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Field-Test Data vs. Real-Test Data.
Carlson, Robert E. – 1986
Field tests of test items are useful in developing cutting scores for important tests, such as teacher certification examinations and high school graduation tests, because they indicate test item quality and estimate future examinee performance. However, field test data may provide a faulty indication of examinee performance on the real test.…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Item Analysis