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TOWARD AN INTEGRATION OF THEORY AND METHOD FOR CRITERION-REFERENCED TESTS1,2
- Source :
- Journal of Educational Measurement. 10:159-170
- Publication Year :
- 1973
- Publisher :
- Wiley, 1973.
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Abstract
- In this paper, an attempt has been made to synthesize some of the current thinking in the area of criterion-referenced testing as well as to provide the beginning of an integration of theory and method for such testing. Since criterion-referenced testing is viewed from a decision-theoretic point of view, approaches to reliability and validity estimation consistent with this philosophy are suggested. Also, to improve the decision-making accuracy of criterion-referenced tests, a Bayesian procedure for estimating true mastery scores has been proposed. This Bayesian procedure uses information about other members of a student's group (collateral information), but the resulting estimation is still criterion referenced rather than norm referenced in that the student is compared to a standard rather than to other students. In theory, the Bayesian procedure increases the “effective length” of the test by improving the reliability, the validity, and more importantly, the decision-making accuracy of the criterion-referenced test scores.
- Subjects :
- Point (typography)
business.industry
Bayesian probability
Test validity
Criterion-referenced test
Machine learning
computer.software_genre
Education
Test (assessment)
Bayesian statistics
Norm-referenced test
Norm (mathematics)
Statistics
Developmental and Educational Psychology
Psychology (miscellaneous)
Artificial intelligence
business
computer
Applied Psychology
Mathematics
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17453984 and 00220655
- Volume :
- 10
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Educational Measurement
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........f7efa4f6e7407764920b66d7fd1f9a7b