Linking Results of Distinct Assessments.

Linn, Robert L.

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ERIC Number: EJ466281

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Publication Date: 1993

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Linking Results of Distinct Assessments.

Linn, Robert L.

Applied Measurement in Education, v6 n1 p83-102 1993

The following ways of linking results from distinct assessments to use them for multiple purposes are reviewed: (1) equating; (2) calibration; (3) statistical moderation; (4) prediction; and (5) social moderation. The characteristics of these methods, their requirements, and the comparative inferences they support are described. (SLD)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Equated Scores, Higher Education, Predictive Measurement, Student Evaluation, Test Results, Test Use

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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