NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Descriptor
Cutting Scores2
Mastery Tests2
Mathematical Models2
Test Length2
Test Reliability2
Achievement Tests1
Decision Making1
Equivalency Tests1
Item Analysis1
Item Sampling1
Research Reports1
Student Placement1
Test Construction1
Test Interpretation1
Test Items1
Testing Problems1
True Scores1
More ▼
Source
Author
Wilcox, Rand R.2
Publication Type
Reports - Research2
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing all 2 results Save | Export
On False-Positive and False-Negative Decisions with a Mastery Test.
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Wilcox, Rand R. – 1980
Wilcox (1977) examines two methods of estimating the probability of a false-positive on false-negative decision with a mastery test. Both procedures make assumptions about the form of the true score distribution which might not give good results in all situations. In this paper, upper and lower bounds on the two possible error types are described…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Mastery Tests, Mathematical Models, Student Placement
An Approach to Measuring the Achievement or Proficiency of an Examinee.
Wilcox, Rand R. – 1979
Mastery tests are analyzed in terms of the number of skills to be mastered and the number of items per skill, in order that correct decisions of mastery or nonmastery will be made to a desired degree of probability. It is assumed that a random sample of skills will be selected for measurement, that each skill will be measured by the same number of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cutting Scores, Decision Making, Equivalency Tests