Comparison of Methods for Combining the Minimum Passing Levels for Individual Items into a Passing Score for a Test.

Plake, Barbara S.; Kane, Michael T.

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Publication Date: 1991

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Comparison of Methods for Combining the Minimum Passing Levels for Individual Items into a Passing Score for a Test.

Plake, Barbara S.; Kane, Michael T.

Journal of Educational Measurement, v28 n3 p249-56 Fall 1991

Several methods for determining a passing score on an examination from individual raters' estimates of minimal pass levels were compared through simulation. The methods used differed in the weighting estimates for each item received in the aggregation process. Reasons why the simplest procedure is most preferred are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Simulation, Cutting Scores, Estimation (Mathematics), Evaluators, Item Response Theory, Mathematical Models, Pass Fail Grading, Standard Setting (Scoring), Weighted Scores

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Language: English

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