BIODATA OF PROFESOR TREVOR BOND

Profesor Trevor Bond is an Adjunct Professor at the Faculty of Education, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and at the School of Education, James Cook University, Australia. He is internationally regarded for his work on the application of Rasch analysis to developmental variables and educational outcomes. He is also a specialist reviewer for journals across a wide range of Human Sciences and provides consultation to organizations involved in high-stakes educational testing in the US, UK and Europe. In 2005, he instigated PROMS: the Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposia to support the development of measurement capacity in S.E. and Eastern Asia. The second edition of his best-selling current book (co-authored with Christine Fox), Applying the Rasch model: Fundamental measurement in the Human Sciences, reflects his longstanding experience in educational settings as the background for applying fundamental measurement to outcomes in the human sciences. Prof. Bond is a regular presenter on topics of educational measurement and conducts Rasch measurement workshops in the U.S., S.E. Asia, Australia and Europe, in particular. Until recently, he was Head of the Department of Educational Psychology, Counselling & Learning Needs, at the Hong Kong Institute of Education.

RASCH-MADE-EASY II
With Adjunct Professor Trevor Bond
15th 22nd February 2013

Venue : Dewan Kuliah DK 43.101 Kompleks Tun Abdullah Mohd. Salleh

Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Organizer : Faculty of Education University Kebangsaan Malaysia

SESSION SINOPSIS
Day 1 (15.2.13) sessions are about the fundamentals of measurement focusing on Human Sciences because much is to be gained by learning how to work incrementally to achieve high standard of measurement. Shortcomings of classical theories will be discussed and important principles of measurement will be introduced followed by the Basic Principles of Rasch Model. Day 2 (18.2.13) will introduce the simplest model in Rasch measurement, the dichotomous model in order to explain how to build a set of items for measurement. The idea of measuring one single construct at a time will be raised. The next session will discuss about Invariance, a crucial property of scientific measurement. Day 3 (19.2.13) will extend principles introduced in the previous session to polytomous data. The session will elaborate on the use of Likert scales, one form of polytomous data that has been around for a long time to collect attitude data. The Partial Credit Model which incorporates the possibility of having differing number of response opportunities for different items on the same test will next be introduced Day 4 (20.2.13) will first discuss about rating scale design because as it is commonly regards, the way each rating scale is constructed has a great influence on the quality of data obtained from the scale. Next, the most contentious issue in Rasch measurement circles that is the Fit analysis followed by the concept of unidimensionality which reflects the Rasch models focus on the process of fundamental measurement will be discussed. Day 5 (21.2.13) will focus on reporting Rasch analysis for journal and post-graduate thesis. Day 6 (22.2.13) will focus on Advance problems and issues in Rasch measurement in practice.

INTRODUCTION
The Rasch model provides human science researchers (including psychologists, social workers, educators, medical practitioners and researchers, engineers, managers etc.) with a conceptual and analytic tool to develop, utilize and monitor high quality measures of latent variables such as attitudes, traits, and abilities. In turn, high quality measurement is likely to have a positive impact on research as well as educational outcomes. Current development in measurement and evaluation practices reveal that the application of Rasch measurement techniques is rapidly increasing in popularity and is becoming the norm for establishing the quality of the measurement tools used in the social sciences. The workshop is structured to provide the theoretical background of measurement and fundamentals of the Rasch Model. Prof. Bond will demonstrate how to design research study applying the Rasch model, and subsequently interpret the results for publications. Certainly, this workshop is ideal for supervisors and educational researchers with NO BASIC knowledge of measurement theories. Researchers interested in learning how to implement the Rasch Model to their own research data are encouraged to attend the workshop. This workshop is tailor-made for academicians and post-graduate researchers at the Faculty of Education but relevant and applicable to others from inside and outside of UKM with the same background in research. Thus, it is structured preferably for not more than 60 participants.

DAY 1 08:00-09:00 09:00-09:15 09:15-10:45

15.2.2013 (FRIDAY)

VENUE: DTAMS 43.101

DAY 4 08:00-09:00 09:00-10:30 10:30-10:45 10:45-12:45

20.2.2013 (WEDNESDAY)

VENUE: DTAMS 43.101

10:45-11:00 11:00-12:30

12:30-02:30 02:30-03:45

03:45-04:00 04:00-05:00

Registration, Technical Setup and Breakfast Welcoming Note Dean (Prof Lilia) & Deputy Dean of Research (PM Dr. Effandi Zakaria) Session 1: Introduction to Measurement: Why Measurement is Fundamental Shortcomings of the CTT as a model How the Rasch Measurement can resolve measurement issues Morning Tea Break Session 2: Important Principles of Measurement Discussion of Rasch Measurement Issues/Problem 1 in Current Research Lunch Break & Friday Prayer Session 3 (Part 1): Basic Principles of the Rasch Model Discussion of Rasch Measurement Issues/Problem 2 in Current Research Evening Tea Session 3 (Part 2): Basic Principles of the Rasch Model Discussion of Rasch Measurement Issues/Problem 2 in Current Research 18.2.2013 (MONDAY) VENUE: DTAMS 43.101

12:45-02:00 02:00-03:30 03:30-03:45 03:45-05:00 DAY 5 08:00-09:00 09:00-10:00 10:00-10:15 10:15-12:45 12:45-02:00 02:00-03:30 03:30-03:45 03:45-05:00

Registration, Technical Setup and Breakfast Session 8 (Part 1): Rating Scale Design Discussion of Rasch Measurement Issues/Problem 11 in Current Research Morning Tea Break Session 8 (Part 2): Rating Scale Design Discussion of Rasch Measurement Issues/Problem 12 in Current Research Lunch Break Session 9 (Part 1): Model Fit Evening Tea Break Session 9 (Part 2): Unidimentionality 21.2.2013 (THURSDAY) VENUE: DK Pusat Pengajian Siswazah

DAY 2 08:00-09:00 09:00-10:30 10:30-10:45 10:45-12:45

12:45-02:00 02:00-03:30 03:30-03:45 03:45-05:00

Registration, Technical Setup and Breakfast Session 4 (Part 1): Building a Set of Items for Measurement Discussion of Rasch Measurement Issues/Problem 3 in Current Research Morning Tea Break Session 4 (Part2): Building a Set of Items for Measurement Discussion of Rasch Measurement Issues/Problem 4 in Current Research Lunch Break Session 5 (Part 1): Invariance A Crucial Property of Scientific Measurement Discussion of Rasch Measurement Issues/Problem 5 in Current Research Evening Tea Break Session 5 (Part 2): Invariance A Crucial Property of Scientific Measurement Discussion of Rasch Measurement Issues/Problem 6 in Current Research 19.2.2013 (TUESDAY) VENUE: DTAMS 43.101

Registration, Technical Setup and Breakfast Session 10 (Part 1): Rasch Report Writing for Journal and Post-graduate theses Morning Tea Break Session 10 (Part 2): Review of Rasch-related manuscript for Rasch-friendly journals Lunch Break Session 10 (Part 3): Review of Rasch-related manuscript for Rasch-friendly journals Evening Tea Break Session 10 (Part 4): Review of Rasch-related manuscript for Rasch-friendly journals 22.2.2013 (FRIDAY) VENUE: DTAMS 43.101

DAY 6 08:00-09:00 09:00-10:00 10:00-10:15 10:15-12:45 12:45-02:00 02:00-03:30 03:30-03:45 03:45-04:45 04:45-05:00

DAY 3 08:00-09:00 09:00-10:30

10:30-10:45 10:45-12:45 12:45-02:00 02:00-03:30

03:30-03:15 03:45-05:00

Registration, Technical Setup and Breakfast Session 6 (Part 1): Measurement Using Likert Scale Discussion of Rasch Measurement Issues/Problem 7 in Current Research Morning Tea Break Session 6 (Part 2): Measurement Using Likert Scale Discussion of Rasch Measurement Issues/Problem 8 in Current Research Lunch Break Session 7 (Part 1): Measurement Using Partial Credit Rasch Model Discussion of Rasch Measurement Issues/Problem 9 in Current Research Evening Tea Break Session 7 (Part 2): Measurement Using Partial Credit Rasch Model Discussion of Rasch Measurement Issues/Problem 10 in Current Research

Registration, Technical Setup and Breakfast Session 11 (Part 1): Advance Issues in Rasch-related research Morning Tea Break Session 11 (Part 2): Advance Issues in Rasch-related research Lunch Break Session 11 (Part 3): Advance Issues in Rasch-related research Evening Tea Break Session 11 (Part 4): Advance Issues in Rasch-related research Program Closing Note: Deputy Dean of Research (PM Dr. Effandi Zakaria) & Head of Measurement and Evaluation Center (Prof. T. Subhan Mohd Meerah)

AIM OF THE WORKSHOP

1. 2. 3. 4. To present an accessible overview of the properties and principles of Rasch Measurement To demonstrate how Rasch measurement can be applied to measurement problems To prepare participants on how to interpret and report results of their Rasch analyses. To share and solve common and advance issues and problems in Rasch Measurement

FEE STRUCTURE UKM Students : RM 50/day or RM250 for all sessions Other Students : RM 75/day or RM400 for all sessions Other Participants: RM 100/day or RM550 for all sessions