Four different systematic methods for selecting passing scores which differ primarily in the types of judgment they require were compared. The borderline group method and the contrasting groups method were each compared with the Nedelsky method at four schools and the Angoff method at another four schools. The Basic Skills Assessment Tests in…

A standard-setting experiment was conducted in which one group of participants was instructed to refrain from discussing their recommended test standards and another group was requested to report the reasons underlying their recommendations. The procedures used were designed to induce convergence of recommendations, but did not require consensus.…