A test-theoretic approach to observed-score equating |
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Authors: | Wim J van der Linden |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Educational Measurement and Data Analysis, University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Observed-score equating using the marginal distributions of two tests is not necessarily the universally best approach it
has been claimed to be. On the other hand, equating using the conditional distributions given the ability level of the examinee
is theoretically ideal. Possible ways of dealing with the requirement of known ability are discussed, including such methods
as conditional observed-score equating at point estimates or posterior expected conditional equating. The methods are generalized
to the problem of observed-score equating with a multivariate ability structure underlying the scores.
This article is based on the author's Presidential Address given on July 7, 2000 at the 65th Annual Meeting of the Psychometric
Society held at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
The author is most indebted to Wim M.M. Tielen for his computational assistance and Cees A.W. Glas for his comments on a draft
of this paper. |
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Keywords: | observed-score equating equipercentile method equating criteria multidimensionality |
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