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Wyse, Adam E. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 2017
This article illustrates five different methods for estimating Angoff cut scores using item response theory (IRT) models. These include maximum likelihood (ML), expected a priori (EAP), modal a priori (MAP), and weighted maximum likelihood (WML) estimators, as well as the most commonly used approach based on translating ratings through the test…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Item Response Theory, Bayesian Statistics, Maximum Likelihood Statistics

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