Paul Hubert Vossen

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How to add Likert scores between -1 and +1 ?

Suppose you have defined a so-called bipolar Likert scale between -1 and +1, where as usual positive values mean a positive attitude and negative values mean a negative attitude towards the object...

03 March 2018 3,308 3 View

Who has experience with the use of WebCite in papers?

I just re-discovered WebCite (http://www.webcitation.org) among the many bookmarks I have collected over the years. I never used it, but I recognize the problem it is supposed to be a solution...

03 March 2018 5,258 9 View

What are the implications for the social sciences of the following "gem" of Popper ?

I found the following gem (beautiful strong statement, not necessarily true) attributed to Popper, cited by D.S. Heersink in his review of (Popper & Miller 1984 Popper selections): Humans exist...

01 January 2018 9,051 3 View

Native German speaker with Dutch as second language available for translation of a Dutch questionnaire in German language?

I am looking for someone with the above language qualifications who is willing to assist in the translation of a questionnaire from Dutch in German. As I have the opposite language qualifications...

01 January 2018 1,932 3 View

Which single article, monograph or book would you like to share with us for a Collaborative Reading List on Educational Assessment?

During the last eight years I have been searching for and collecting published items (journal papers, conference contributions, monographs, textbooks, guidelines, standards, books, readers,...

09 September 2015 4,565 3 View

What free software for constructing and visualizing B-Trees can you recommend from your own experience?

Just a very pragmatic request for recommendations of software tools to construct B-Trees and to visualize them. The software should be highly didactic, so not necessarily be able to build trees...

02 February 2014 767 1 View

What has been your greatest success in 2013 as a teacher?

As a teacher, you have to adapt to the unexpected: new faces, new rules, new challenges. Adaptation may sound negative, in the sense of avoiding greater risks, but often it also offers new...

12 December 2013 8,302 4 View

Would education really break down if there were no examinations anymore?

By nature and culture, we tend to take many things for granted. For instance, that there ought to be examinations of some form after any serious educational intervention. We are so accustomed to...

10 October 2013 4,004 62 View

Does anybody have or know where to find a proof for the following inequality in generalized geometric means?

Suppose you have n numbers on the unit interval [0,1]. Also suppose that you have n weights on the unit interval such that the weights add up to 1. Now build the generalized geometric mean of the...

07 July 2013 546 16 View

Anybody reading Federico Campagna's new book "Technic and Magic"?

The British/Italian philosopher Federico Campagna has recently published a new book with the titel " Technic and Magic. The Reconstruction of Reality." :...

01 January 1970 4,819 0 View

Why is the GPA a severely biased measure?

The GPA may be severely biased. I am not an expert in GPA's history and details, but I believe I am an expert in measurement and assessment, especially in higher education., especially with...

01 January 1970 5,423 9 View

Who is or has been active in Peer Assessment research?

Anybody who is active in the field of Peer Assessment in Higher Education is kindly requested to consider joining this project as an active collaborator. Contributors from both sides of the...

01 January 1970 9,470 1 View