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ERIC Number: EJ436849
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0731-1745
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Defining Minimal Competence.
Mills, Craig N.; And Others
Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, v10 n2 p7-10 Sum 1991
An approach is presented to the definition of minimal competence for judges to use in standard setting. Panelists in standard setting must receive training to ensure that differences in rating result from differences in perceptions of item difficulty, not in differences of opinion about the definition of minimal competence. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Decision Making, Definitions, Difficulty Level, Evaluators, Interrater Reliability, Minimum Competencies, Minimum Competency Testing, Scoring, Selection, Standard Setting (Scoring), Test Interpretation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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