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Download full textvan der Linden, Wim J. – 1980
A classical problem in mastery testing is the choice of passing score and test length so that the mastery decisions are optimal. This problem has been addressed several times from a variety of viewpoints. In this paper, the usual indifference zone approach is adopted, with a new criterion for optimizing the passing score. Specifically,…
Descriptors: Classification, Cutting Scores, Error Patterns, Guessing (Tests)
van der Linden, Wim J. – Evaluation in Education: International Progress, 1982
In mastery testing a linear relationship between an optimal passing score and test length is presented with a new optimization criterion. The usual indifference zone approach, a binomial error model, decision errors, and corrections for guessing are discussed. Related results in sequential testing and the latent class approach are included. (CM)
Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Educational Testing, Mastery Tests, Mathematical Models
