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Peer reviewedHaladyna, Thomas M. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1990
Number-correct scoring was compared to empirical option weighting for estimating domain scores and making pass/fail decisions that are typical of certification, licensing, competency, and proficiency testing. The usefulness of the option-total correlation option-weighting method was illustrated with a sample of 1,000 high school students. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Certification, Correlation, Decision Making
