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Direct linkPeabody, Michael R.; Muckle, Timothy J.; Meng, Yu – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2023
The subjective aspect of standard-setting is often criticized, yet data-driven standard-setting methods are rarely applied. Therefore, we applied a mixture Rasch model approach to setting performance standards across several testing programs of various sizes and compared the results to existing passing standards derived from traditional…
Descriptors: Item Response Theory, Standard Setting, Testing, Sampling
Peer reviewedHambleton, Ronald K.; Powell, Sally – Evaluation and the Health Professions, 1983
To address the issues associated with testing standards, sets of context-setting variables and technical matters associated with standard-setting are presented to assist groups or committees desiring to set standards in a systematic way. (Author/CM)
Descriptors: Certification, Criterion Referenced Tests, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Download full textLivingston, Samuel A.; Zieky, Michael J. – 1983
Four different systematic methods for selecting passing scores which differ primarily in the types of judgment they require were compared. The borderline group method and the contrasting groups method were each compared with the Nedelsky method at four schools and the Angoff method at another four schools. The Basic Skills Assessment Tests in…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Cutting Scores, Elementary Secondary Education
Peer reviewedJaeger, Richard M. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1982
A structured Delphi procedure was used to secure the informed judgments of three types of adult participants (n=170) on appropriate standards for the North Carolina High School Competency Tests in Reading and Mathematics. The feasibility of the method and the amount of agreement between groups are discussed. (Author/PN)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Adults, Delphi Technique, Evaluation Methods
Resnick, Lauren – 1994
This article explores issues involved in using assessments as a means of defining standards and encouraging efforts to meet them. It compares the European examination system with the present American testing system. It also considers issues that must be faced in defining learning domains in ways that do not encourage narrowly focused training on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Definitions, Educational Assessment
Hambleton, Ronald K.; Eignor, Daniel R. – 1979
This instructional training package introduces practitioners to methods for developing, validating, using, and reporting criterion-referenced tests. It provides a comprehensive presentation of criterion-referenced testing technology. The package emphasizes the most recent substantive and technological advances in the field that are both important…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Evaluation Methods, Mastery Tests
Williams, Melanie; Bateman, Andrea – 2003
Practices and policies regarding graded assessment in vocational education and training (VET) in Australia were examined. Data were collected through a literature review; focus groups involving approximately 120 stakeholders in 5 states; interviews with 49 representatives of registered training organizations (RTOs); and surveys of RTOs, students,…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Competence, Competency Based Education, Coordination
