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Tomsic, Margie L.; And Others – 1987
Extended caution indices (ECI) specify the degree of confidence that can be placed in an individual's test score by analyzing patterns of item response. Among the most promising of such indices are the standardized ECIs. Contrary to the literature, several instances were found, in a previous study, of nonnormal distributions of ECIs with samples…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Education, Goodness of Fit, Latent Trait Theory
Yen, Wendy M. – 1982
The three-parameter logistic model discussed was used by CTB/McGraw-Hill in the development of the Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills, Form U (CTBS/U) and the Test of Cognitive Skills (TCS), published in the fall of 1981. The development, standardization, and scoring of the tests are described, particularly as these procedures were influenced by…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Bayesian Statistics, Cognitive Processes, Data Collection
Download full textSolomon, Alan – 1987
A panel of expert referees from the Philadelphia school district categorized items from secondary-level standardized mathematics tests according to National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) subobjectives for mathematics. The following tests were covered by the study: (1) California Achievement Tests (Levels 19 and 20); (2) Comprehensive…
Descriptors: Content Validity, Educational Objectives, High Schools, Mathematical Concepts
