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Establishing Standards for Teacher Certification Tests.
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Jaeger, Richard M. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1990
Means of establishing standards for teacher certification tests are discussed. Focus is on the requirements and implications of the 1985 "Standards for Educational and Psychological Tests" and the 1978 "Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures" that apply to the establishment of teacher certification test standards.…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Guidelines, Higher Education, Licensing Examinations (Professions)
Setting Standards for Complex Performances: An Iterative, Judgmental Policy-Capturing Strategy.
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Jaeger, Richard M. – Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 1995
A newly developed performance standard-setting procedure, termed iterative judgmental policy capturing (JPC), is applicable to assessments composed of distinct multidimensional exercises. The procedure is described, and results are reported from the application of JPC in a study involving a panel of 20 teachers and 6 performance exercises. (SLD)
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Licensing Examinations (Professions), Multidimensional Scaling
Establishing Standards on Tests Used for Certification of Education Personnel: Validity Issues.
Jaeger, Richard M. – 1988
The "Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing" (1985) and the "Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures" (1978) provide no clear guidance on choosing methods for setting standards on teacher certification tests, although they require that practices be well-documented and produce reasonable results, and…
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluators, Licensing Examinations (Professions)
Influence of Type of Judge, Normative Information, and Discussion on Standards Recommended for the National Teacher Examinations.
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Busch, John Christian; Jaeger, Richard M. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1990
The effects of using recommended data collection procedures on median recommended test standards, variability of recommended test standards, and reliability of recommended standards for 7 subtests of the National Teacher Examinations Communications Skills and General Knowledge Tests were explored, using 236 evaluators (75 public school teachers…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Data Collection, Evaluators, Higher Education
A Nationwide Assessment of the Perceived Job Relevance of the National Board for Certified Counselors Examination.
Jaeger, Richard M.; And Others – 1986
The job relevance of the National Board for Certified Counselors Examination (NBCCE) was studied through a survey of professional counselors. The results of this study are presented. The NBCCE testing program, the composition and organization of the NBCCE, and the frequency with which the NBCCE is administered are described. The NBCCE is part of a…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Certification, Counselors
A Validation and Standard-Setting Study of the General Knowledge and Communication Skills Tests of the National Teacher Examinations. Final Report.
Jaeger, Richard M.; Busch, John Christian – 1984
In this final report of an 18-month series of projects designed to investigate the validity of the General Knowledge (GK) and Communications Skills (CS) tests of the National Teacher Examinations (NTE) for North Carolina, highlights and major conclusions are summarized and appropriate standards of performance are recommended. Evidence was…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Communication Skills, Education Work Relationship, Elementary School Teachers
Selection of Judges for Standard Setting: What Kinds? How Many?
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)