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Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2017
Bayesian statistical methods have become more feasible to implement with advances in computing but are not commonly used in educational research. In contrast to frequentist approaches that take hypotheses (and the associated parameters) as fixed, Bayesian methods take data as fixed and hypotheses as random. This difference means that Bayesian…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Educational Research, Statistical Analysis, Decision Making
Huynh, Huynh; Saunders, Joseph C. – 1980
A basic technical framework is provided for the design and use of mastery tests. The Mastery Testing Project (MTP) prepared this framework using advanced mathematics supplemented with computer simulation based on real test data collected by the South Carolina Statewide Testing Program. The MTP focused on basic technical issues encountered in using…
Descriptors: Ability Identification, Annotated Bibliographies, Bayesian Statistics, Computer Assisted Testing