This paper describes and evaluates the use of decision theory as a tool for classifying examinees based on their item response patterns. Decision theory, developed by A. Wald (1947) and now widely used in engineering, agriculture, and computing, provides a simple model for the analysis of categorical data. Measurement decision theory requires only…

There has been little discussion of two conventions common within classroom assessment: the convention of representing student's performance on an assessment using a single score; and the convention of using the average score to summarize a student's performance over a set of assessments. This paper attempts to demonstrate that the assumptions…

This Digest draws from the current literature and the author's experience to identify suggestions for developing performance assessments and their accompanying scoring rubrics. This Digest, part 1, addresses writing goals and objectives and developing performance assessments. Before a performance assessment or scoring rubric is written or…

This study was designed to investigate several scoring modalities in terms of the accuracy of scores and the efficiency of scoring procedures. Five scoring modalities (SM) are conceptualized by considering tasks and raters as sources of error where "p,""t," and "r" represent person, task, and rater, respectively.…

The procedures and advantages of the gross speed--two percent-of-error method in scoring typewriting timed writings are presented. The method makes allowance for errors according to the number of opportunities for error. A mailing address for the typing scoring chart and further information on the method is included. (AG)

This study attempts to determine the extent of agreement on the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking scores among independent scorers with no training other than individual study of the scoring guides, and a scorer trained by Torrance. (Author)

A group of 21 students was tested under a time limit considerably shorter than should have been allowed. This report describes a tryout of a method for estimating the power'' scores that would have been obtained if the students had had enough time to finish. (Author/CB)

Purpose of this study was to test a short version of the Stanford-Binet, Form L-M using a group covering a wide age and ability level in an attempt to reduce the time factor involved in administration of some of the S-B tests, without sacrificing the reported accuracy. (Author/CB)

This study investigated how well raters who ranged from undergraduate students to experts in the field of linguistics would agree with the scoring examples given in the WISC manual for selected Vocabulary subtest responses. (Authors)

Computers can be used to score tests in order to reduce the workload of the teacher. (CK)