Margaret Wu

Test equating for measuring system progress in longitudinal surveys of student academic achievement

C Nguyen, P Griffin, M Wu

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  Journal of Physics Conference Series

In 2001 and 2007 Vietnam conducted its first and second surveys of student achievement at primary school level in two key subject ..

Explanatory response models

P De Boeck, MR Wilson

Book Chapter  |  2016

PISA Data: Raising concerns with its use in policy settings

S Gillis, J Polesel, M Wu

Journal article  |  2016  |  The Australian Educational Researcher

This article considers the role played by policy makers, government organisations, and research institutes (sometimes labelled ‘‘t..

NAPLAN AND STUDENT WELLBEING Teacher perceptions of the impact of NAPLAN on students

Suzanne Rice, Nicky Dulfer, John Polesel, Clare O'Hanlon

Book Chapter  |  2016

The impact of high-stakes testing on both curriculum and pedagogy is well documented. Au (2008) found that high-stakes testing reg..

Leaning too far? PISA, policy and Australia's 'top five' ambitions

Radhika Gorur, Margaret Wu

Journal article  |  2015  |  Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education

Australia has declared its ambition to be within the ‘top five’ in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) by 20..

Estimating the accuracies of journal impact factor through bootstrap

KM Chen, TH Jen, M Wu

Journal article  |  2014  |  Journal of Informetrics

The journal impact factor (JIF) reported in journal citation reports has been used to represent the influence and prestige of a jo..

Measuring nursing competencies in the operating theatre: Instrument development and psychometric analysis using Item Response Theory

Patricia Nicholson, Patrick Griffin, Shelley Gillis, Margaret Wu, Trisha Dunning

Journal article  |  2013  |  Nurse Education Today

BACKGROUND: Concern about the process of identifying underlying competencies that contribute to effective nursing performance has ..

Properties of Rasch residual fit statistics.

Margaret Wu, Richard J Adams

Journal article  |  2013  |  Journal of applied measurement

This paper examines the residual-based fit statistics commonly used in Rasch measurement. In particular, the paper analytically ex..

Using user-defined fit statistic to analyze two-tier items in mathematics

HP Tam, M Wu, DCH Lau, MMC Mok

Book Chapter  |  2013

Using item response theory as a tool in educational measurement

M Wu

Book Chapter  |  2013

Item response theory (IRT) and classical test theory (CTT) are invaluable tools for the construction of assessment instruments and..