Using Cluster Analysis To Facilitate the Standard Setting Process [electronic resource] / Stephen G. Sireci, Frederic Robin and Thanos Patelis.

The most popular methods for setting passing scores and other standards on educational tests rely heavily on subjective judgment. This paper presents and evaluates a new procedure for setting and evaluating standards on tests based on cluster analysis of test data. The clustering procedure was appli...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author:	Sireci, Stephen G.
Other Authors:	Robin, Frederic, Patelis, Thanos
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1997.
Subjects:	Cluster Analysis. Cutting Scores. Educational Testing. Evaluation Methods. Grade 7. Junior High School Students. Junior High Schools. Mathematics Tests. Pass Fail Grading. Standard Setting (Scoring) Standards.