Sökning: "differential item functioning"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 22 avhandlingar innehållade orden differential item functioning.

  1. 16. Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric properties of two questionnaires for the assessment of occupational performance in children with disability : Children's Hand-use Experience Questionnaire (CHEQ) and Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI)

    Författare :Ahmed Amer; Liselotte Norling Hermansson; Ann-Christin Eliasson; Åsa Lundgren-Nilsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Measurement tool; occupational performance; Rasch analysis; reliability; cross-cultural; validity evidence; Jordan; Uganda;

    Sammanfattning : Globally, 93–150 million children live with some form of disability, most of them live in developing countries. Occupational performance describes a person’s ability to execute tasks that are meaningful, in the context in which the person lives. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Technology use in everyday activities among older adults with mild cognitive impairment : a study of changes over time and views on technology as support

    Författare :Annicka Hedman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to provide new knowledge of everyday technology (ET) use and functioning over time, as perceived by persons with cognitive decline due to mild cognitive impairment (MCI). A secondary aim was to increase knowledge about their views on technology as part of and as potential support in everyday life. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Theory and validity evidence for a large-scale test for selection to higher education

    Författare :Jonathan Wedman; Marie Wiberg; Per-Erik Lyrén; Jo-Anne Baird; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SweSAT; validity; theoretical model; score reporting; subscores; DIF; equating; linking; Högskoleprovet; validitet; teoretisk modell; rapportering av provpoäng; ekvivalering; länkning; didactics of educational measurement; beteendevetenskapliga mätningar;

    Sammanfattning : Validity is a crucial part of all forms of measurement, and especially in instruments that are high-stakes to the test takers. The aim of this thesis was to examine theory and validity evidence for a recently revised large-scale instrument used for selection to higher education in Sweden, the Swedish Scholastic Assessment Test (SweSAT), as well as identify threats to its validity. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Mild Traumatic Brain Injury : Studies on outcome and prognostic factors

    Författare :Marianne Lannsjö; Jörgen Borg; Per Enblad; Ulla Johansson; Richard Levi; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Rehabilitation; Mild Traumatic Brain Injury; Rivermead Post-concussion Symptoms Questionnaire; Rasch-analysis; prediction; outcome; head CT pathology; Magnet Resonance Imaging; Rehabilitation Medicine; Rehabiliteringsmedicin;

    Sammanfattning : Objectives: To explore the prevalence and structure of self-reported disability after mild traumatic brain injury and the impact of traumatic brain pathology on such outcome.Material and methods: In study 1-3, symptoms data were collected by use of Rivermead Post-concussion Symptoms Questionnaire (RPQ) and data on global function by use of Glasgow Outcome Scale Extended (GOSE) from 2602 patients at 3 months after MTBI. LÄS MER

  7. 20. The assisting hand assessment : continued development, psychometrics and longitudinal use

    Författare :Marie Holmefur; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Assisting Hand Assessment; measurement; hand function; children; unilateral cerebral palsy; hemiplegia; longitudinal; psychometrics; Rasch analysis;

    Sammanfattning : For most people, using both hands together is a natural part of everyday activities. But for children with a unilateral disability in the arm and hand, activities requiring two hands are often a challenge. In order to evaluate interventions that optimize the use of the affected or assisting hand, valid and reliable measures are needed. LÄS MER