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Traditional Equating Methodology
Author(s) -
Kolen Michael J.
Publication year - 1988
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.1745-3992.1988.tb00843.x
Subject(s) - equating , comparability , context (archaeology) , mathematics , statistics , scaling , econometrics , computer science , geography , rasch model , geometry , archaeology , combinatorics
This instructional module is intended to promote a conceptual understanding of test form equating using traditional methods. The purpose of equating and the context in which equating occurs are described. The process of equating is distinguished from the related process of scaling to achieve comparability. Three equating designs are considered, and three equating methods—man, linear, and equipercentile—are described and illustrated. Special attention is given to equating with nonequivalent groups, and to sources of equating error.