Comparisons Among Designs for Equating Constructed-Response Tests

Author(s):: Kim, Sooyeon; Walker, Michael E.; McHale, Frederick J.
Publication Year:: 2008
Report Number:: RR-08-53
Source:: ETS Research Report
Document Type:: Report
Page Count:: 23
Subject/Key Words:: Constructed-Response Tests, Equivalent Groups (EG) Design, Equating, Scoring Shift, Rater Effect, Trend Scoring Method

Abstract

The use of a rescored CR anchor and the equivalent groups design led to similar levels of equating error.