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Test Selection with Integral Gross Score Weights

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2025

Robert J. Wherry  and
Richard H. Gaylord
Robert J. Wherry
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina
Richard H. Gaylord
Affiliation:
Ohio State University
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Abstract

A new method of test selection, which attempts to combine the merits of the Toops L-Method with those of the Wherry-Doolittle Method, is presented. It results in integral (unit if desired) positive and/or negative (optional) weights. This flexibility makes the method applicable to all kinds of material and for both selecting items for tests and tests for batteries. An explicit solution of one test construction problem is presented. Necessary changes in method for the solution of five other types of test construction problem are presented. A few cautions are provided for potential users.

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Psychometrika , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , September 1946 , pp. 173 - 183
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Copyright © 1946 The Psychometric Society

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