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Wainer, Howard – 1985
Techniques derived from item response theory are useful for estimating the reliability of test classification above and below the cutting score. Test developers can construct a test whose information is peaked in the region of the cutting score; users can select a test which provides the most information in this region. The Cut-Score…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Item Analysis, Latent Trait Theory, Mastery Tests
Peer reviewedWainer, Howard – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 1999
The critique of the Massachusetts Teacher Tests by W. Haney and others points out some flaws in the tests but ignores the fact that the tests provide some useful information to guide teacher selection decisions. Calls for additional study of these teacher evaluation instruments. (SLD)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs, Teacher Evaluation
