Research Reports: 1991–1995
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1995
An Analytical Evaluation of Two Common-Odds Ratios as Population Indicators of DIF, Mary Pommerich, Judith A. Spray, & Cynthia G. Parshall.
A Note on a Relationship Between Covariance Matrices and Consistently Estimated
Variance Components, D. J. Woodruff.
High School Grades and Achievement: Evidence of Grade Inflation, Robert L. Ziomek & Joseph C. Svec.
Factors Influencing Differential Achievement of Higher-Order Thinking Skill, as Measured
by PLAN, Julie Noble & Douglas A. Powell.
1994
Identifying Nonuniform DIF in Polytomously Scored Test Items
, Judith Spray & Tim Miller.
A Quadratic Curve Equating Method to Equate the First Three Moments in Equipercentile
Equating, Tian-You Wang & Michael J. Kolen.
ACT Composite Scores of Retested Students, Charles Wood Lanier.
A Comparison of Presmoothing and Postsmoothing Methods in Equipercentile Equating, Bradley A. Hanson, Lingjia Zeng, & Dean Colton.
1993
A Framework for Developing Assessments That Aid Instructional Decisions, Paul D. Nichols.
The Validity of Evaluation/Survey Service Survey Instruments for Reflecting Institutional
Change, David J. Mittelholtz & Julie P. Noble.
The Effects of Alternative Interpretations on Incomplete and Withdrawal Grades on Course
Placement Validity Indices, Cheng H. Ang & Julie P. Noble.
Linear Models for Item Scores: Reliability, Covariance Structure, and Psychometric
Inference, David Woodruff.
Incremental Validity of ACT Assessment Scores and High School Course Information for
Freshman Course Placement, Cheng H. Ang & Julie P. Noble.
A Multivariate Generalizability Analysis of the 1989 and 1990 AAP Mathematics Test Forms
With Respect to the Table of Specifications, Dean A. Colton.
Multiple-Category Classification Using a Sequential Probability Ratio Test, Judith Spray.
A Comparison of Word-Processed and Handwritten Essays From a Standardized Writing
Assessment, Edward Wolfe, Sandra Bolton, Brian Feltovich, & Catherine Welch.
The Comparability of the Statistical Characteristics of Test Items Generated by Computer
Algorithms, Richard Meisner, Richard Luecht, & Mark Reckase.
Some Measurement Characteristics of Aggregated Versus Individual Scores, Robert L. Brennan.
1992
Performance of the Mantel-Haenszel Statistic and the Standardized Difference in
Proportions Correct When Population Ability Distributions are lncongruent, Judith A. Spray & Timothy R. Miller.
Career Counseling Validity of Discover's Job Cluster Scales for the Revised ASVAB Score Report, Dale J. Prediger & Kyle B. Swaney.
The Effects of Data Truncation on Estimated Validity Indices for Course Placement, Jeff Schiel & Julie Noble.
Factors Affecting Student Persistence: A Longitudinal Study, Maggie Gillespie & Julie Noble.
1991
Investigation of the Dimensional Structure of the P-ACT+, T. Hirsh & T. Miller.
Empirical Estimation of Standard Errors of Compensatory MIRT Model Parameters
Obtained From the NOHARM Estimation Program, Tim Miller.
Predicting College Grades From ACT Assessment Scores and High School Course Work
and Grade Information, J. P. Noble.
Standard Errors of Linear Equating for the Single-Group Design, Lingjia Zeng.
Method of Moments Estimates for the Four-Parameter Beta Compound Binomial Model and
the Calculation of Classification Consistency Indexes, Brad Hanson.
Accuracy of Self-Reported Course Work and Grade Information of High School
Sophomores, Jeff Schiel & Julie Noble.
Occupational Attributes Differentiating Holland's Occupational Types, Job Families, and Occupations, Timothy R. Vansickle & Dale J. Prediger.
Least-Squares Models to Correct for Rater Effects in Performance Assessment, Mark R. Raymond & Chockalingam Viswesvaran.