HISTORICIZING SCALE DEVELOPMENT: SHIFTING EPISTEMIC PRACTICES IN RASCH MEASUREMENT

Jacob Pearce

Abstract

This paper traces the history of conceptual pre-conditions and shifts in epistemic practice, which laid foundations for the proliferation of Rasch analysis in scale development. New methods (1960s) saw shifts in educational measurement. With new computing techniques (1990s), Rasch measurement transformed scale development practice in social and clinical sciences. It is illuminating to uncover latent historical conditions that have contributed to Rasch measurement’s current realm of application.

Keywords

Rasch, scale development, history, epistemic practice, philosophy

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