Standard Setting: A Guide to Establishing and Evaluating Performance Standards on Tests

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 12
SECTION I Fundamentals of Standard Setting......Page 18
1. Contemporary Standard Setting......Page 22
2. What Is Standard Setting?
......Page 30
3. Common Elements in Setting Performance Standards......Page 52
SECTION II Standard-Setting Methods......Page 82
4. The Nedelsky Method
......Page 86
5. The Ebel Method
......Page 92
6. The Angoff Method and Angoff Variations......Page 98
7. The Direct Consensus Method
......Page 114
8. The Contrasting Groups and Borderline Group Methods......Page 122
9. The Body of Work and Other Holistic Methods......Page 134
10. The Bookmark Method......Page 172
11. The Item-Descriptor Matching Method......Page 210
12. The Hofstee and Beuk Methods
......Page 224
SECTION III Challenges and Future Directions in Standard Setting......Page 234
13. Scheduling Standard-Setting Activities......Page 236
14. Vertically-Moderated Standard Setting......Page 266
15. Standard Setting on Alternate Assessments......Page 292
16. Special Topics and Next Steps......Page 314
References......Page 340
Glossary......Page 350
Author Index......Page 358
Subject Index......Page 362