On the Use of Cut-Off Scores with Criterion-Referenced Tests in Instructional Settings.

Hambleton, Ronald K.

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Publication Date: 1978

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On the Use of Cut-Off Scores with Criterion-Referenced Tests in Instructional Settings.

Hambleton, Ronald K.

Journal of Educational Measurement, v15 n4 p277-90 Win 1978

The use of cut-off scores with criterion referenced tests is defended in this response to two papers by Gene Glass and Nancy Burton. Suggestions for setting cut-off scores are made. (JKS)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Decision Making, Evaluation Criteria, Mastery Tests, Test Interpretation, Test Reliability

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Language: English

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