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Peer reviewedZimmerman, Donald W. – Psychometrika, 1975
Classical test theory findings can be derived from the concepts of conditional expectation, conditional independence, and related notions. It is shown that these concepts provide precisely the formalism needed to obtain the classical results with minimal assumptions and with greatest economy in the methods of proof. (RC)
Descriptors: Career Development, Probability, Test Reliability, Test Theory
Ellett, Frederick S., Jr. – 1981
Basic issues in criterion-referenced measurement are addressed. In section II, issues involved in determining what a person does and can do are considered. A preliminary analysis of "can" is given which shows that there are several important senses of "can". In section III, results of an analysis of "ability" are…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Behavior Theories, Criterion Referenced Tests, Induction
