Rasch Analysis for Instrument Development: Why, When, and How?

Rasch Analysis for Instrument Development: Why, When, and How?

This essay describes Rasch analysis psychometric techniques and how such techniques can be used by life sciences education researchers to guide the development and use of surveys and tests. Specifically, Rasch techniques can be used to document and evaluate the measurement functioning of such instruments. Rasch techniques also allow researchers to construct "Wright maps" to explain the meaning ...

Application of qualitative research in management (why, when and how)

Application of qualitative research in management (why, when and how) Qualitative research has been increasingly used in all sciences. In this paper we will discuss about the applications of qualitative research methods in management sciences. The differences between quantitative and qualitative researches will be clarified and the statistical methods which are suitable for such researches will...

Mutual Information Analysis: How, When and Why?

The Mutual Information Analysis (MIA) is a generic sidechannel distinguisher that has been introduced at CHES 2008. This paper brings three contributions with respect to its applicability to practice. First, we emphasize that the MIA principle can be seen as a toolbox in which different (more or less effective) statistical methods can be plugged in. Doing this, we introduce interesting alternat...

The Development of Empathy : How , When , and Why

Faculty development: who, what, why, where, when, and how?

Developing people — helping them become more capable, conscientious, and confident — is the fundamental mission of any academic institution. It is what they do and why they exist. At health professions colleges and schools, faculty members spend much of their time communicating the accumulated knowledge, skills, and values of the profession and providing structured opportunities for learners to...