Using the Rasch Model in Selecting Items for a Rating Scale to Assess the Educational Sciences Faculty Studentsʼ Attitudes Towards the Class Teacher Specialization

Abstract

The study aimed at using the Rasch model, in selecting items for a rating scale to be utilized in assessing studentsʼ attitudes towards the class teacher specialization, at the Educational Sciences Faculty (ESF) – UNRWA in Jordan. A study sample consisted of (250) male and female students were tested to assess their attitudes toward the class teacher specialization, using a rating scale which was constructed of (38) items, each of which consisting of a fivealternative Likert rating scale. These ratings were analyzed using computer programmers, mainly the (SPSS) and (RUMM 2020). Estimates of the items, and persons parameters, in addition to model fit statistics, and standard errors of person and item estimated parameters were obtained. The model fit statistics in the rating scale analysis, and the correlation factors between the marks on each item and the total mark were used, as standards against which an item was selected to be included in the rating scale.