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Peer reviewedPort, Richard J. – Educational Perspectives, 1979
This study investigated the relationship between the achievement of tenth graders on the Hawaii State Test of Essential Competencies (HSTEC) and such variables as student socioeconomic status, family structure, ethnicity, previous educational experiences, types of schools attended, elementary grades, achievement test scores, and rate of…
Descriptors: Achievement, Basic Skills, Correlation, Family Characteristics
Peer reviewedHaladyna, Thomas M. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1990
Number-correct scoring was compared to empirical option weighting for estimating domain scores and making pass/fail decisions that are typical of certification, licensing, competency, and proficiency testing. The usefulness of the option-total correlation option-weighting method was illustrated with a sample of 1,000 high school students. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Certification, Correlation, Decision Making
Download full textO'Neal, Marcia R. – 1991
Six item bias detection techniques (distractor analysis, the Mantel-Haenszel procedure, Angoff's delta plot, Angoff's modified delta plot, Stricker's partial correlation index, and direct comparison of item difficulties) were compared for their ability to identify biased items at three stages of test development. The techniques were applied to…
Descriptors: Black Students, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Difficulty Level
