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标题：Measuring change in training programs: An empirical illustration
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作者：RENATO MICELI ; MICHELE SETTANNI ; GIULIO VIDOTTO 等
期刊名称：Psychology Science
印刷版ISSN：1614-9947
出版年度：2008
卷号：50
期号：03
出版社：Pabst Science Publishers
摘要：The implementation of training programs often requires a complex design if effectiveness is to be accurately evaluated. Part of the difficulty lies in the fact that trainees must be presented with a series of ever-changing tasks in order to avoid biases due to learning or carryover effects.
The aim of the present study is to experiment and illustrate a simple procedure, based on a special case of the linear logistic test model (LLTM), used to evaluate the effectiveness of a training program. The procedure is empirically applied to a dataset derived from a moped riding skills training program. The sample is composed of 207 high school students who took part in three training sessions using a riding simulator. A different task presentation order was assigned to each subject and the whole design was completely balanced. The procedure applied allowed us to obtain estimates of the overall change in ability that occurred over the course of the training process. Furthermore, we were able to obtain estimates of item and subject parameters unbiased by the influence of change in ability due to training. Implications of the results are discussed and suggestions for future research are presented.
关键词：Measuring change, Linear Logistic Test Model (LLTM), Multi-Facet Rasch model, Training effectiveness