Setting Cutoff Scores on Credentialing Examinations
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- 1 December 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Evaluation & the Health Professions
- Vol. 8 (4) , 469-493
Abstract
Standard setting is one of the critical components of any test development program; in credentialing examinations it is of particular concern because the cutoff score is the ultimate criterion for determining cognitive competency. This study presents a new and refined version of the Nedelsky standard-settingprocedure that is designed to eliminate several methodological problems, and to be easily applied by subject matter experts. The validity of this new procedure is analyzed based on item and test data from the actual administration of the 3-part national credentialing examination developed by the National Board of Examiners in Optometry.Keywords
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