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Download full textNew Meridian Corporation, 2020
New Meridian Corporation has developed the "Quality Testing Standards and Criteria for Comparability Claims" (QTS). The goal of the QTS is to provide guidance to states that are interested in including content from the New Meridian item bank and intend to make comparability claims with "other assessments" that include New…
Descriptors: Testing, Standards, Comparative Analysis, Guidelines
New Meridian Corporation, 2020
New Meridian Corporation has developed the "Quality Testing Standards and Criteria for Comparability Claims" (QTS). The goal of the QTS is to provide guidance to states that are interested in including content from the New Meridian item bank and intend to make comparability claims with "other assessments" that include New…
Descriptors: Testing, Standards, Comparative Analysis, Guidelines
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Direct linkFurter, Robert T. – Journal of Applied Testing Technology, 2019
Standard setting is the process of identifying the point(s) on a scale that serve to differentiate between individuals of distinct proficiency levels. While standard setting is ultimately a policy decision, most of the process is carried out by subject matter experts who are tasked with reconciling item-level or examinee-level information (e.g.…
Descriptors: Standard Setting, Cutting Scores, Decision Making, Test Construction
Sridhanyarat, Kietnawin; Pathong, Supakarn; Suranakkharin, Todsapon; Ammaralikit, Amornrat – English Language Teaching, 2021
This study aimed at developing the Silpakorn Test of English Proficiency (STEP), in alignment with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), and in accordance with the theoretical framework established by Alderson et al. (2006). Four major steps were involved in the test construction. First, English language lecturers who…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction
Kavakli, Nurdan; Arslan, Sezen – International Journal of Curriculum and Instruction, 2017
Within the scope of educational testing and assessment, setting standards and creating guidelines as a code of practice provide more prolific and sustainable outcomes. In this sense, internationally accepted and regionally accredited principles are suggested for standardization in language testing and assessment practices. Herein, ILTA guidelines…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Ascalon, M. Evelina; Meyers, Lawrence S.; Davis, Bruce W.; Smits, Niels – Applied Measurement in Education, 2007
This article examined two item-writing guidelines: the format of the item stem and homogeneity of the answer set. Answering the call of Haladyna, Downing, and Rodriguez (2002) for empirical tests of item writing guidelines and extending the work of Smith and Smith (1988) on differential use of item characteristics, a mock multiple-choice driver's…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Difficulty Level, Standard Setting, Driver Education
