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Peer reviewedSmith, Robert L.; Smith, Jeffrey K. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1988
The use by 31 reading specialists, compensatory education teachers, and secondary reading teachers of Angoff and Nedelsky methods for setting cutting scores for a high-school graduation test in reading comprehension was studied. The Angoff method provides a wider variety of information and yields estimates closer to actual p values. (TJH)
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Item Analysis
