A Lower Bound to the Probability of Choosing the Optimal Passing Score for a Mastery Test When There Is an External Criterion.

Wilcox, Rand R.

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Publication Date: 1979-Jun

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A Lower Bound to the Probability of Choosing the Optimal Passing Score for a Mastery Test When There Is an External Criterion.

Wilcox, Rand R.

Psychometrika, v44 n2 p245-49 Jun 1979

The problem of determining an optimal passing score for a mastery test is discussed, when the purpose of the test is to predict success on an external criterion. For the case of constant losses for the two possible error types, a method for determining passing scores is derived. (Author/JKS)

Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Mastery Tests, Mathematical Models, Technical Reports, Test Interpretation, Test Reliability

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