Best Practices for Setting Placement Cut Scores in Postsecondary Education. An NCPR Working Paper Paper prepared for the NCPR Developmental Education Conference (New York, NY, Sep 23-24, 2010).

Autor/in	Morgan, Deanna L.
Institution	National Center for Postsecondary Research (ED)
Titel	Best Practices for Setting Placement Cut Scores in Postsecondary Education. An NCPR Working Paper Paper prepared for the NCPR Developmental Education Conference (New York, NY, Sep 23-24, 2010).
Quelle	(2010), (47 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Standard Setting (Scoring); Cutting Scores; Psychometrics; Best Practices; Postsecondary Education; Decision Making; Community Colleges; Student Placement; College Students; Case Studies; Diagnostic Tests; Test Validity; Test Reliability + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bewertungsskala; Psychometry; Psychometrie; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Community college; Community College; Schülerpraktikum; Collegestudent; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Testvalidität; Testreliabilität
Abstract	Cut scores are used in a variety of circumstances to aid in decision making through the establishment of a clear cut line between adjacent categories. Community colleges regularly use cut scores on placement tests to decide the appropriate course for each beginning student: the first college-level course or a developmental course, depending on student test performance. This initial placement decision sets the stage for the student's college career and must be made in the most defensible manner possible to withstand any challenges that may arise. This paper provides a broad overview of important considerations in the generic standard setting process. Specific standard setting methods are only touched upon briefly, but many commonalities in actions and processes exist among the various standard setting methods. This paper covers both actions and processes at a level that is accessible to the non-psychometric layman with only a basic understanding of assessment. The paper also provides an overview of the key elements to consider in choosing a placement test, for which the cut scores are implemented and provides case studies. Placement decisions can only be as good as the instrument and cut scores upon which they are based. Areas for potential placement testing research are also provided. (Contains 2 figures and 6 footnotes.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	National Center for Postsecondary Research. Teachers College, Columbia University, Box 174, 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027. Tel: 212-678-3091; Fax: 212-678-3699; e-mail: ncpr@columbia.edu; Web site: http://www.postsecondaryresearch.org/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10