scholarly journals Self-Actualization Measurement on Non-English Coastal Students’ Achievement: Rasch Model Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 389
Author(s):  
Satria Agust ◽  
Gatot Subroto ◽  
Abdul Malik
Keyword(s):  
Rasch Model ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
First Year ◽  
Self Actualization ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Riau Archipelago ◽  
English Students ◽  
The Rasch Model ◽  
Learning English

<p class="Abstract">The measurement of self-actualization can assist facilitators in knowing their students’ learning achievement in English. The dynamism of high and low self-actualization through their origins will impact learning processes. Their abilities to seize the best achievement in learning correspond to their multiple talents. The objectives of this study are: (1) describing those whose self-actualization is high and who will have satisfactory achievement in learning English, and (2) deducing those whose self-actualization is low who will have poor achievement in English learning. The researcher used descriptive qualitative research which was conducted in Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji (UMRAH), located in Riau Archipelago in December 2017. The subject was the first-year intake of non-English students. The data were in the form of qualitative and quantitative taken from documents and questionnaires to learn the students’ self-actualization levels. The researchers analysed the data by using the Rasch model measurement approach. The results are: (1) Those whose self-actualization is high (60.71%) come from rural areas (36.90%), from urban areas (23.81%), female participants (47.62%), and male (13.10%). They can maximize their potential and ability to reach satisfactory achievement in learning English; and (2) Those whose self-actualization is low (38.10%), come from rural areas (17.86%), from urban areas (20.24%) female participants (33.33%), and male (4.76%). They cannot develop their potential and ability, resulting in poor achievement in learning English. As a result, the facilitators will find it easy to reflect on what should be done in their classes in the future.</p>

scholarly journals How Does Rasch Model Reveal Dishonesty between Coastal Students and Easy Grammar Test?

JURNAL IQRA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 214-230
Author(s):  
Satria Agust
Keyword(s):  
Academic Dishonesty ◽  
Rasch Model ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Test Items ◽  
Rural And Urban Areas ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Riau Archipelago ◽  
The Rasch Model

Academic dishonesty can occur with the supports of the technology devices and it also can be prevented with the help of the technology with its applications like Rasch Model. It can give detail information of the analyzed data and can trace the academic dishonesty like cheating. The aims of this research are to (1) analyze the grammar test items whether they are difficult items or easy ones using Rasch Model, (2) know the percentage of those who are assumed to do cheating based upon their origins and sex, and (3) expose their patterns in working on the grammar test in the form of multiple choice through the Rasch Model analysis. The researcher hypothesized that the academic dishonesty i.e. cheating was undergone by students who are from rural and urban areas of Riau Archipelago Province. The results of this research were: (1) through the students’ responses analyzed by Rasch Model, the grammar test was for medium ability, (2) The Rasch Model revealed that the percentage came to the number 5.71% or 4 of 70 students who were identified to cheat while working on the grammar test. They were two female students from rural area and the other two male students from urban area, and (3) The Rasch Model revealed that their responses did not represent their ability. The Rasch Model has helped the researcher to exposes the cheating deeds on exams. The practitioners just need methods, approaches, strategies, techniques, and media to prevent them in the future Keywords: Rasch Model, Wright Maps, Grammar Test.

scholarly journals Application rasch model using R program in analyze the characteristics of chemical items

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-157
Author(s):  
Untung Desy Purnamasari ◽  
Badrun Kartowagiran
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Rasch Model ◽  
Item Bank ◽  
Good Question ◽  
R Program ◽  
Tenth Grade ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Level Of Difficulty ◽  
The Rasch Model

Chemistry is one of the subjects taught in high school. To find out and assess students' understanding regarding chemistry subjects in one semester can be proven by a test. The tests used must have good quality. This study aims to provide information about the characteristics of chemical items test using the Rasch model. Descriptive explorative was used in this study. The subject of the study were tenth grade students in Xaverius Senior High School taken the final semester examination on chemistry subject. The object of this research were  the form of item tests and student answer sheets. Data collection techniques used documentation. Student answer sheets were analyzed using the R program. The results showed that the reliability of the item tests was 0.3 to 0.54 or medium category. Subsequently acquired a good level of difficulty about which amounted to 28 items. In addition, the average student ability is 0.008 with a minimum ability of -2.309 and a maximum of 2.233. ICC and IIC obtained are very accurate in predicting students' abilities. Chemicals items used in the final semester examination  can be used by teachers as a item bank for use in the evaluation of students' abilities. However, there are two items that need to be revised level of difficulty to produce a good question.

scholarly journals Anxiety, Motivation and Attitude of Indian Students in Learning English in National-Type Tamil Schools

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sinusha Murthy ◽  
Kee Jiar Yeo
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
English Language ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Language Achievement ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas ◽  
Level Of Motivation ◽  
English Students ◽  
Indian Students ◽  
Learning English

The aim of this study was to determine the students&rsquo; anxiety, motivation and attitude in learning English based on their socioeconomic status and English language achievement in National-type Tamil schools. Samples for this study comprised of 144 year 5 Indian students from four Tamil schools. Data for this study were collected by questionnaire adapted from instruments by Tsai &amp; Chang (2013), Ghazvini &amp; Khajehpour (2011) and Gaur (1985). The findings of this study showed that Indian students from urban and rural areas have a moderate level of anxiety in learning English. Students from both areas were instrumentally motivated and showed positive attitudes towards learning English. However, negative correlations were identified between English Language achievement and level of motivation in learning English as well as between daily spoken languages at home and with friends and the level of English language achievement. The result of this study also illustrated that level of motivation and attitude are positively correlated. In conclusion, the samples of this study showed high levels of anxiety as well as motivation and attitude in learning English. It is recommended that future research take more samples and include qualitative data to increase the reliability of the study.

The French CAT

1995 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-68
Author(s):  
Jack L. Burston ◽  
Jeannette Harfouch ◽  
Monique Monville-Burston
Keyword(s):  
Rasch Model ◽  
Individual Student ◽  
First Year ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Actual Distribution ◽  
Computer Adaptive Test ◽  
Linguistic Ability ◽  
Course Placement ◽  
The Rasch Model ◽  
Model Measurement

This paper investigates the empirical validity of the Monash-Melbourne computer adaptive test for French (French CAT), a single parameter Rasch model measurement of underlying morphosyntactic proficiency. It focuses, in particular, on the accuracy of the French CAT as a tool for streaming incoming university students into three levels of a first year (post high school) French course. Psychometric ability estimations of the Rasch model are compared against instructors’ assessment of students’ overall linguistic competence. A comparison is also made between the theoretical confidence interval of predicted abilities and the actual distribution of testee scores. Finally, individual student French CAT scores are correlated with end-of-semester language examination results. In all instances, Item Response Theory, upon which the French CAT is based, is shown to provide a highly valid means of determining linguistic ability for the purposes of course placement. Moreover, given the significant correlation between initial streaming and end-of-semester results, the French CAT is also demonstrated to be a good predictor of short-term achievement.

The Jeezrael Valley Project for Wastewater Reclamation and Reuse, Israel

1999 ◽  
Vol 40 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 347-354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eran Friedler
Keyword(s):  
Urban Communities ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
First Year ◽  
Wastewater Reclamation ◽  
Reclaimed Wastewater ◽  
Batch Mode ◽  
Wastewater Reclamation And Reuse ◽  
Reclamation System

The Jeezrael Valley is one of the richest agricultural regions of Israel, with urban communities in and around the valley. Irrigation in the valley follows the general trend of irrigation in Israel, where potable water is replaced by reclaimed wastewater. In the near future, reclaimed effluent is expected to form 80% of all irrigation water used in valley. This paper discusses a new regional wastewater reclamation and reuse project in the Jeezrael Valley which takes advantage of the proximity of the urban communities to the cultivated areas. The project combines semi-intensive wastewater treatment plants situated near the urban areas with wastewater reservoirs situated in the rural areas. The rationale behind the scheme is discussed and the performance during the first year of operation is presented. During this first year this combined reclamation system was able to release effluent of high quality. The system is expected to release effluent of unrestricted irrigation quality when all its components are installed, enabling the reservoirs to be operated in a full sequential batch mode.

scholarly journals Validity and reliability of cognitive tests study and development of elementary curriculum using Rasch model

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Erfan ◽  
Mohammad Archi Maulyda ◽  
Ida Ermiana ◽  
Vivi Rachmatul Hidayati ◽  
Arif Widodo
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Rasch Model ◽  
Reliability Index ◽  
School Teacher ◽  
Curriculum Study ◽  
School Curriculum ◽  
School Level ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Rasch Model

The instrument for measuring knowledge in the subject of Elementary School Curriculum Study and Development has been created to measure students' understanding of teacher candidates in applying concepts, implications and curriculum development at the elementary school level. In order to make reliable and feasible instrument for measuring students knowledge in the subject of Elementary School Curriculum Study and Development, this study aims to produce empirical evidence about the validity and reliability of test instruments using the Rasch model analysis. The study was conducted by testing 20 items on 142 elementary school teacher candidate at one of the State Universities in the City of Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. The validity and reliability of the instrument were measured by the Rasch analysis model using the Winstep program. The one-dimensional testing of 20 items has a variance measured at 42.7% which exceeds the minimum points of 40.0% desired by the Rasch model. The reliability index of the respondents was 0.65 and the item reliability index was 0.98. All items show a positive value for Point Measure Correlation (PMC) in terms of item polarity which means there is no conflict between the item and the construct being measured. Outfit Mean Square value also shows that all items that almost all items have an MNSQ Outfit value smaller than 1.5 which means the measurement value can be said to be productive except for item 13 (3.77) and item 16 (3.77). Both of these items need to be re-examined because they have problems in measuring their validity. The results of this study have proven that the knowledge measurement test instrument in the Elementary School Curriculum Study and Development course has validity and reliability values that meet and are empirically feasible to be used in measuring Basic School Curriculum Study and Development knowledge for prospective teacher students.

scholarly journals Math elementary school exam analysis based on the Rasch model

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-113
Author(s):  
Herwin Herwin ◽  
Andi Tenriawaru ◽  
Abdoulaye Fane
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Rasch Model ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Information Value ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Category Test ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Data Collection Technique ◽  
The Rasch Model

This study aims to analyze the quality of mathematics exam tests in elementary schools using the Rasch model. This research is a type of descriptive quantitative research. The subject of this study were all items of School Examination Mathematical Questions in SDN Region III of Donri Donri Subdistrict, Soppeng Regency. The Mathematics Problem is 40 items. Besides that, in this study, 125 answer sheets from the participants were collected from 125 participants. The technique of data collection is done through documentation. This data collection technique is used to get a set of questions, answers, and a list of names of examinees. The data obtained were analyzed using the Rasch Model. The results showed that based on the Rash Model of 40 items on the mathematics exam 33 items (82.5%) were in a good category, while the other seven items (17.5%) were in a bad category. Test results indicate that the test information value is 13.8 on the ability scale -1.5 with a measurement error of 0.26. 

scholarly journals Applying the Rasch model to analyze the effectiveness of education reform in order to decrease computer science students’ dropout

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita Takács ◽  
Judit T. Kárász ◽  
Szabolcs Takács ◽  
Zoltán Horváth ◽  
Attila Oláh
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Rasch Model ◽  
Public University ◽  
First Year ◽  
Science Students ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
The Rasch Model ◽  
Analyze Data

AbstractAttrition is an important issue in higher education, especially in the field of computer science (CS). Here, we investigate to what extent an education reform affects the attrition of students by analyzing the pattern of grades of CS students’ academic achievement from 2010 to 2018 by IRT, based on Rasch-model analysis. We analyze data from 3673 undergraduate students of a large public university. In 2016 an education reform—as an intervention—was added to our BSc program: all theoretical lectures became compulsory to attend and we introduced a learning methodology course for all first-year students. According to our results, after the education reform most subjects became accomplishable, and students with lower levels of ability also tried to take exams. We succeeded in retaining 28% of our students. Analyzing students’ results could help administrators develop new programs in order to increase retention.

scholarly journals Analyzing the Urban-Rural Vaccination Coverage Disparity through a Fair Decomposition in Zhejiang Province, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (22) ◽  
pp. 4575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Hu ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
Yaping Chen ◽  
Hui Liang
Keyword(s):  
Vaccination Coverage ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Migrant Children ◽  
Zhejiang Province ◽  
First Year ◽  
Policy Recommendations ◽  
Urban Residence ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
First Year Of Life

Objectives: Exploring determinants underlying disparities in full vaccination coverage (FVC) can contribute to improved immunization interventions. FVC and its risk factors in Zhejiang province have been studied, yet the determinants explaining the rural–urban disparity in FVC have not been studied. This study aimed to disentangle the factors explaining rural–urban disparities in FVC of vaccine doses scheduled during the first year of life in Zhejiang province. Methods: We used data from a vaccination coverage survey among children aged 24–35 months conducted in 2016. The outcome measure was full vaccination status, and the grouping variable was the area of residence. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the FVC and rural–urban residence across the exposure variables. The Fairlie decomposition technique was used to decompose factors contributing to explaining the FVC disparity. Results: There were 847 children included in this study, of which 49.6% lived in a rural area. FVC was 94% in rural areas and 85% in urban areas. A disparity of 9% to the advantage of the rural areas and the exposure variables explained 81.1% of the disparity. Maternal factors explained 49.7% of the explained disparity with education, occupation, and ethnicity being the significant contributors to the explained disparity. Children’s birth order and immigration status contributed somewhat to the explained inequality. Conclusion: There was a significant disparity in FVC in Zhejiang province, a disadvantage to the urban areas. Policy recommendations or health interventions to reduce the inequality should be focused on eliminating poverty and women’s illiteracy, targeted at migrant children or children from minority ethnicities.

The Rasch Model for Speed Tests and Some Extensions With Applications to Incomplete Designs

1997 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margo G. H. Jansen
Keyword(s):  
Rasch Model ◽  
Response Times ◽  
Marginal Likelihood ◽  
Latent Trait ◽  
Scale Parameters ◽  
Speed Test ◽  
Basic Model ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Maximum Marginal Likelihood ◽  
The Rasch Model

In psychological measurement a distinction can be made between speed and power tests. Although most tests are partially speeded, the speed element is usually neglected. Here, the focus will be on latent trait models for pure speed tests. A particularly simple model has been developed by Rasch for the total response time on a (set of) pure speed test(s), based on the assumption that the test response times are approximately gamma distributed, with known index parameters and scale parameters depending on subject ability and test difficulty parameters. In the approach presented here the subject parameters are treated as random variables having a common gamma distribution. From this, maximum marginal likelihood estimators are derived for the test difficulties and the parameters of the latent subject distribution. This basic model can be extended in a number of ways. In a numerical example, an application of the Rasch model to reading data, which were incomplete by design, will be discussed.

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