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Peer reviewedPlake, Barbara S.; Kane, Michael T. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1991
Several methods for determining a passing score on an examination from individual raters' estimates of minimal pass levels were compared through simulation. The methods used differed in the weighting estimates for each item received in the aggregation process. Reasons why the simplest procedure is most preferred are discussed. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Simulation, Cutting Scores, Estimation (Mathematics)
