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Download full textJohanson, George A.; Rich, Charles E. – 1991
Assigning letter grades in a consistent manner to tests in large classes across semesters is problematic if absolute grading standards are used. It may be unreasonable to implement the usual standard-setting approaches recommended for large-scale criterion-referenced testing due to both time constraints and a desire to have criteria that appear…
Descriptors: Class Size, College Students, Criterion Referenced Tests, Difficulty Level
Peer reviewedCizek, Gregory J. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1996
This National Council on Measurement in Education module describes standard setting for achievement measures used in education, licensure, and certification. The purposes, design, and conduct of standard-setting procedures are reviewed, and ways to calculate a cutting score are demonstrated. A self-test and annotated bibliography are included.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Certification, Cutting Scores
