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Download full textGuo, Hongwen; Liu, Jinghua; Curley, Edward; Dorans, Neil – ETS Research Report Series, 2012
This study examines the stability of the "SAT Reasoning Test"™ score scales from 2005 to 2010. A 2005 old form (OF) was administered along with a 2010 new form (NF). A new conversion for OF was derived through direct equipercentile equating. A comparison of the newly derived and the original OF conversions showed that Critical Reading…
Descriptors: Aptitude Tests, Cognitive Tests, Thinking Skills, Equated Scores
Direct linkHarasym, Peter H.; Woloschuk, Wayne; Cunning, Leslie – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2008
Physician-patient communication is a clinical skill that can be learned and has a positive impact on patient satisfaction and health outcomes. A concerted effort at all medical schools is now directed at teaching and evaluating this core skill. Student communication skills are often assessed by an Objective Structure Clinical Examination (OSCE).…
Descriptors: Medical Schools, Family Practice (Medicine), Examiners, Error of Measurement
Liu, Jinghua; Low, Albert C. – ETS Research Report Series, 2007
This study applied kernel equating (KE) in two scenarios: equating to a very similar population and equating to a very different population, referred to as a distant population, using SAT® data. The KE results were compared to the results obtained from analogous classical equating methods in both scenarios. The results indicate that KE results are…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Equated Scores, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Methods
Francis, Richard W. – Thought & Action, 2006
The author has discovered that errors in grades often occur when scores are combined for final marks. These errors are not related to the grading individual assignments. Rather, they occur when teachers at all grade levels bring individual test and assignment scores together for the students' final grades. Unfortunately, professors of mathematics…
Descriptors: Error Patterns, Scores, Grades (Scholastic), Error Correction
