A Generalized Examinee-Centered Method for Setting Standards on Achievement Tests.

Cohen, Allan S.; Kane, Michael T.; Crooks, Terence J.

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Publication Date: 1999

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A Generalized Examinee-Centered Method for Setting Standards on Achievement Tests.

Cohen, Allan S.; Kane, Michael T.; Crooks, Terence J.

Applied Measurement in Education, v12 n4 p343-66 1999

Describes examinee-centered method for setting multiple cutscores on a test involving both objective and extended-response items. Judges evaluate a representative sample of examinee performance using a rating scale that is defined in terms of performance standards, and these ratings are linked to examinee's test scores to generate a functional relation between scores and ratings. (SLD)

Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Constructed Response, Cutting Scores, Elementary Secondary Education, Objective Tests, Performance Factors, Rating Scales, Standard Setting (Scoring)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Portions of the article presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Educational Research Association and the National Council on Measurement in Education (Chicago, IL, April 1997).