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PDF pending restorationFaggen, Jane; And Others – 1995
The objective of this study was to determine the degree to which recommendations for passing scores, calculated on the basis of a traditional standard-setting methodology, might be affected by the mode (paper versus computer-screen prints) in which test items were presented to standard setting panelists. Results were based on the judgments of 31…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Testing, Cutting Scores, Difficulty Level, Evaluators
Peer reviewedNorcini, John; And Others – Applied Measurement in Education, 1994
Whether anchor item sets varying in difficulty and discrimination affect precision of cutting score equivalents generated through judge rescaling as much as equivalents from score equating was studied with 4 groups of experts and 250 and 1,000 examinees. Results indicate the robustness of judge rescaling and its superiority over equating. (SLD)
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Decision Making, Difficulty Level, Equated Scores
