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Implications of the Golden Rule Settlement for Test Construction
Author(s) -
Linn Robert L.,
Drasgow Fritz
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
educational measurement: issues and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.158
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1745-3992
pISSN - 0731-1745
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-3992.1987.tb00405.x
Subject(s) - test (biology) , settlement (finance) , reliability (semiconductor) , golden rule , aptitude , psychology , statistics , mathematics , computer science , epistemology , philosophy , geology , paleontology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , world wide web , payment
The authors present the results of an application of Golden Rule procedures to items of the Scholastic Aptitude Test. Using item response theory, their analyses indicate that the Golden Rule procedures are ineffective in detecting biased items and may undermine the reliability and validity of tests.