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Seminar course:

Rasch Analysis Workshop-Introduction Course on Health care

Who should participate:

• Measurement and evaluation practitioners in Education, Psychology, Business & Economics, Health Care, Quality Assurance and Strategic Planning

• Other interested individuals and organizations involved in measurement and evaluation

A workshop to introduce Rasch analysis. It will suit those working in the measurement of outcomes in the health sciences, of attitudinal data in the social sciences, or in educational testing. It will take the form of hands-on tuition in using the Rasch Unidimensional Measurement Models (Winsteps) software package. At the end of one day workshop students should understand and be able to analyze data, using Winsteps, for:

Internal construct validity (Unidimensionality); 
Category probability patterns for polytomous items; 
A brief comparison with factor analysis in a questionnaire design; 
Scaling Characteristics. 

Date and Venue :

Date: Febeury 25, 2005(Saturday)  8:30 - 15:30
Winsteps Workshop: Febeury 25, 2005(Saturday) 15:30-17:30
Venue: Chi-Mei Medical Center, Taiwan(1st coference room on Floor 12)No.901 Junghua Rd., Yungkang City, Tainan, Taiwan 710, R.O.C.

Hosted by Taiwan Colledge of Healthcare Execultives
Organized by Chi-Mei Medical Center,Taiwan  
Cooperated with Departments composed of Psychology of National Chung Cheng   University, Mgt. Imformation System of  NSYSU,  Occupational Therapy of NTU, and other health care and management relevant schools 

Time	Schedule	Speaker
8：30-8：50	registration	－－
8：50-9：00	welcome remarks	sponsors
9：00-9：30	K12 connections to oversee  scholars	oversee  scholars on Rasch
9：30-10：00	application to Rasch analysis	Prof. Wang
10：00-10：10	coffee & tea breaks	－－
10：10-11：40	papers presentation	15 minutes each
11：40-12：00	discussions & comments	presenters
12：00-13：00	lunch time	－－
13：00-15：00	papers presentation	15 minutes each
15：00-15：30	discussions & comments	presenters
15：30- 16:00	end of seminar	－－
15：30-17：30	Rasch/Winsteps software Workshop	Prof. Wang
18：00- 17:30	for  diner	interested ones
all product lines as following 5 types: 1100,550,350,250 or 150 paid with NT dollars  or US dollars	Group & Early bird discount:	On-line course:
( Payment and Registration)	1. US$3.00 discount will be given for registration with payment before 30 December 2005 or group of 3 participants (either one only and subjected to  Type1 &Type2 ) 2. product lines:  Type1:USD35.00(NT$1100.00) per participant to site   Type2:USD17.20(NT$550.00)  per participant to site only for students / presenter Type3:USD11.00(NT$350.00)  per participant for on-line course at K12 Type4:USD8.00(NT$250.00)  per participant to site for additional 2 hours of Winsteps workshop Type5:USD4.70(NT$150.00)  per participant  for post seminar course watching on internet *Early registration with payment before 30 December 2005 will be given a US$3.00 discount (not applicable to students) *Relevant document (such as student card ) is required to obtain the student rate *Cheque will be welcome while mailing to the address of Rasch 2006 Secretariat  organization:No.901 Junghua Rd., Yungkang City, Tainan, Taiwan 710, R.O.C.  *All cancellations of registration should be not allowed. On-line course will be suggested  if cancellations are needed	http://tnc.k12.edu.tw
Type1 & Type2 only	On-line Rasch Course for Beginners on web-K12(in Chinese)	Prof. Wang

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