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A Comparison of the Minimax and Rasch Approaches to Set Simultaneous Passing Scores for Subtests.

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Huynh, Huynh; Casteel, Jim – Journal of Educational Statistics, 1985

Two approaches, the minimax approach and the Rasch procedure, are described for the simultaneous determination of passing scores for subtests when the passing score for the total test is known. (Author/LMO)

Descriptors: Cutting Scores, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Latent Trait Theory

Distributional Projections: A Practical Application of the Rasch Model.

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Phillips, Gary W.; Huynh, Huynh – 1985

A procedure which may be used to project the frequency distribution of one test onto that of another test is described and illustrated. The procedure is useful when a test developer wishes to construct an alternate form with preferred distributional characteristics. For example, the test developer may wish to construct a new test form with a…

Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Item Analysis, Item Banks