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Ferrara, Steve; Perie, Marianne; Johnson, Eugene – Journal of Applied Testing Technology, 2008
Psychometricians continue to introduce new approaches to setting cut scores for educational assessments in an attempt to improve on current methods. In this paper we describe the Item-Descriptor (ID) Matching method, a method based on IRT item mapping. In ID Matching, test content area experts match items (i.e., their judgments about the knowledge…
Descriptors: Test Results, Test Content, Testing Programs, Educational Testing
Kalmbacher, Staci – National Middle School Association (NJ1), 2004
Districts must hire "highly qualified teachers" to implement "research-based best practices" using "data-driven decisions" to positively impact student achievement. The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 has provided educators a whole new set of catch phrases. As states, districts, and educators work to define…
Descriptors: Test Results, Educational Strategies, Educational Technology, Standardized Tests
Burns, Edward – Educational Technology, 1990
Discusses factors that should be considered when designing multiple-choice diagnostic tests for use with microcomputer systems. Item content and characteristics are described, presentation of feedback and results are examined, database management functions are discussed, and benefits for students with learning problems and physically disabled…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Database Management Systems, Feedback, Learning Problems

Nelson, Larry R. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1984
The author argues that scoring, reporting, and deriving final grades can be considerably assisted by using a computer. He also contends that the savings in time and the computer database formed will allow instructors to determine test quality and reflect on the quality of instruction. (BW)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Affective Objectives, Computer Assisted Testing, Educational Testing
Noggle, Nelson L. – 1979
The potential use of criterion referenced tests (CRT) and norm referenced tests (NRT) in the same testing program is discussed. The advantages and disadvantages of each are listed, and the best solution, a merging, is proposed. To merge CRTs and NRTs into an overall testing program, meaningful and useful to all levels, consideration must be given…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Computer Assisted Testing, Criterion Referenced Tests, Diagnostic Tests