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ERIC Number: EJ1443424
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 23
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A Practical Comparison of Decision Consistency Estimates
Amanda A. Wolkowitz; Russell Smith
Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, v29 Article 6 2024
A decision consistency (DC) index is an estimate of the consistency of a classification decision on an exam. More specifically, DC estimates the percentage of examinees that would have the same classification decision on an exam if they were to retake the same or a parallel form of the exam again without memory of taking the exam the first time. This study compares three classical test theory DC estimates in the context of high stakes pass/fail exams. The three methods compared include those developed by Livingston and Lewis (1995), Peng and Subkoviak (1980), and Wolkowitz (2021). This study compares the computationally and conceptually simpler DC methods proposed by Peng-Subkoviak and Wolkowitz to the more widely used and accepted, but more complex, method proposed by Livingston and Lewis. Through a comparison of two simulated datasets and three operational datasets, the results suggest that the Livingston-Lewis and Wolkowitz methods produce relatively similar results for datasets with skewed distributions and all three methods produce reasonably similar results for normally distributed datasets. Following these results, this study provides guidelines for deciding which method to apply as well as industry guidelines for acceptable DC values.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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