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Direct linkHe, Qingping; Hayes, Malcolm; Wiliam, Dylan – Research Papers in Education, 2013
The accuracy of the results of the national tests in English, mathematics and science taken by 11-year olds in England has been a matter of much debate since their introduction in 1994, with estimates of the proportion of students incorrectly classified varying from 10 to 30%. Using live data from the 2009 and 2010 administration of the national…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, National Curriculum, Accuracy, Classification
Wheadon, Christopher – Research Papers in Education, 2013
This paper describes how item response theory (IRT) methods of test-equating could be applied to the maintenance of public examination standards in England. IRT methods of test-equating have been sparingly applied to the main public examinations in England, namely the General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE), the equivalent of a school…
Descriptors: Test Theory, Foreign Countries, Exit Examinations, Item Response Theory
