A Discussion and Comparison of Selected Methods for Determining Cutoff Scores for Proficiency and Placement Tests. Placement and Proficiency Testing Report No. 6.

Klein, Anna C.; Whitney, Douglas R.

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ERIC Number: ED143706

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Publication Date: 1977-Apr

Pages: 60

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A Discussion and Comparison of Selected Methods for Determining Cutoff Scores for Proficiency and Placement Tests. Placement and Proficiency Testing Report No. 6.

Klein, Anna C.; Whitney, Douglas R.

Procedures and related issues involved in the application of trait-treatment interaction (TTI) to institutional research, in general, and to placement and proficiency testing, in particular, are discussed and illustrated. Traditional methods for choosing cut-off scores are compared and proposals for evaluating the results in the TTI framework are presented. (Author/MV)

Descriptors: Aptitude Treatment Interaction, Cutting Scores, Decision Making, Equivalency Tests, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education, Institutional Research, Mathematical Models, National Norms, Norms, Student Placement, Test Results, Tests

Publication Type: Reports - Research

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Authoring Institution: Iowa Univ., Iowa City. Evaluation and Examination Service.

Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: College Level Examination Program

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