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Peer reviewedJaeger, Richard M. – Applied Measurement in Education, 1995
A performance-standard setting procedure termed judgmental policy capturing (JPC) and its application are described. A study involving 12 panelists demonstrated the feasibility of the JPC method for setting performance standards for classroom teachers seeking certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. (SLD)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators
PDF pending restorationJaeger, Richard M.; Usher, Claire H. – 1991
This paper reports on a study of the foundation and application of two procedures used to specify appropriate weights to be applied to components in determining the overall quality of a school. These procedures are multiattribute utility technology (MAUT) and policy capturing, and the paper presents the results of applying them, using key…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Evaluation, Educational Assessment
Peer reviewedJaeger, Richard M. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1991
Issues concerning the selection of judges for standard setting are discussed. Determining the consistency of judges' recommendations, or their congruity with other expert recommendations, would help in selection. Enough judges must be chosen to allow estimation of recommendations by an entire population of judges. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators, Examiners
Busch, John Christian; Jaeger, Richard M. – 1984
This study addressed seven questions regarding the methods used in setting passing scores on the essay subtest of the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) Communication Skills test for the North Carolina State Board of Education. North Carolina uses these tests to screen prospective applicants to teacher education programs. The judges (five college…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Essay Tests
Jaeger, Richard M.; Busch, John Christian – 1986
This study explores the use of the modified caution index (MCI) for identifying judges whose patterns of recommendations suggest that their judgments might be based on incomplete information, flawed reasoning, or inattention to their standard-setting tasks. It also examines the effect on test standards and passing rates when the test standards of…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Error of Measurement, Evaluation Methods, High Schools
Jaeger, Richard M. – 1989
Criteria for the selection of judges (evaluators) for setting item-based standards involved in tests for which cutting scores must be established are investigated. Focus is on cases in which test standards are based on specialists' judgments concerning the difficulty of test items in tests used to determine who will be awarded a diploma, admitted…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, Cutting Scores, Difficulty Level, Estimation (Mathematics)
