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Peer reviewedGruijter, Dato N. M. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1985
To improve on cutoff scores based on absolute standards which may produce an unacceptable number of failures, a compromise is suggested. The compromise draws on the information in the observed score distribution to adjust the standard. Three compromise models developed by Hofstee, Beuk, and De Gruijter are compared. (Author/GDC)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Comparative Testing, Cutting Scores, Mastery Tests
