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Passing Scores: A Manual for Setting Standards of Performance on Educational and Occupational Tests.

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Livingston, Samuel A.; Zieky, Michael J. – 1982

This manual is written for the individual responsible for choosing the passing score on an educational or occupational test. It concentrates on practical advice to help select and apply a method for choosing the passing score. Decisions, standards, and judgments are defined and discussed in terms of considerations in choosing a passing score…

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Cutting Scores, Educational Testing

Basic Skills Improvement Policy Implementation Guide No. 3: Standards-Setting Manual. Revised Edition.

Peters, Eileen – 1981

The Massachusetts Policy on Basic Skills Improvement was formulated to help students master basic skills prior to high school graduation. The aim of this guide is to assist local districts in complying with the policy's requirements for the setting of minimal standards according to levels of achievement students are expected to reach on stated…

Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cutting Scores, Judges, Listening Skills