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Logical Consistency of the Angoff Method of Standard Setting

Author(s):
DeMauro, Gerald E.; Powers, Donald E.
Publication Year:
1993
Report Number:
RR-93-26
Source:
ETS Research Report
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
17
Subject/Key Words:
Certification, Licensure, Logic, Standards, Test Reliability

Abstract

(17pp.) Standard setting on licensure and certification tests is difficult both to execute and to defend. There may, however, be certain minimum standards for standard setting on which most everyone may be able to agree. One such standard is logical consistency. Kane (1984, 1986) has suggested an approach to evaluating the logical consistency of one widely used method to set passing scores--the Angoff procedure (Angoff, 1971). This approach is applied here to the standard-setting data obtained in a study of the NTE Specialty Area Test for School Psychology

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