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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Kelly Rasulo Mr.Brown English 10H November 6‚ 2013 Revolutionary Works of Literature Authors write for a purpose‚ for something that they believe in. Patrick Henry’s Speech to the Second Convention and Thomas Paine’s The Crisis No. 1 both have similar goals and purposes. Patrick Henry was a lawyer and a great public speaker. His goal was to get the colonists to be passionate about the revolutionary war. He was a symbol for the struggle of liberty which shows in this speech. Henry was
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TERMINOLOGIES & RULES Warm-Up Rules Warm-ups are only permitted before the event begins. Once the actual event starts‚ all warm-ups cease‚ regardless of the throwing order. Throwing order is typically determined by random draw order and is under supervision of a tournament judge. Any discus throws done during warm-up are not measured and do not count for the competition. Throwing Rules During the prelims‚ each contestant is allowed three throws. Depending on the competition‚ there
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Camille Eastburn Professor Small Humanity and Nature in Literature 16 September 2014 The Instincts of Man An Analysis of “The Blue Hotel” Man has always thought of himself as a civilized and societal creature‚ that upholds wisdom‚ rationality‚ and virtuosity‚ and nothing like beastly nature. He has continuously thought of himself as not giving in to beastly “sins” and as advertising control over nature‚ and/or himself. In Steven Crane’s 1898 short story “The Blue Hotel”‚ man’s instinctual
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Gay-Straight Alliances in Catholic Schools Lindsay West Mr. Prancic ENG 2D0 In Canada‚ gay-straight alliances in Catholic schools have been the cause of an ongoing debate between the Ontario government and Catholic school boards. Catholics feel that gay-straight alliances in their schools are impeding on their religious rights whereas opposing views feel that homosexual teens deserve somewhere safe where they can be themselves without the fear of being bullied. In the article ‘Gay-Straight Alliances
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a wonderful translucent quality‚ the mouth was soft‚ and the eyes‚ with their new placid look‚ seemed larger darker than before.” This quote from the story tells us that she is definitely pregnant and looks it too. “On the other hand‚ what about the child? What were the laws about murderers with unborn children? Did they kill them both-mother and child? Or did they wait until the tenth month?” This is showing that Mrs. Maloney is showing the normal traits of a six-month pregnant woman. Her pregnancy
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from when I was in Pre-School. I was four years old and I can remember coming home after my first day of school and telling my mother that I was going to quit school and never go back. Most would assume it was because I thought school was hard‚ but what is hard in Pre-K? My problem was that my teacher would not allow me to write my own name on my coloring papers. Sure‚ my hand writing was far from neat but the fact was that I could write on my own and it angered me that my teacher had the nerve to
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Name________________________ Literary Terms Glossary English I Academic NOTE: You will need to keep and use this glossary for the ENTIRE YEAR. You MUST keep it in your English notebook at all times. Basic Literary Terms Setting: The time‚ place‚ or weather in which a story takes place Theme: The central idea in a work of literature; the author’s message Symbol: An object or name that stands for itself as well as for something else Metaphor: A DIRECT
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farming community. Jackson utilizes the averageness of this small community as a representation of common people. The people of this town are a basic salt-of-the-earth type‚ people that most average Americas can identify with. Ultimately that is what is unsettling about the story. Most of us would think of the murderous mob as the protagonist‚ the danger. However‚ in this story we are left questioning the character of Tessie Hutchinson‚ who is chosen by lottery to be sacrificed‚ for her inability
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1/27/13 Eng10‚ Keys Period 1 Lit Log 4 “I see their dark forms‚ their beards move in the wind. I know nothing of them except that they are prisoners; and that is exactly what troubles me. Their life is obscure and guiltless;--if I could know more of them‚ what their names are‚ how they live‚ what they are waiting for‚ what their burdens are‚ then my emotion would have an object and might become sympathy. But as it is I perceive behind them only the suffering of the creature‚ the awful melancholy
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