Competency Testing--Some Technical Considerations.

Appelbaum, Mark I.

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Publication Date: 1979-Jan

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Competency Testing--Some Technical Considerations.

Appelbaum, Mark I.

High School Journal, v62 n4 p187-92 Jan 1979

This article discusses some of the technical aspects of competency testing with attention to the psychometric and decision theory aspects, specifically, instrument validity, the establishment of cutting scores, and the cost-benefit analysis of program decisions. (Author/SJL)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Cost Effectiveness, Cutting Scores, Decision Making, Minimum Competency Testing, Program Evaluation, Secondary Education, Test Construction, Test Validity, Testing Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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