Below is the latest book in the series Science & Engineering
Education Sources. (I am the editor-in-chief.) If you have been
thinking of writing a book, please send us a proposal. I promise
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Using and Developing Measurement Instruments in Science Education
A Rasch Modeling Approach
Xiufeng Liu, State University of New York, Buffalo
A volume in the series: Science & Engineering Education Sources.
Series Editor(s): Calvin S. Kalman, Concordia University
This book meets a demand in the science education community for a
comprehensive and introductory measurement book in science education.
It describes measurement instruments reported in refereed science
education research journals, and introduces the Rasch modeling
approach to developing measurement instruments in common science
assessment domains, i.e. conceptual understanding, affective
variables, science inquiry, learning progression, and learning
environments. This book can help readers develop a sound
understanding of measurement theories and approaches, particularly
Rasch modeling, to using and developing measurement instruments for
science education research.
This book is for anyone who is interested in knowing what measurement
instruments are available and how to develop measurement instruments
for science education research. For example, this book can be a
textbook for a graduate course in science education research methods;
it helps graduate students develop competence in using and developing
standardized measurement instruments for science education research.
For use as a textbook there are summaries and exercises at the end of
each chapter. Science education researchers, both beginning and
experienced, may use this book as a reference for locating available
and developing new measurement instruments when conducting a research
study.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Essential Concepts and Skills for Using and Developing Measurement
Instruments. 2. Approaches to Developing Measurement Instruments. 3.
Using and Developing Instruments for Measuring Conceptual
Understanding. 4. Using and Developing Instruments for Measuring
Affective Variables. 5. Using and Developing Instruments for
Measuring Science Inquiry. 6. Using and Developing Instruments for
Measuring Learning Progression. 7. Using and Developing Instruments
for Measuring Science Learning Environments. Exercises. References.
Subject Index. Author Index. About the Authors.
The book series Science & Engineering Education Sources provides
volumes that are of general significance to theory development and
research in Science & Engineering education. The series provides an
opportunity to publish monographs, reviews, and collections of
papers, which are at the forefront of the field. It publishes work
from leading practitioners in the field, and cutting edge researchers.
Editorial Board:
Dewey Dykstra, Professor of Physics at Boise State University
Igal Galili, Head of The Science Teaching Department Hebrew University
Charles Henderson Chair, Physics Education Research Editor, American
Journal of Physics and Associate professor physics & Mallinson
Institute for Science Education, Western Michigan University
Teresa Larkin, chair Physics Department American University
Michael Matthews, School of Education, University of New South Wales,
Editor Science & Education, Past President International History and
Philosophy of Science Teaching Group
Craig Nelson, First President, International Society for the
Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Emeritus Professor of Biology,
Indiana University
Edward Redish, Professor of Physics University of Maryland
David W Rudge, President of the International History, Philosophy and
Science Teaching Group & Associate Professor, Biological Sciences &
The Mallinson Institute for Science Education Western Michigan
University
Eric Scerri, Editor, Foundations of Chemistry
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Best wishes
Calvin
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_/ Calvin S. Kalman, P. Phys. Phone: (514) 848-2424 xt 3284
_/ Professor,Department of Physics Fax: (514) 848-2828
_/ Fellow, Science College
_/ Concordia University
_/ Montreal, QC H4B 1R6 Calvin.Kalman@concordia.ca
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_/ Also Adjunct Professor Department of Educational
_/ and Counseling Psychology, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec
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_/ homepage- http://physics.concordia.ca/faculty/ckalman.php
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_/ Buy
_/ Successful Science and Engineering Teaching in Colleges and Universities
_/ at
_/ http://www.josseybass.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1933371161.html
_/ See review found in the Journal of Chemical Education Oct. 2007:
_/ http://tinyurl.com/2rt7tj
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_/ For the research behind this book buy:
_/ "Successful Science and Engineering Teaching: Theoretical and Learning
_/ Perspectives (Innovation and Change in Professional Education)"
_/ at
_/ http://tinyurl.com/3qn237
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