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Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, a Lot to Do.
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Berk, Ronald A. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1995
A brief summary of standard setting knowledge is presented, derived from about 20 methods that utilize a judgmental review process, the approach most relevant to the standard-setting strategies proposed in this special issue. Criteria for judging effectiveness and critiques of the methods discussed in the issue are offered. (SLD)
Descriptors: Criteria, Decision Making, Educational History, Evaluation Methods
Comments on Methods of Setting Standards for Complex Performance Tasks.
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Mills, Craig N. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1995
The articles of this special issue propose two methods of deriving an initial standard and one method for determining the extent to which the standard should include compensation. Much work remains to be done on further development of the methods and the larger issues of policy regarding performance assessment. (SLD)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Policy, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators
An Integration and Reprise: What We Think We Have Learned.
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Plake, Barbara S. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1995
The three standard-setting approaches described in this special issue are summarized and contrasted: (1) judgmental policy capturing; (2) the extended Angoff method; and (3) the dominant profile method. An integrative summary of findings is followed by recommendations for modifying the methods. (SLD)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators