Linking and aligning scores and scales

The comparability of measurements made in differing circumstances by different methods and investigators is a fundamental pre-condition for all of science. Successful applications of technology require comparable measurements. While the applications herefocus on educational tests, score linking issu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Dorans, Neil J. (-), Pommerich, Mary, Holland, Paul W.
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer c2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
Colección:Statistics for social and behavioral sciences.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A framework and history for score linking / Paul W. Holland
  • Data collection designs and linking procedures / Michael J. Kolen
  • Equating : best practices and challenges to best practices / Nancy S. Petersen
  • Practical problems in equating test scores : a practitioner's perspective / Linda L. Cook
  • Potential solutions to practical equating issues / Alina A. von Davier
  • Score linking issues related to test content changes / Jinghua Liu, Michael E. Walker
  • Linking scores derived under different modes of test administration / Daniel R. Eignor
  • Tests in transition : discussion and synthesis / Robert L. Brennan
  • Sizing up linkages / Neil J. Dorans, Michael E. Walker
  • Concordance : the good, the bad, and the ugly / Mary Pommerich
  • Some further thoughts on concordance / Richard Sawyer
  • Practical issues in vertical scaling / Deborah J. Harris
  • Methods and models for vertical scaling / Richard J. Patz, Lihua Yao
  • Vertical scaling and no child left behind / Wendy M. Yen
  • Linking assessments based on aggregate reporting : background and issues / David Thissen
  • An enhanced method for mapping state standards onto the NAEP scale / Henry I. Braun, Jiahe Qian
  • Using aggregate-level linkages for estimation and validation : comments on Thissen and Braun & Qian / Daniel Koretz
  • Postscript.