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The Similarity of Bookmark Cut Scores with Different Response Probability Values
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Wyse, Adam E. – Educational and Psychological Measurement, 2011
Standard setting is a method used to set cut scores on large-scale assessments. One of the most popular standard setting methods is the Bookmark method. In the Bookmark method, panelists are asked to envision a response probability (RP) criterion and move through a booklet of ordered items based on a RP criterion. This study investigates whether…
Descriptors: Testing Programs, Standard Setting (Scoring), Cutting Scores, Probability
An Analysis of Scores on the Common Examinations of the National Teacher Examinations of Candidates for Certification in Louisiana.
Tarver, Linda K.; And Others – 1980
The purpose of this study is to describe and analyze the performance of Louisiana's potential teachers on the Common Examinations of the National Teacher Examinations (NTE). Scores from 1352 examinees who took the Common Examinations of the NTE in February, 1979, were analyzed. The performance of Louisiana's potential teachers compares favorably…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Difficulty Level, Scores, State Standards
Degrees of Reading Power. Form A. Directions for Administering and Scoring. New York State Preliminary Competency Test in Reading.
New York State Education Dept., Albany. – 1979
The New York State Preliminary Competency Test in Reading is designed to measure a student's ability to understand written material of varying levels of difficulty. Results are used to evaluate a student's current level of achievement in reading and to indicate the extent of compensatory or remedial help which may be necessary to pass the final…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Educational Testing, Elementary Secondary Education, Minimum Competency Testing