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Peer reviewedSireci, Stephen G.; Robin, Frederic; Patelis, Thanos – Applied Measurement in Education, 1999
Presents a procedure for standard setting that involves the cluster analysis of test takers to discover examinee groups that are useful for envisioning marginally competent performance or defining borderline or contrasting groups. Illustrates use of the procedure with a statewide mathematics test, and concludes that cluster analysis is useful in…
Descriptors: Cluster Analysis, Mathematics Tests, Standard Setting (Scoring), Standards
Peer reviewedEngelhard, George, Jr.; Anderson, David W. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1998
A new approach for examining the quality of judgments from standard-setting judges using a Binomial Trials Model (BTM) is presented and illustrated with 26 judges from the Georgia High School Graduation Test. Results suggest that the BTM provides information not available from other methods. (SLD)
Descriptors: Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Judges, Standard Setting (Scoring)
Peer reviewedMehrens, William A. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2000
Presents conclusions of an independent measurement expert that the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) was constructed according to acceptable professional standards and tests curricular material considered by the Texas Board of Education important for graduates to have mastered. Also supports the validity and reliability of the TAAS and…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Psychometrics, Reliability, Standards
Direct linkGoodman, Dean P.; Hambleton, Ronald K. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2004
A critical, but often neglected, component of any large-scale assessment program is the reporting of test results. In the past decade, a body of evidence has been compiled that raises concerns over the ways in which these results are reported to and understood by their intended audiences. In this study, current approaches for reporting…
Descriptors: Test Results, Student Evaluation, Scores, Testing Programs
