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Direct linkPuhan, Gautam – Applied Measurement in Education, 2009
The purpose of this study is to determine the extent of scale drift on a test that employs cut scores. It was essential to examine scale drift for this testing program because new forms in this testing program are often put on scale through a series of intermediate equatings (known as equating chains). This process may cause equating error to…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Testing, Measurement Techniques, Item Response Theory
Lewis, Daniel M.; Haug, Carolyn A. – Applied Measurement in Education, 2005
In a coherent educational assessment system, the relation between the cut scores across the grades of a content area should reflect the goals of the educational system moderated by the state of the standards within that system. In this article, we discuss the need for consistent cut scores across the grades of a content area; we present and…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Testing Programs, Educational Assessment, Standard Setting
