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Peer reviewedSireci, Stephen G.; Robin, Frederic; Patelis, Thanos – Applied Measurement in Education, 1999
Presents a procedure for standard setting that involves the cluster analysis of test takers to discover examinee groups that are useful for envisioning marginally competent performance or defining borderline or contrasting groups. Illustrates use of the procedure with a statewide mathematics test, and concludes that cluster analysis is useful in…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Mathematics Tests, Standard Setting (Scoring), Standards
