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Direct linkHuitzing, Hiddo A.; Veldkamp, Bernard P.; Verschoor, Angela J. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 2005
Several techniques exist to automatically put together a test meeting a number of specifications. In an item bank, the items are stored with their characteristics. A test is constructed by selecting a set of items that fulfills the specifications set by the test assembler. Test assembly problems are often formulated in terms of a model consisting…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Programming, Mathematics, Item Sampling
Peer reviewedGohmann, Stephen F. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1988
One method to correct for selection bias in comparing Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores among states is presented, which is a modification of J. J. Heckman's Selection Bias Correction (1976, 1979). Empirical results suggest that sample selection bias is present in SAT score regressions. (SLD)
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Sampling, Scoring, Selection
