Rasch Measurement Using WINSTEPS | Essentials for a Quick & Effective Analysis

[@andersomfrez3872]

Dear professor, a video about comparisons of measures at two time-points or in two situations (rack, stack, contrasts) will be very beneficial for those who want to take some extra steps in Rasch analysis.

[@andrewmiller6049]

Brilliant, many thanks for making something complex seem so straightforward

[@vasaunty]

Great clarity and understanding. Thank you for this great resource!

[@aaronmartin3834]

Thank you for the very practical video!

[@NancyAlila]

Very well explained for beginners

[@fouzulkareemaismail1835]

Thank you so much, Professor, for your videos. They are really very helpful.

[@matthewcourtney8683]

Rasch analysis is available for free now and the software is a public good. You might consider taking a look at our web app, here: autopsych.shinyapps.io/version_1_0_0/ with exposition of all functions of the app here: journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0257682

[@olojuolawesundayrufus8653]

Dear Professor, Please, when I asked Winstep to construct file, it returns that Acrobat Reader could not open the file. This is despite the fact that I have been using the software on the same window for over 3 years. Please Prof; what should I do to get it functioning again?

[@madehaashraf3719]

Does anyone have the Winstep software full version?

[@mayaaljasir2699]

‪Sorry, doctor, I have an inquiry about the Winsteps‬ ‪There is a modification step in the control file (programming) so that I change the analysis from the single Rash model to the Rating Scale Model‬ ‪I tried the analysis doesn't show me the thresholds of the model analysing‬

[@pnarozdemir8239]

Very useful video, thank you so much

[@matthewcourtney8683]

You might consider taking a look at our web app, here: autopsych.shinyapps.io/version_1_0_0/ with exposition of all functions of the app here: journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0257682

[@khaleelbalawi5423]

كل الشكر لك استاذنا العزيز على هذا الشرح الرائع

[@matthewcourtney8683]

You might consider taking a look at our web app, here: autopsych.shinyapps.io/version_1_0_0/ with exposition of all functions of the app here: journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0257682

[@MoonLight-nc4fi]

Hi Dr. Vahid. Thanks a lot. Could you please tell how you specified the person numbers? why did you put number A3, etc. what does A mean? what does 3 mean? thanks a lot

[@VahidAryadoust]

You do not have to specify person ID in Winsteps. Create an excel sheet / spss / text (any) spreadsheet and open it in Wisnteps as shown in the video.

[@FatahKurniawan]

Hi Dr. Vahid, thanks a lot for the explaination. Excuse me, I have a question. I've inputted a set of data that consist of negative number (not only positive and zero). But, the result of the Construct Winstep File displays dot (.) for representing negative number. So actually, can we input a set of data that consist of negative number to winstep? Thank you :)

[@ignatiuslien2715]

Dear Professor, if winistep available for mac user?

[@VahidAryadoust]

Unfortunately, it is not available for Mac.

[@matthewcourtney8683]

There is a movement to providing free and open-source Rasch measurement in the cloud. You might consider taking a look at our web app, here: autopsych.shinyapps.io/version_1_0_0/ with exposition of all functions of the app here: journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0257682

[@Sok518]

Thank you so much for making this useful vdo. You mentioned one paper that you and your colleagues made a recommendation of the item goodness of fit. Would you mind providing the title of that paper here? Link to that paper would be appreciated.

[@VahidAryadoust]

here you go! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0265532220927487

[@Sok518]

@@VahidAryadoust Thank you for the swift reply.

[@matthewcourtney8683]

In Rasch measurement, item fit is examined by way of outfit and infit statistics. The infit statistic accounts for the amount of information an item gleans about the ability of people and is more sensitive to outliers. Both unfit and outfit statistics are handled by my teams web app. You might consider taking a look at our web app, here: autopsych.shinyapps.io/version_1_0_0/ with exposition of all functions of the app here: journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0257682

[@pinghuayang6913]

Thanks for your video, I think it's quite usefu.

[@matthewcourtney8683]

You might consider taking a look at our web app, here: autopsych.shinyapps.io/version_1_0_0/ with exposition of all functions of the app here: journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0257682

[@jenniferhuh89]

Dear Professor, First I want to thank you for the video, it greatly helped me conduct my dissertation research project using Winsteps program. I have one question regarding the violation of unidimensionality and local item dependence. Base on the article you mentioned (Aryadoust & Sayama, 2021), it seems that my model did not meet the criteria for unidimensionality (=the unexplained variance in 1st constrast was over 8 in eigenvalue in table 23.0) and local dependence (=about 20 pairs of items showed Q3 coefficient over .7 in table 23.99). I wonder in this case you might recommend any journal or a video that guides the remedial procedure. Or is it okay to proceed with the rest of the analysis and just report this fact as a limitation? Thank you.

[@VahidAryadoust]

You might want to use a testlet IRT or testlet Rasch model to control for local independence. Take a look at the following: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0265532215594640

[@jenniferhuh89]

@@VahidAryadoust Thank you very much for your response!

[@redlove2626]

When I am trying to download bigsteps on my laptop, I have got bigsteps.exe file. Now the dos prompt is asking me to enter name of bigsteps control file. I am not able to understand what to enter. Could you please guide me on that?

[@VahidAryadoust]

I am not sure about the error but it seems you should get the file run through the Windows command. Open the command prompt of windows and enter the path to Bigsteps. If it doe snot work, please write to Dr Mike Linacre.

[@fujielearning]

Hi, I have a test that has 2 sections: listening and reading. I want to make different sections on the wright map for these 2 sections. Can you point me to how to do that? Thank you!

[@VahidAryadoust]

It seems there are two dimensions there; you will need to apply a multidimensional model. Use ConQuest (the software). I am in the process of creating video for that.

[@fujielearning]

@@VahidAryadoust Thank you for the quick response!

[@VahidAryadoust]

@@fujielearning You can check out the following publications for examples of multidimensional Rasch analysis: 1. link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40299-013-0083-z 2. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15305058.2014.941108 3. Chapters in Part 1 of: www.routledge.com/Quantitative-Data-Analysis-for-Language-Assessment-Volume-II-Advanced-Methods/Aryadoust-Raquel/p/book/9781138733145

[@fujielearning]

@@VahidAryadoust Sorry to bother you again...I'm looking at this page: www.winsteps.com/winman/subtestscoring.htm, is it possible to use subtest scoring to make two columns--one for listening and one for reading?

[@VahidAryadoust]

@@fujielearning In Subtest scoring in Winsteps, the number of columns in the conventional Wright Map will remain the same. Subtest scoring, however, will allow you to estimate separate reading and listening measures within the same unidimensional frame of reference.

[@Kara-Talia_Menelik]

Thanks for for video, Dear Professor. Can you please refer me to any link or video on how to create scaled scores from rating scales using Winsteps for further analysis in say SPSS? Thank you.

[@VahidAryadoust]

Scaled scores are the same as person measures in Winsteps.

[@Kara-Talia_Menelik]

@@VahidAryadoust Thank you, Professor.

[@ernestamoateng7135]

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[@MoonLight-nc4fi]

Dear Dr. Vahid, could you please show or tell how to enter data for multiple-choice questions? Will we put 1 for correct and 0 for incorrect? Also, how do we do item analysis in Rasch for MCQs? To see which option works better etc. Thanks so much 🙏🌸

[@VahidAryadoust]

Yes, you can enter them as 0 and 1. If you want to examine the functionality of the options, enter them as A,B,C,D. But also include a 'key' in the input generated. You have to include the Key in the file manually. Here is how you can do it: www.winsteps.com/winman/key.htm

[@MoonLight-nc4fi]

@@VahidAryadoust Dear Dr. Vahid. Thanks a lot for your kind reply. So, it means that I will need to run 2 separate analysis: one for general purposes by including scores as 0/1; and the other for the functionality of options as ABCD. These will be separate.

[@VahidAryadoust]

@@MoonLight-nc4fi You don't have to run two analyses. Just do an analysis with ABCD. It will suffice.

[@aishahali8035]

how to download app

[@VahidAryadoust]

To download WINSTEPS (Trial or full version), please visit this website: www.winsteps.com/ministep.htm

[@soehartosoeharto8471]

Thanks prof

[@matthewcourtney8683]

You might consider taking a look at our web app, here: autopsych.shinyapps.io/version_1_0_0/ with exposition of all functions of the app here: journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0257682

[@selmanaktas3673]

thanks professor

[@matthewcourtney8683]

You might consider taking a look at our web app, here: autopsych.shinyapps.io/version_1_0_0/ with exposition of all functions of the app here: journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0257682

[@aminuyusuf6062]

Kindly assist me on how to download your Rasch Measurement Using WINSTEPS | Essentials for a Quick & Effective Analysis

[@VahidAryadoust]

Sorry, Aminu, I am not sure how that is possible. You can watch it here anytime, anywhere.

[@aminuyusuf6062]

@@VahidAryadoust Prof, Thanks. Sir, my problem is that I am PhD student and I have to use Winsteps for my data analysis. I have the toturial for the student version yet I found it difficult to import data for simple analysis.I found your video helpful , I could learn or benefit from it . However , the real obstacle is the network problem but if I have it downloaded it could assist me . Thanks and remains blessed

[@aminuyusuf6062]

@@VahidAryadoust Prof, Thanks. Sir, my problem is that I am PhD student and I have to use Winsteps for my data analysis. I have the toturial for the student version yet I found it difficult to import data for simple analysis.I found your video helpful , I could learn or benefit from it . However , the real obstacle is the network problem but if I have it downloaded it could assist me . Thanks and remains blessed

[@madihakhaliq3226]

Salam sir . Sir can i get your email id for help if you don't mind ? I need your help in thesis regarding winstep . Please

[@VahidAryadoust]

You can find me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/vahid-aryadoust-4a73721b/

[@matthewcourtney8683]

You might consider taking a look at our web app, here: autopsych.shinyapps.io/version_1_0_0/ with exposition of all functions of the app here: journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0257682

[@olojuolawesundayrufus8653]

Dear Professor, can you please share your email with me?