Less Subjectivity in Setting Cut Scores: A Novel Approach

• DOI: 10.22610/jevr.v4i4.108
• Publication Date: 2019-09-26T18:47:49Z
• Authors: Jean Pierre Atanas
• Keywords: 05 social sciences; 0503 education

Recently, standard-setting cut scores and assessment techniques became of major concerns for many organizational institutions worldwide. A score separates one performance level from another. It differentiates between those who pass fail. They may vary according to the recommendations policy makers stakeholders. Passing were suggested by methods on numerous types tests: certification tests educational tests. Most these standard setting rely panelists’ subjectivity in ordering items difficulty. This paper presents a simple approach assessments minimizing considerably subjectivity. Items are classified levels difficulties rather than an increasing order most methods. novel respond three main criteria: practicality, wide range applicability maximum agreement with empirical data. Provisional operational derived discussed.