The problem of mastery decisions and optimizing cutoff scores on criterion-referenced tests
is con sidered. This problem can be formalized as an (em pirical) Bayes problem with …

In applied measurement, test scores are usually transformed to decisions. Analogous to
classical test theory, the reliability of decisions has been de fined as the consistency of …

From a decision theoretic point of view a general coefficient for tests, d, is derived. The
coefficient is applied to three kinds of decision situations. First, the situation is considered in …

The need for criterion-referenced measurements has mainly arisen from the introduction of
instructional programs organized according to modern principles from educational …

In a course in elementary statistics for psychology students using criterion‐referenced
achievement tests, the total test score, based on dichotomously scored items, was used for …

Via application of a 3D model to teach students a topic in astronomy, feedback on their
experiences was evaluated via a questionnaire. The purpose of delivering this content via …

The concern of this paper is with the choice of optimal item selection methods for criterion-
referenced tests. Three classes of methods are examined. It is first shown how methods …