constructed to be indicative of the variable being measured, and the measures they …

Nuradiance Lift: Provide Protection From Uvb, Uvv Rays, Walter Mast

walter mast

Abracadabra, Rowan Cahill

Rowan Cahill

An account of, and warning about, the increasing strength of Creationism in Australia, and its possible threat to the future teaching of Science in Australian schools.

The Costs Of Recurrent Education, Phil Mckenzie

Dr Phillip McKenzie

This paper addresses the subject of the likely costs of a particular form of recurrent education in the context of prospective movements in expenditure on conventional school and tertiary education activities. Data on projected enrolments and likely per student expenditure levels in these sectors lead to the conclusion that expenditure on school and tertiary education is likely to decline as a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP) over the next decade. The magnitude of this prospective decline is compared with the likely costs of a scheme which would enable significant numbers of workforce members to engage in recurrent periods of …

Staffing Government Schools, John Ainley, Phil Mckenzie

Dr Phillip McKenzie

No abstract provided.

Http://Healthytalkz.Com/Maxx-Power-Libido/, Anna Steffey

anna steffey

Measuring Attitude To School With A Latent Trait Model, Geoff Masters, N Hyde

Prof Geoff Masters AO

A latent trait model for rating scales is used to ana lyze responses to an attitude-to-school questionnaire as part of an evaluation of projects operating in 10 West ern Australian schools under the Australian Priority Schools Program. The invariance of item parameter estimates over the 10 schools is examined, and varia tions in item estimates from school to school are stud ied in the light of the different projects operating in these schools. Results show how the investigation of items that do not retain their difficulties from group to group can provide valuable insight into the ways in which calibration …

Dicot: Analysing Classroom Tests With The Rasch Model, Geoff Masters

Prof Geoff Masters AO

A computer program (DICOT) for the Rasch analysis of classroom tests is described. Results are presented in a simple, self-explanatory form, and person ability and item difficulty estimates are expressed in a metric like the one with which teachers and parents are already familiar. Person and item fit statistics provide an opportunity to diagnose strengths and weaknesses of individual children and to identify items which are problematic.

A Short-Run Model Of Regional Housing Demand, Thomas Berry

Thomas D Berry

No abstract provided.

Constructing An Item Bank Using Partial Credit Scoring, Geoff Masters

Prof Geoff Masters AO

A method for banking test items scored in several ordered response categories is described. Each item is seen as an ordered sequence of steps, and test forms are equated using the estimated difficulties of the steps in their shared items. Procedures for analyzing the internal consistency of individual links and for analyzing the coherence of an entire linking structure are described. The methodology is used to link six forms of a mathematics problem solving test.

Reevaluating Chinese Education, Irving Epstein, John Hawkins

Irving Epstein

No abstract provided.

Interdisciplinary Research In Education In Australia, John P Keeves, Phil Mckenzie

Dr Phillip McKenzie

No abstract provided.

Basic Problem Solving Skills As Prerequisites For Advanced Problem Solving Skills In Mathematics And Science, John Clement

John J. Clement

No abstract provided.

Juvenile Delinquency And Reformatory Education In Chinese Society, Irving Epstein

Irving Epstein

This study analyzes juvenile delinquency and reformatory education issues in the People's Republic of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. For each case, the literature concerning juvenile delinquency is reviewed and specific institutional policies are discussed. The evidence presented in the study is based upon primary and secondary source documentation, as well as field work and interviews conducted in each region in 1992 and 1983. The study’s three hypotheses argue that stigma is conferred upon both offenders and their family members, institutional policies can be categorized as non-rational when one compares stated goals with observable polices, and that formal educational organizations …

Patricia Barker Leblanc.Pdf, Patty B. Leblanc

Patty LeBlanc

No abstract provided.

Consensus Moderation Observed, Lawrence Ingvarson

Dr Lawrence Ingvarson (Consultant)

This paper reports the findings of a three-year evaluation study of consensus moderation procedures as applied to the school-assessed component in H.S.C. Geography in Victoria. Since 1981, Group 1 subjects in the assessment program of the Victorian Institute of Secondary Education (V.I.S.E.) at Year 12 level have included a school-assessed component in addition to an external examination. For most subjects, the method of moderating the school-assessed component is by statistical moderation. Moderation by visitation and consensus moderation are the two other methods currently used in Victoria. As V.I.S.E. is proposing to extend the number of subjects for which consensus moderation …