Watcast: Roger Watson’s Podcasts

Predatory publishers and journal hi-jackers

The rise of predatory publishers and hi-jacked journal websites is described here and also some steps you can take to protect yourself.

Running a Mokken scaling analysis

The image in the download is Robert Mokken who developed non-parametric item response theory in his classic text: Mokken RJ (1971) A theory and procedure of scale analysis Moulton, de Gruyter/Berlin

I'm a Punjabi Girl in a Punjabi World

This cracked me up the first time I heard it years ago from the cast of Goodness Gracious Me - UK Indians making fun, in the best possible taste, of their own culture.

Invariant item ordering

The image in the download is Robert Mokken who developed non-parametric item response theory in his classic text: Mokken RJ (1971) A theory and procedure of scale analysis Moulton, de Gruyter/Berlin

Are doctors as good as nurses?

VAN DER BIEZEN M., SCHOONHOVEN L., WI JERS N., VAN DER BURGT R., WENSING M. & LAURANT M. (2016) Substitution of general practitioners by nurse practitioners in out-of-hours primary care: a quasi-experimental study. Journal of Advanced Nursing doi: 10.1111/jan.12954

How do we judge the quality of item characteristic curves?

The image in the download is Robert Mokken who developed non-parametric item response theory in his classic text: Mokken RJ (1971) A theory and procedure of scale analysis Moulton, de Gruyter/Berlin

Justifying smoking in pregnancy

GOSZCZYŃSKA E., KNOL-MICHAŁOWSKA K. & PETRYKOWSKA A. (2016) How do pregnant women justify smoking? A qualitative study with implications for nurses’ and midwives’ anti-tobacco interventions. Journal of Advanced Nursing doi: 10.1111/jan.12949

Protected mealtimes: worth the effort?

PORTER J., HAINES T. & TRUBY H. (2016) Implementation of protected mealtimes in the subacute setting: stepped wedge cluster trial protocol. Journal of 1 Advanced Nursing doi: 10.1111/jan.12930

YOUNG A. , ALLIA A. , JOLLIFFE L . , DE JERSEY S . , MUDGE A. , MCRAE P. & BANKS M. (2016) Assisted or Protected Mealtimes? Exploring the impact of hospital mealtime practices on meal intake. Journal of Advanced Nursing doi: 10.1111/jan.12940

How do we know if a set of items forms a Mokken scale?

The image in the download is Robert Mokken who developed non-parametric item response theory in his classic text: Mokken RJ (1971) A theory and procedure of scale analysis Moulton, de Gruyter/Berlin

When might I want to use Mokken scaling?

The image in the download is Robert Mokken who developed non-parametric item response theory in his classic text: Mokken RJ (1971) A theory and procedure of scale analysis Moulton, de Gruyter/Berlin