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Measurement theory and examinations
Author(s) -
French Simon
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
british journal of mathematical and statistical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.157
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 2044-8317
pISSN - 0007-1102
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8317.1981.tb00616.x
Subject(s) - statistics , mathematics , econometrics , mathematics education , computer science , calculus (dental) , medicine , dentistry
It is standard practice in examinations to sum a candidate's marks over individual papers and award a final grade according to the overall total. This paper questions the adequacy of such an approach and, drawing on results from the theory of measurement, tentatively suggests an alternative.