So Much Has Changed: An Historical Overview of Setting Cut Scores NCLB CAT

Author(s):

Zieky, Michael J.

Publication Year:

2012

Source:

Cizek, Gregory J. (ed.) Setting Performance Standards: Foundations, Methods, and Innovations, Second Edition. New York: Routledge, 2012, p15-32

Document Type:

Chapter

Page Count:

18

Subject/Key Words:

Cut Scores, Criterion-Referenced Tests, Fairness, Professional Standards, No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), Performance Level Descriptors, Test Validation, Race to the Top Fund, Nedelsky Method, Angoff Method, Ebel Method, Jaeger Method, Borderline Group Method, Contrasting Groups Method, Constructed-Response Items, Bookmark Method, Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT), History of Testing