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Download full textEpstein, Kenneth I.; Steinheiser, Frederick H., Jr. – 1978
A multiparameter, programmable model was developed to examine the interactive influence of certain parameters on the probability of deciding that an examinee had attained a specified degree of mastery. It was applied within the simulated context of performance testing of military trainees. These parameters included: (1) the number of assumed…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Bayesian Statistics, Cutting Scores, Hypothesis Testing
Wysocki, James C. – 1977
The performance of the University of Arizona College of Medicine's graduating class of 1976 on the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) Parts I and II was analyzed in a structural equation model. Although the primary emphasis of this paper is toward model development, the effects of several background and demographic variables such as age,…
Descriptors: Critical Path Method, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Mathematical Models
Smith, Richard M.; Mitchell, Virginia P. – 1979
To improve the accuracy of college placement, Rasch scoring and person-fit statistics on the Comparative Guidance and Placement test (CGP) was compared to the traditional right-only scoring. Correlations were calculated between English and mathematics course grades and scores of 1,448 entering freshmen on the reading, writing, and mathematics…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Computer Programs, Difficulty Level, Goodness of Fit
