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Berk, Ronald A. – 1980
Seventeen statistics for measuring the reliability of criterion-referenced tests were critically reviewed. The review was organized into two sections: (1) a discussion of preliminary considerations to provide a foundation for choosing the appropriate category of "reliability" (threshold loss function, squared-error loss-function, or…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Scoring Formulas, Statistical Analysis
Knapp, Thomas R. – Measurement and Evaluation in Guidance, 1980
Supports arguments against general use of change scores and recommends the Lord/McNemar estimates of true change. Provides a numerical example illustrating the reliability problem and the problem of the prediction of true change from various linear composites of initial and final measures. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Literature Reviews, Pretests Posttests, Research Methodology
