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  Resource Center Frequently Asked Questions

Below are the most recent questions posted by our visitors, with answers provided by the UMDNJ Master Educators' Guild. Note: all answers represent the reasoned professional opinion of Guild members regarding the art of teaching. Neither the Guild nor UMDNJ warrantee or assume responsibility for the application of any suggestions provided here.


Question ID: Category: Date Posted:
12 Student Evaluation 01/05/04
Question: 
I am interested in using item response theory (i.e., the Rasch model) instead of traditional item analysis to determine pass scores for my exams. Are there any good introductions to this approach you can recommend?
Answer:
An excellent source on this topic (found in our Student Evaluation -> Testing & Evaluation Concepts section is Testing & Evaluation Concepts section is The Basics of Item Response Theory. Baker, FB. A full-text 185-page book on item response theory.

Question ID: Category: Date Posted:
13 Instructional Technology 07/06/06
Question: 
We are currently investigating the feasibility of delivering some or all of our courses via the web. Are there any good guidelines that we can use to develop criteria for the design of good web courses?
Answer:
You will find over a dozen guidelines for quality web-based course in the Web-Based Learning -> Course Guidelines section of our site

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