BASICS OF ITEM RESPONSE THEORY THE FRANK B. BAKER BASICS OF ITEM RESPONSE THEORY THE FRANK B. BAKER University of Wisconsin Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation The Basics of Item Response Theory by Frank B. Baker Second edition Published by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation Copyright © 2001 ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation All rights reserved. Editors: Carol Boston‚ Lawrence Rudner Design: Laura Chapman Cover: Laura Chapman
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with particular personality and intellectual characteristics). 2) Physiognomy -- the study of the face (based on the belief that personality was revealed by facial features. C. Physique and Personality -- Somatotypes (body types) -- Constitutional theory of personality -- William Sheldon. According to this view‚ there is al ink between a person’s body type
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Prospect Theory: An Analysis of Decision under Risk Daniel Kahneman; Amos Tversky Econometrica‚ Vol. 47‚ No. 2. (Mar.‚ 1979)‚ pp. 263-292. Stable URL: http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0012-9682%28197903%2947%3A2%3C263%3APTAAOD%3E2.0.CO%3B2-3 Econometrica is currently published by The Econometric Society. Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor.org/about/terms.html. JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use provides
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Conflict Theory The modern society is a kind of an organization that consists of individual participants and social groups. These groups are engaged in a constant struggle the primary objective of which is to maximize individual profits of people and social groups. The struggle for maximizing the profits has become the main feature of modern capitalist society. The situation like this inevitably leads to conflict. The conflict theory has a long history of development. Initially‚ the conflict
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Theory Outline Tiffany Woods PCN-500 August 8‚ 2012 Theory Outline 1. Theory: Psychoanalytical Theory a. Key Concepts i. There is a focus on unconscious psychodynamics. ii. Individuals pay attention to repressed information. iii. In therapy‚ the therapist and client work to build the ego to moderate ID and superego. iv. The client works on establishing transference. He/she will tell the counselor what has caused the difficulties and the therapist
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2650: Labeling Theory Part 1 “Social groups create deviance by creating the rules whose infraction constitutes deviance‚ and by applying those rules to particular people and labelling them as outsiders …. The deviant is one to whom that label has successfully been applied; deviant behavior is behavior that people so label.’ Howard Becker (1963) Lecture Overview 1. Labeling Theory: An Introduction 2. Labeling theory’s starting premises: Social construction 3. Early labeling Theory 4. Assessing
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Introduction: I would like to present my paper on Cognitive theory and use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Bipolar Disorder. The project will show efficacy of Cognitive Behavioral therapy in treating Depression. Cognitive theory was originated by Aaron Temkin Beck (b.1921) .A.T. Beck`s Pioneering research established efficacy of cognitive therapy for depression. He has successfully applied cognitive therapy to depression‚ generalised anxiety and panic disorders‚ marital and relationship problems
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Management ............................................................................ 6 The Gilbreths: Time-and-Motion Study ........................................................................................... 6 Max Weber (1864-1920): The Theory of Bureaucracy...................................................................... 7 Henri Fayol (1841-1925): Principles of Management ....................................................................... 8 The Work of Mary Parker Follett .
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Personal Theory on Erikson Progression and development shape everyone’s lives and how they interact to different things internally and externally. These reactions could relate to their cognitive context and how the brain functions in different situations. There are socio-emotional reactions‚ which affect their internal feelings and the way they feel about things. Lastly there are physical reactions‚ which account for our physical growth as a human and how we develop over time. Erik Erikson believed
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1‚000- to 1‚200-word paper comparing the personality theories of Freud‚ Jung‚ Rogers‚ and Maslow. Outline how each theorist contributed to the study of personality. Identify the features of each theory that differentiate them from the other personality theories. Personality Develops Gradually Can be influenced Can be reinforced Personalities develop over time and are complicated. They are influenced by many different things including the external environment‚ reinforcement and conditioning.
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