A Framework for Evaluating Stopping Rules for Fixed-Form Formative Assessments: Balancing Efficiency and Reliability

Autor/inn/en	Basaraba, Deni L.; Yovanoff, Paul; Shivraj, Pooja; Ketterlin-Geller, Leanne R.
Titel	A Framework for Evaluating Stopping Rules for Fixed-Form Formative Assessments: Balancing Efficiency and Reliability
Quelle	In: Practical Assessment, Research & Evaluation, 25 (2020), Artikel 8 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1531-7714
Schlagwörter	Formative Evaluation; Test Format; Test Items; Difficulty Level; Efficiency; Test Reliability; Testing; Middle School Students; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Mathematics Tests; Algebra + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testentwicklung; Test content; Testaufgabe; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Effectiveness; Effektivität; Wirkungsgrad; Testreliabilität; Testdurchführung; Testen; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; School year 05; 5. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 05; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07
Abstract	Stopping rules for fixed-form tests with graduated item difficulty are intended to stop administration of a test at the point where students are sufficiently unlikely to provide a correct response following a pattern of incorrect responses. Although widely employed in fixed-form tests in education, little research has been done to empirically evaluate the stopping rules in these tests that often have important instructional and/or placement implications for students. In this manuscript, we propose and research a framework for evaluating stopping rules with respect to two important and sometimes conflicting criteria: (1) efficiency; and (2) reliability. Using this framework, we provide an example in which we apply three increasingly complex methods for evaluating efficiency and two methods for examining reliability. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01