Scoring Models and Reporting Flashcards
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Which equating design collects data from a common group of examinees who take both old and new test forms?
Answer: Single group design
The single group design administers both forms to the same examinees, directly linking the two forms through shared examinee performance.
What is a 'passing score' also commonly called in credentialing CBT contexts?
Answer: Cut score
A cut score (or cutoff score) is the minimum score required to pass a credentialing exam, set through a standard-setting process.
Standard Error of Measurement (SEM) is used in CBT score reports to:
Answer: Indicate the precision of an individual's score
SEM quantifies the degree of uncertainty in an individual's observed score, typically displayed as a confidence interval around that score.
In a 3-parameter logistic (3PL) IRT model, what does the 'c' parameter represent?
Answer: Lower asymptote / pseudo-guessing
The 'c' parameter in 3PL IRT represents the lower asymptote, modeling the probability that a very low-ability examinee still answers the item correctly by guessing.
Which type of score interpretation compares an examinee's performance to a defined standard rather than to other test-takers?
Answer: Criterion-referenced interpretation
Criterion-referenced interpretation judges whether a candidate meets a predetermined performance standard, independent of how others performed.
A CBT exam has a reliability coefficient of 0.92. What does this indicate?
Answer: 92% of score variance is true score variance
A reliability coefficient of 0.92 means that 92% of observed score variance is attributable to true differences in ability, with only 8% due to measurement error.
The Bookmark standard-setting method involves panelists placing a bookmark in an ordered item booklet. The bookmark placement represents:
Answer: The first item a borderline candidate is unlikely to answer correctly
In the Bookmark method, panelists place a bookmark before the first item where they believe a borderline candidate has less than a 67% chance of answering correctly.