A Comparison of the Kernel Equating Method with Traditional Equating Methods Using SAT Data SAT
- Author(s):
- Liu, Jinghua; Low, Albert C.
- Publication Year:
- 2008
- Source:
- Journal of Educational Measurement, v45 n4 p309-323, Win 2008
- Document Type:
- Article
- Page Count:
- 15
- Subject/Key Words:
- Kernel Equating, SAT, Equating Methods
Abstract
This study applied kernel equating (KE) in two scenarios: equating to a very similar population and equating to a very different population, referred to as a distant population, using SAT data. The KE results were compared to the results obtained by other from analogous traditional equating methods in both scenarios. The results indicate that KE results are comparable to the results of other methods. Further, the results show that when the two populations taking the two tests are similar on the anchor score distributions, different equating methods yield the same or very similar results, even though they have different assumptions.