LIRMM - Leeds Institute of Rheumatic & Musculoskeletal Medicine

2025 Online Further Rasch Analysis Course:

This course builds on the Introductory Rasch Analysis using RUMM2030 Course, progressing and advancing the base that was developed during the Introductory Course (a prerequisite). Some Rasch Measurement Theory topics will be expanded and developed, whereas others will be newly introduced. This is a practical course which aims to aid the Rasch practitioner, in terms of how best to carry out a Rasch analysis, and how to present the findings. We will discuss topics such as analyses ordering, DIF issues, local dependency, anchoring, data simulation and longitudinal data. This course will primarily use examples from the health sciences, but it will also suit those working in the measurement of outcomes of attitudinal data in the social sciences or in educational testing, as well as those working in health sciences and with PROMs.

It is assumed that participants will have some familiarity with the RUMM2030 software, therefore all participants are expected to have completed the introductory course or have experience with the RUMM2030 software.

Please note that this course has previously been offered as an ‘Intermediate/Advanced Course’. This course is an extension of the Introductory Rasch Analysis using RUMM2030 Course, and the name ‘Further Rasch Analysis’ signifies this progression.

2026 Online Introductory Rasch Analysis Course

A workshop to introduce Rasch analysis using RUMM2030 software. This course will suit those working in the measurement of outcomes in the health sciences, of attitudinal data in the social sciences, or in educational testing. It will take the form of an online workshop introducing the Rasch measurement model and the Rasch Unidimensional Measurement Models (RUMM2030) software package. The workshop will be delivered fully online through a combination of pre-recorded teaching videos, exercises, and interactive live sessions over a number of weeks, from 28th January - 11th March 2026 (No session on 18th Feb) inclusive.

At the end of the workshop, participants should be able to analyse and interpret data, using RUMM2030, for:

•Input of data into the RUMM2030 program
•Assessing fit to the Rasch model
•Testing for local dependency
•Examining the category probability patterns for
polytomous items
•Examining the targeting and reliability of the scale
or test
•Assessing the unidimensionality of the item set