TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dorans,Neil J.
AU  - Pommerich,Mary
AU  - Holland,Paul W.
TI  - Linking and aligning scores and scales
SN  - 0387497706
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New York
PB  - Springer
KW  - Social sciences
KW  - Statistical methods
KW  - Educational tests and measurements
KW  - Evaluation
KW  - Scaling (Social sciences)
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; A framework and history for score linking / Paul W. Holland -- Data collection designs and linking procedures / Michael J. Kolen -- Equating : best practices and challenges to best practices / Nancy S. Petersen -- Practical problems in equating test scores : a practitioner’s perspective / Linda L. Cook -- Potential solutions to practical equating issues / Alina A. von Davier -- Score linking issues related to test content changes / Jinghua Liu, Michael E. Walker -- Linking scores derived under different modes of test administration / Daniel R. Eignor -- Tests in transition : discussion and synthesis / Robert L. Brennan -- Sizing up linkages / Neil J. Dorans, Michael E. Walker -- Concordance : the good, the bad, and the ugly / Mary Pommerich -- Some further thoughts on concordance / Richard Sawyer -- Practical issues in vertical scaling / Deborah J. Harris -- Methods and models for vertical scaling / Richard J. Patz, Lihua Yao -- Vertical scaling and no child left behind / Wendy M. Yen -- Linking assessments based on aggregate reporting : background and issues / David Thissen -- An enhanced method for mapping state standards onto the NAEP scale / Henry I. Braun, Jiahe Qian -- Using aggregate-level linkages for estimation and validation : comments on Thissen and Braun & Qian / Daniel Koretz -- Postscript
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0824/2007920470-d.html
ER  -