Test Equating, Scaling, and Linking Methods and Practices /

• Main Authors: Kolen, Michael J. (Author), Brennan, Robert L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Edition: 3rd ed. 2014.
• Series: Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Subjects: Statistics.; Assessment.; Psychometrics.; Statistics for Social Science, Behavorial Science, Education, Public Policy, and Law.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.

This book provides an introduction to test equating, scaling, and linking, including those concepts and practical issues that are critical for developers and all other testing professionals.  In addition to statistical procedures, successful equating, scaling, and linking involves many aspects of te...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction and Concepts
• Observed Score Equating Using the Random Groups Design
• Random Groups Smoothing in Equipercentile Equating
• Nonequivalent Groups Linear Methods
• Nonequivalent Groups Equipercentile Methods
• Item Response Theory Methods
• Standard Errors of Equating
• Practical Issues in Equating
• Score Scales
• Linking
• Appendices
• Answers to Exercises
• Computer Programs
• Index.