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Rasch model

in item response theory, a model in which only one parameter, item difficulty, is specified. This is thought to be a parsimonious way to describe the relation between an item response and an underlying dimension and is thus preferred in some cases. Also called one-parameter model. See two-parameter model; three-parameter model. [proposed in 1960 by Danish statistician Georg Rasch (1901–1980)]

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occupational counseling

an early 20th-century approach to vocational guidance. Three steps were identified in the process: (a) relevant knowledge of self, (b) realistic knowledge of occupations, and (c) true reasoning in making sensible choices. [proposed by U.S. educator Frank Parsons (1854–1908)]