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Peer reviewedEngelhard, George, Jr.; Stone, Gregory E. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1998
A new approach based on Rasch measurement theory is described for examining the quality of ratings from standard-setting judges. Ratings of nine judges for 213 items on a nursing examination show that judges vary in their views of the essential items for nursing certification, with statistically significant variability in the judged essentiality…
Descriptors: Certification, Evaluation Methods, Item Response Theory, Judges
