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

In Standard Setting: A Guide To Establishing And Evaluating Performance Standards On Tests, Authors Gregory J. Cizek And Michael B. Bunch Provide The Only Go-to Reference On How To Set Standards On Tests In Education, Licensure, And Certification. This Book Is Comprehensive In Scope, Practical In Nature, And Definitive In Terms Of Cataloguing The Essential Conceptual And Procedural Fundamentals Of Setting Performance Standards. 1. Contemporary Standard Setting : An Enduring Need -- 2. What Is Standard Setting? -- 3. Common Elements In Setting Performance Standards -- 4. The Nedelsky Method -- 5. The Ebel Method -- 6. The Angoff Method And Angoff Variations -- 7. The Direct Consensus Method -- 8. The Contrasting Groups And Borderline Group Methods -- 9. The Body Of Work And Other Holistic Methods -- 10. The Bookmark Method -- 11. The Item-descriptor Matching Method -- 12. The Hofstee And Beuk Methods -- 13. Scheduling Standard-setting Activities -- 14. Vertically-moderated Standard Setting -- 15. Standard Setting On Alternate Assessments -- 16. Special Topics And Next Steps. Gregory J. Cizek, Michael B. Bunch. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 323-331) And Indexes. 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