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Bell, Anita I. – 1979
An equating study was conducted on the Certifying Examination for Primary Care Physician's Assistants to compare the ability of current examinees with the standardization group and to determine if current test items are more difficult than previous items. Using 46 common items from the multiple choice section, the 1978 exam was equated to the 1976…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Difficulty Level, Educational Trends, Equated Scores