Setting performance standards: concepts, methods, and perspectives

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Contents: G.J. Cizek, Preface. Part I:Foundational Issues in Standard Setting. G.J. Cizek, Conjectures on the Rise and Call of Standard Setting: An Introduction to Context and Practice. M.J. Zieky, So Much Has Changed: How the Setting of Cutscores Has Evolved Since the 1980s. M.T. Kane, So Much Remains the Same: Conception and Status of Validation in Setting Standards. R.K. Hambleton, Setting Performance Standards on Educational Assessments and Criteria for Evaluating the Process. Part II:Standard-Setting Methods in Practice. M.R. Raymond, J.B. Reid, Who Made Thee a Judge?: Selecting and Training Participants for Standard Setting. M.D. Reckase, Innovative Methods for Helping Standard-Setting Participants to Perform Their Task: The Role of Feedback Regarding Consistency, Accuracy, and Impact. S.C. Loomis, M.L. Bourque, From Tradition to Innovation: Standard Setting on the National Assessment of Educational Progress. N.M. Kingston, S.R. Kahl, K.P. Sweeney, L. Bay, Setting Performance Standards Using the Body of Work Method. H.C. Mitzel, D.M. Lewis, R.J. Patz, D.R. Green, The Bookmark Procedure: Psychological Perspectives. B.S. Plake, R.K. Hambleton, The Analytic Judgment Method for Setting Standards on Complex Performance Assessments. R.M. Jaeger, C.N. Mills, An Integrated Judgment Procedure for Setting Standards on Complex, Large-Scale Assessments. S.G. Sireci, Standard Setting Using Cluster Analysis. S.G. Sireci, B.E. Clauser, Practical Issues in Setting Standards on Computerized Adaptive Tests. Part III:Continuing Issues in Standard Setting. W.J. Brown, Social, Educational, and Political Complexities of Standard Setting. M.L. Thurlow, J.E. Ysseldyke, Standard-Setting Challenges for Special Populations. S.E. Phillips, Legal Issues in Standard Setting for K-12 Programs. J.D. Carson, Legal Issues in Standard Setting for Licensure and Certification. G.A. Camilli, G.J. Cizek, C.A. Lugg, Psychometric Theory and the Validation of Performance Standards: History and Future Perspectives. W.A. Mehrens, G.J. Cizek, Standard Setting and the Public Good: Benefits Accrued and Anticipated.