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AN INDEX OF DEPENDABILITY FOR MASTERY TESTS

1977; Wiley; Volume: 14; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1745-3984.1977.tb00045.x

1745-3984

Robert L. Brennan, Michael T. Kane,

Statistics Education and Methodologies

Journal of Educational MeasurementVolume 14, Issue 3 p. 277-289 AN INDEX OF DEPENDABILITY FOR MASTERY TESTS ROBERT L. BRENNAN, Corresponding Author ROBERT L. BRENNAN The American College Testing Program 1 BRENNAN, ROBERT L. Address: The American College Testing Program, P. O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52240. Title: Senior Psychometrician. Degrees: B.A. State College at Salem, MA.; M.A.T., Ed.D. Harvard University. Specialization: Psychometrics; Statistics; Evaluation KANE, MICHAEL T. Address: National League for Nursing, 10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019. Title: Research Associate. Degrees: B.S. Manhattan College; M.A. State University of New York at Stony Brook; M.S., Ph.D. Stanford University. Specialization: Psychometrics; Statistics.Search for more papers by this authorMICHAEL T. KANE, Corresponding Author MICHAEL T. KANE National League for Nursing BRENNAN, ROBERT L. Address: The American College Testing Program, P. O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52240. Title: Senior Psychometrician. Degrees: B.A. State College at Salem, MA.; M.A.T., Ed.D. Harvard University. Specialization: Psychometrics; Statistics; Evaluation KANE, MICHAEL T. Address: National League for Nursing, 10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019. Title: Research Associate. Degrees: B.S. Manhattan College; M.A. State University of New York at Stony Brook; M.S., Ph.D. Stanford University. Specialization: Psychometrics; Statistics.Search for more papers by this author ROBERT L. BRENNAN, Corresponding Author ROBERT L. BRENNAN The American College Testing Program 1 BRENNAN, ROBERT L. Address: The American College Testing Program, P. O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52240. Title: Senior Psychometrician. Degrees: B.A. State College at Salem, MA.; M.A.T., Ed.D. Harvard University. Specialization: Psychometrics; Statistics; Evaluation KANE, MICHAEL T. Address: National League for Nursing, 10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019. Title: Research Associate. Degrees: B.S. Manhattan College; M.A. State University of New York at Stony Brook; M.S., Ph.D. Stanford University. Specialization: Psychometrics; Statistics.Search for more papers by this authorMICHAEL T. KANE, Corresponding Author MICHAEL T. KANE National League for Nursing BRENNAN, ROBERT L. Address: The American College Testing Program, P. O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52240. Title: Senior Psychometrician. Degrees: B.A. State College at Salem, MA.; M.A.T., Ed.D. Harvard University. Specialization: Psychometrics; Statistics; Evaluation KANE, MICHAEL T. Address: National League for Nursing, 10 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019. Title: Research Associate. Degrees: B.S. Manhattan College; M.A. State University of New York at Stony Brook; M.S., Ph.D. Stanford University. 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