Setting Performance Standards : Concepts, Methods and Perspectives by Luz Bay (2001, Hardcover)

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PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-100805836748
ISBN-139780805836745
eBay Product ID (ePID)109189419

Product Key Features

Number of Pages528 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameSetting Performance Standards : concepts, Methods and Perspectives
SubjectGeneral, Testing & Measurement
Publication Year2001
TypeTextbook
AuthorLuz Bay
Subject AreaEducation
FormatHardcover

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Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight29.7 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.2 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN00-060974
Dewey Edition21
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal371.26/0973
Table Of ContentContents: G.J. Cizek, Preface. Part I: Foundational Issues in Standard Setting. G.J. Cizek, Conjectures on the Rise and Call of Standard Setting: An Introduction to Context and Practice. M.J. Zieky, So Much Has Changed: How the Setting of Cutscores Has Evolved Since the 1980s. M.T. Kane, So Much Remains the Same: Conception and Status of Validation in Setting Standards. R.K. Hambleton, Setting Performance Standards on Educational Assessments and Criteria for Evaluating the Process. Part II: Standard-Setting Methods in Practice. M.R. Raymond, J.B. Reid, Who Made Thee a Judge?: Selecting and Training Participants for Standard Setting. M.D. Reckase, Innovative Methods for Helping Standard-Setting Participants to Perform Their Task: The Role of Feedback Regarding Consistency, Accuracy, and Impact. S.C. Loomis, M.L. Bourque, From Tradition to Innovation: Standard Setting on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. N.M. Kingston, S.R. Kahl, K.P. Sweeney, L. Bay, Setting Performance Standards Using the Body of Work Method. H.C. Mitzel, D.M. Lewis, R.J. Patz, D.R. Green, The Bookmark Procedure: Psychological Perspectives. B.S. Plake, R.K. Hambleton, The Analytic Judgment Method for Setting Standards on Complex Performance Assessments. R.M. Jaeger, C.N. Mills, An Integrated Judgment Procedure for Setting Standards on Complex, Large-Scale Assessments. S.G. Sireci, Standard Setting Using Cluster Analysis. S.G. Sireci, B.E. Clauser, Practical Issues in Setting Standards on Computerized Adaptive Tests. Part III: Continuing Issues in Standard Setting. W.J. Brown, Social, Educational, and Political Complexities of Standard Setting. M.L. Thurlow, J.E. Ysseldyke, Standard-Setting Challenges for Special Populations. S.E. Phillips, Legal Issues in Standard Setting for K-12 Programs. J.D. Carson, Legal Issues in Standard Setting for Licensure and Certification. G.A. Camilli, G.J. Cizek, C.A. Lugg, Psychometric Theory and the Validation of Performance Standards: History and Future Perspectives. W.A. Mehrens, G.J. Cizek, Standard Setting and the Public Good: Benefits Accrued and Anticipated.
SynopsisThis volume brings together current concrete informtn regarding th newest standard setting methods. The nd for standard setting spans a range of context frm elementary schl to th professions, education & commercial applications, government & private orga, This book provides the most up-to-date and definite source of information currently available on setting performance standards. Chapters are grouped by common themes and provide diverse readers--educators, researchers, and policymakers-- ready access to the specific aspects of standard setting that interest them. Part I presents perspectives on the nature and role of standard setting, focusing primarily on theoretical concerns. Part II provides practical details on various methods of standard setting and addresses such problems as how to identify and train participants in the standard-setting process. Part III covers the lingering dilemmas in standard setting that perplex theorists and practitioners. By design, this book reflects the key aspects that dominate standard setting today and which are likely to do so in the coming years. Overall, it provides practitioners, scholars, and policymakers with the tools and perspectives that might fruitfully be applied to the challenges of standard setting today and to the unknown challenges that lie ahead.
LC Classification NumberLB3060.83.S57 2001

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