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Berk, Ronald A. – 1980
Two approaches to criterion-referenced measurement are described and contrasted--domain-referenced testing and mastery testing. This paper is organized according to ten issues or stages in test construction: (1) content domain specification; (2) item construction; (3) item domain specification; (4) item analysis; (5) item selection; (6) parallel…
Descriptors: Classification, Criterion Referenced Tests, Mastery Tests, Measurement Objectives

Berk, Ronald A. – Journal of Experimental Education, 1976
Attempts to select empirically the optimal cutting score or criterion level for a test based on response data from validation samples of instructed and uninstructed students. This score maximizes the probability of correct mastery-nonmastery decisions (or minimizes the probability of incorrect decisions). (Author/RK)
Descriptors: Charts, Criterion Referenced Tests, Cutting Scores, Educational Testing