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Clauser, Brian E.; Mee, Janet; Baldwin, Su G.; Margolis, Melissa J.; Dillon, Gerard F. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 2009
Although the Angoff procedure is among the most widely used standard setting procedures for tests comprising multiple-choice items, research has shown that subject matter experts have considerable difficulty accurately making the required judgments in the absence of examinee performance data. Some authors have viewed the need to provide…
Descriptors: Standard Setting (Scoring), Program Effectiveness, Expertise, Health Personnel
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Mullis, Ina V. S. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1992
An overview is given of the consensus process for development of the frameworks underlying the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessments, with emphasis on those for the 1990 and 1992 mathematics assessments, the 1992 reading assessment, and the 1994 science assessments. Innovative techniques for 1992 are described. (SLD)
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Content Validity, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
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Madaus, George F.; Rippey, Robert M. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1966
The validity of the multiple-choice Sequential Tests of Educational Progress (STEP) Writing Test (1957) was tested by the University of Chicago Center for the Cooperative Study of Instruction. Seven criteria developed by the center to score essay assignments were used to determine the relationship between STEP and actual writing behavior. Of the…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Testing, English Instruction, Evaluation Criteria