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Peer reviewedKellow, J. Thomas; Willson, Victor L. – Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 2001
Explores the consequence of failing to incorporate measurement error in the development of cut scores in criterion-referenced measures, using the example of Texas and the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills to illustrate the impact of measurement error on false negative decisions. Findings support those of W. Haney (2000). (SLD)
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Decision Making, Error of Measurement
