Test Equating: Methods and Practices

Statistics for Social and Behavioral Sciences

by Michael J. (Author) Brennan Kolen

Many researchers in the psychology and statistical communities have paid increasing attention to test equating as issues of using multiple test forms have arisen and in response to criticisms of traditional testing techniques. This text provides a practically-oriented introduction to test equating, covering discussions of the most frequently used equating methodologies and many of the practical issues involved. The main themes covered bu the book are: the purposes and assumptions of equating; classical equating methods; item response theory equating methods; standard errors of equating; and practical issues in equating.

333 pages, Hardcover

First published August 13, 1999