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Self-Correction of Wrong Answers as an Alternative to the Arbitrary Setting of Observed-Score Standards in Competency Testing.

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Cahan, Sorel; Cohen, Nora – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1990

A solution is offered to problems associated with the inequality in the manipulability of probabilities of classification errors of masters versus nonmasters, based on competency test results. Eschewing the typical arbitrary establishment of observed-score standards below 100 percent, the solution incorporates a self-correction of wrong answers.…

Descriptors: Classification, Error of Measurement, Mastery Tests, Minimum Competency Testing

Review of the Scoring Procedures for the Occupational Competency Assessment Program in Pennsylvania. Final Report. Vocational-Technical Education Research Report.

Kapes, Jerome T.; Welch, Frederick G. – 1985

Procedures for establishing the cutoff scores for the occupational competency exams administered to individuals graduating from Pennsylvania vocational teacher education programs were reviewed. A total of 595 National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) Exams administered in 43 occupations or trades at three colleges between the…

Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Educational Policy, Error of Measurement, Evaluation Criteria