Standard Setting
A Guide to Establishing and Evaluating Performance Standards on Tests
- Gregory J. Cizek - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
- Michael B. Bunch - Measurement Incorporated, USA
Key Features:
" Offers an overview of the importance of standard setting, current demands, legislation, formats, and licensure and certification contents
" Provides a detailed look at the distinctions between oft-confused concepts such as "content standards" and "performance standards"
" Gives a straightforward review of the common elements in setting performance standards
" Provides detailed inclusion of the various methods (Angoff, Item Mapping, Analystic Judgment, etc.)for setting performance standards
" Includes a full chapter devoted to the future issues and research in standard setting as well as a glossary of key terms and a full set of references to aid the reader's literature review
A well-timed text, given the legislated requirement of performance standards in our K-12 educational system, as well as the continued need in the process of credentialing professionals. This book would be useful to individuals retained to produce or coordinate standard-setting activites.
It is abundantly apparent that the authors know standard setting and themselves have implemented numerous standard-setting procedures using different methods for different types of assessment programs.... Although the book is very practical, someone who has a fair amount of knowledge in standard setting will not feel shortchanged. There is a richness in the discussions of the methods that engages the reader, such as the different modifications of a method and the situational challenge that warranted each modification. Also, when a specific implementation of a method is discussed in detail, the authors are very conscientious in discussing the impetus for the adaptations. The historical perspective presented for some of the methods is quite intriguing.
Recommended for student projects. Excellent for students preparing for greater depth in the topic and specific research projects.
Sample Materials & Chapters
Chapter 2 - What Is Standard Setting?
Chapter 10 - The Bookmark Method
Chapter 16 - Special Topics and Next Steps
Chapter 3 - Evaluation Form (pdf)
Chapter 3 - Normative Information (xls)
Chapter 3 - Reality Information (xls)
Chapter 6 - Extended Angoff (xls)
Chapter 7 - Direct Consensus (xls)
Chapter 8 - Contrasting data (xls)
Chapter 8 - Contrasting data (sav)
Chapter 10 - Bookmarktraining, bookmark (PPS)
Chapter 10 - Bookmarktraining, bookmarkNTG (pdf)
Chapter 10 - Bookmarktraining, practice (pdf)
Chapter 13 - Materials 1, agenda (pdf)
Chapter 13 - Materials 1, angoff overview (PPS)
Chapter 13 - Materials 1, bookmark (pdf)
Chapter 13 - Materials 1, bookmark overview (pps)
Chapter 13 - Materials 1, evaluation form (pdf)
Chapter 13 - Materials 1, Holistic overview (pps)
Chapter 13 - Materials 1, letters (pdf)
Chapter 13 - Materials 1, Readiness form (pdf)
Chapter 13 - Materials 1, Security agreement (pdf)
Chapter 13 - Materials 2, Impact (xls)
Chapter 13 - Materials 2, Ordered Item Booklets (xls)
Chapter 13 - Materials 2, PLDs (pdf)
Chapter 13 - Materials 2, Round summaries (xls)
Chapter 13 - Cert scheduling (xls)
Chapter 13 - Ed schedule (xls)
Chapter 14 - vmss, Agenda (pdf)
Chapter 14 - vmss, Articulation (pps)
Chapter 14 - vmss, Overall distribution scores_Round 2 (xls)
Chapter 15 - ghm, VastDSet (pps)
Chapter 3 - Feedback Form (pdf)
Chapter 3 - Raw Score Distribution (xls)
