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ERIC Number: EJ495732
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0034-6543
Validating the Performance Standards Associated with Passing Scores.
Kane, Michael
Review of Educational Research, v64 n3 p425-61 Fall 1994
A framework is provided for examining the validity of performance standards for high-stakes achievement tests. Assumptions that need to be evaluated are that the passing score corresponds to specified performance standards and that the specified standard is reasonable given the purpose of the decision. (SLD)
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Criteria, Cutting Scores, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods, High Stakes Tests, Models, Pass Fail Grading, Performance, Standard Setting (Scoring), Standards, Validity
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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