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Shulruf, Boaz; Poole, Phillippa; Jones, Philip; Wilkinson, Tim – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2015
A new probability-based standard setting technique, the Objective Borderline Method (OBM), was introduced recently. This was based on a mathematical model of how test scores relate to student ability. The present study refined the model and tested it using 2500 simulated data-sets. The OBM was feasible to use. On average, the OBM performed well…
Descriptors: Probability, Methods, Standard Setting (Scoring), Scores
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Fisher, William P., Jr., Ed.; Wright, Benjamin D., Ed. – International Journal of Educational Research, 1994
This special issue demonstrates the symmetry and rigor of probabilistic conjoint measurement in practical applications in education and other human sciences. Following the opening chapter introducing the theory, other chapters focus on conjoint measurement in testing and student evaluation, standard setting, and the study of behavior and attitude.…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Behavior, Educational Assessment, Educational Research