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Kroc, Edward; Olvera Astivia, Oscar L. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2022
Setting cutoff scores is one of the most common practices when using scales to aid in classification purposes. This process is usually done univariately where each optimal cutoff value is decided sequentially, subscale by subscale. While it is widely known that this process necessarily reduces the probability of "passing" such a test,…
Descriptors: Multivariate Analysis, Cutting Scores, Classification, Measurement
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Steven Holtzman; Jonathan Steinberg; Jonathan Weeks; Christopher Robertson; Jessica Findley; David Klieger – ETS Research Report Series, 2024
At a time when institutions of higher education are exploring alternatives to traditional admissions testing, institutions are also seeking to better support students and prepare them for academic success. Under such an engaged model, one may seek to measure not just the accumulated knowledge and skills that students would bring to a new academic…
Descriptors: Law Schools, College Applicants, Legal Education (Professions), College Entrance Examinations
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Sophie Litschwartz – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2021
Background/Context: Pass/fail standardized exams frequently selectively rescore failing exams and retest failing examinees. This practice distorts the test score distribution and can confuse those who do analysis on these distributions. In 2011, the Wall Street Journal showed large discontinuities in the New York City Regent test score…
Descriptors: Standardized Tests, Pass Fail Grading, Scoring Rubrics, Scoring Formulas