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Peer reviewedHales, Loyde W.; Rand, Leonard P. – Journal of Educational Research, 1973
This study investigated the validity of the assumption that pass-fail courses correlate with less academic achievement and considered other factors relevant to the basic justification for the pass-fail system. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Grade Point Average
Download full textCizek, Gregory J.; Husband, Timothy H. – 1997
The contrasting groups method is one of many possible methods for setting passing scores. The most commonly used method is probably that developed by W. H. Angoff (1971), but it has been suggested that the Angoff method may not be appropriate for many standard setting applications in education. The contrasting groups method is explored as an…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Educational Research, Educational Testing, Judges
