Setting Passing Scores on Passage-Based Tests: A Comparison of Traditional and Single-Passage Bookmark Methods

Autor/inn/en	Skaggs, Gary; Hein, Serge F.; Awuor, Risper
Titel	Setting Passing Scores on Passage-Based Tests: A Comparison of Traditional and Single-Passage Bookmark Methods
Quelle	In: Applied Measurement in Education, 20 (2007) 4, S.405-426 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0895-7347
Schlagwörter	Reading Tests; Standard Setting; Cutting Scores; Grade 5; Comparative Analysis; Methods Research; Reading Materials; Improvement Programs; Reading Improvement; Educational Innovation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lesetest; Standardisierung; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; Methodenforschung; Effizienzsteigerung; Instructional innovation; Bildungsinnovation
Abstract	In this study, a variation of the bookmark standard setting procedure for passage-based tests is proposed in which separate ordered item booklets are created for the items associated with each passage. This variation is compared to the traditional bookmark procedure for a fifth-grade reading test. The results showed that the single-passage bookmark method produced greater consistency among the participants' cutscores, and most participants' bookmark placements did not change after the first round. In addition, participants reported greater understanding of the bookmarking task and greater confidence in their recommended cutscores. Both procedures required approximately the same amount of time to complete, but it is likely that the single-passage bookmark method could be carried out in two, or possibly even one, round of bookmarking rather than the three rounds used in traditional bookmarking. On the other hand, there are several concerns about the single-passage bookmark method that warrant further research. These include floor and ceiling effects, training issues, optimal booklet length, and multiple standards. (Contains 6 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10