Quantitative Data Analysis for Language Assessment, Volume II

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Quantitative Data Analysis for Language Assessment Volume II: Advanced Methods emonstrates advanced quantitative techniques for language assessment. The volume takes an interdisciplinary approach and taps into expertise from language assessment, data mining, and psychometrics. The techniques covered include Structural Equation Modeling, Data Mining, Multidimensional Psychometrics and Multilevel Data Analysis.Volume II is distinct among available books in language assessment, as it engages the readers in both theory and application of the methods and introduces relevant techniques for theory construction and validation. This book is highly recommended to graduate students and researchers who are searching for innovative and rigorous approaches and methods to achieve excellence in their dissertations and research. It is also a valuable source for academics who teach quantitative approaches in language assessment and data analysis courses. Volume I. Fundamental Techniques. Item analysis in language assessment / Rita Green -- Univariate generalizability theory in language assessment / Yasuyo Sawaki and Xiaoming Xi -- Multivariate generalizability theory in language assessment / Kirby C. Grabowski and Rongchan Lin -- Applying rasch measurement in language assessment: unidimensionality and local independence / Jason Fan and Trevor Bond -- The rasch measurement approach to differential item functioning (DIF) analysis in language assessment research / Michelle Raquel -- Application of the rating scale model and the partial credit model in language assessment research / Ikkyu Choi -- Many-facet Rasch measurement : implications for rater-mediated language assessment / Thomas Eckes -- Analysis of differences between groups : the t-test and the analysis of variance (ANOVA) in language assessment / Tugba Elif Toprak -- Application of ANCOVA and MANCOVA in language assessment research / Zhi Li and Michelle Y. Chen -- Application of linear regression in language assessment / Daeryong Seo and Husein Taherbhai -- Application of exploratory factor analysis in language assessment / Limei Zhang and Wenshu Luo. Volume II. Advanced methods. Advanced item response theory (IRT) models in language assessment -- Mixed rasch modeling in assessing reading comprehension / Purya Baghaei, Christoph J. Kemper, Samuel Greif & Monique Reichert -- Multidimensional rasch models in first language listening tests / Christian Spoden & Jens Fleischer -- The log-linear cognitive diagnosis modeling (LCDM) in second language listening assessment / Elif Toprak, Vahid Aryadoust & Christine Goh -- Hierarchical diagnostic classification models in assessing reading comprehension / Hamdollah Ravand -- Advanced statistical methods in language assessment -- Structural equation modeling in language assessment / Xuelian Zhu, Vahid Aryadoust & Michelle Raquel -- Growth modelling using growth percentiles for longitudinal studies / Daeryong Seo & Husein Taherbahi -- Multilevel modeling to examine sources of variability in second language test scores / Yo Innami & Khaled Barkaoui -- Longitudinal multilevel modeling to examine changes in second language test scores / Khaled Barkaoui & Yo Innami -- Nature-inspired data mining methods in language assessment -- Classification and regression trees in predicting listening item difficulty / Vahid Aryadoust & Christine Goh -- Evolutionary algorithm-based symbolic regression to determine the relationship of reading and lexico-grammatical knowledge / Vahid Aryadoust.