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Peer reviewedHunter, John E.; Cohen, Stanley H. – Psychometrika, 1974
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes, Comparative Analysis, Models
Download full textYeh, Jennie P.; Moy, Raymond – 1980
The setting of a cut-off score on a mastery test usually involves a consideration of one or more of the following elements: (1) the distribution of observed test scores; (2) the type of mastery criterion used; (3) the level of acceptable risks of mis-classification; (4) the loss of functions of mis-classifications; and (5) the distribution of true…
Descriptors: Classification, Criteria, Cutting Scores, English (Second Language)
Peer reviewedLord, Frederic M. – Psychometrika, 1974
Omitted items cannot properly be treated as wrong when estimating ability and item parameters. A convenient method for utilizing the information provided by omissions is presented. Theoretical and empirical justifications are presented for the estimates obtained by the new method. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Guessing (Tests), Item Analysis, Latent Trait Theory
Graham, Darol L.; Bergquist, Constance – 1975
Two models were identified for criterion-referenced tests, one based on the assumption of a continuous achievement variable and the other assuming a dichotomous or binary variable. Several test characteristics were examined and contrasted for the two models, including the distribution of scores, establishment of a cutting score, test length, item…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores
