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Micceri, Theodore; Parasher, Pradnya; Waugh, Gordon W.; Herreid, Charlene – Online Submission, 2009
An extensive review of the research literature and a study comparing over 36,000 survey responses with archival true scores indicated that one should expect a minimum of at least three percent random error for the least ambiguous of self-report measures. The Gulliver Effect occurs when a small proportion of error in a sizable subpopulation exerts…
Descriptors: Error of Measurement, Minority Groups, Measurement, Computation
Karkee, Thakur B.; Wright, Karen R. – Online Submission, 2004
Different item response theory (IRT) models may be employed for item calibration. Change of testing vendors, for example, may result in the adoption of a different model than that previously used with a testing program. To provide scale continuity and preserve cut score integrity, item parameter estimates from the new model must be linked to the…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Evaluation Criteria, Testing, Integrity