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Determination of the Number of Items and Passing Score in a Mastery Test.
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Hsu, Louis M. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 1980
A method based on the Poisson approximation to the binomial distribution and on the relation between the Chi-Squared distribution and the Poisson distribution is suggested for selected use in determining the number of items and passing scores in mastery Lests. (Author/RL)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cutting Scores, Item Sampling, Mastery Tests
A Monte Carlo Study of Item Sampling (Versus Traditional Sampling) for Norm Construction
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Barcikowski, Robert S. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1972
These results indicate that in deciding on the data-gathering design to be used in seeking norm information, attention should be given to item characteristics and test length with particular attention paid to the range of biserial correlations between item response and ability. (Author)
Descriptors: Item Sampling, Mathematical Models, Measurement Techniques, Monte Carlo Methods
A Reliability Coefficient For Maximum Likelihood Factor Analysis
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Tucker, Ledyard R.; Lewis, Charles – Psychometrika, 1973
Maximum likelihood factor analysis provides an effective method for estimation of factor matrices and a useful test statistic in the likelihood ratio for rejection of overly simple factor models. A reliability coefficient is proposed for analysis of factor solution. (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Factor Analysis, Goodness of Fit, Item Sampling
The Effects of Various Item Selection Methods on the Classification Accuracy and Classification Consistency of Criterion-Referenced Instruments.
Smith, Douglas U. – 1978
This study examined the effects of certain item selection methods on the classification accuracy and classification consistency of criterion-referenced instruments. Three item response data sets, representing varying situations of instructional effectiveness, were simulated. Five methods of item selection were then applied to each data set for the…
Descriptors: Criterion Referenced Tests, Item Analysis, Item Sampling, Latent Trait Theory
Decision Reliability and Classification Validity for Decision Oriented Criterion-Referenced Tests.
Faggen, Jane – 1978
Formulas are presented for decision reliability and for classification validity for mastery/nonmastery decisions based on criterion referenced tests. Two item parameters are used: the probability of a master answering an item correctly, and the probability of a nonmaster answering an item incorrectly. The theory explores the relationships of…
Descriptors: Bayesian Statistics, Criterion Referenced Tests, Item Analysis, Item Banks
A Process for Testing a Methematical Model for the Solution of a Practical Problem: Applications to Test Equating.
Douglass, James B. – 1979
A general process for testing the feasibility of applying alternative mathematical or statistical models to the solution of a practical problem is presented and flowcharted. The system is used to compare five models for test equating: (1) anchor test equating using classical test theory; (2) anchor test equating using the one-parameter logistic…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Equated Scores, Flow Charts, Goodness of Fit
An Approach to Measuring the Achievement or Proficiency of an Examinee.
Wilcox, Rand R. – 1979
Mastery tests are analyzed in terms of the number of skills to be mastered and the number of items per skill, in order that correct decisions of mastery or nonmastery will be made to a desired degree of probability. It is assumed that a random sample of skills will be selected for measurement, that each skill will be measured by the same number of…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Cutting Scores, Decision Making, Equivalency Tests