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COMPARISON OF FOUR PROCEDURES FOR EQUATING THE TESTS OF GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

1982; Wiley; Volume: 19; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1745-3984.1982.tb00134.x

1745-3984

Michael J. Kolen, Douglas R. Whitney,

Educational Assessment and Pedagogy

Journal of Educational MeasurementVolume 19, Issue 4 p. 279-293 COMPARISON OF FOUR PROCEDURES FOR EQUATING THE TESTS OF GENERAL EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT MICHAEL J. KOLEN, Corresponding Author MICHAEL J. KOLEN American College Testing Program KOLEN, MICHAEL J. Address: Measurement Research Department, ACT National Office, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243. Title: Psychometrician. Degrees: B.S. University of Iowa, M.A. University of Arizona, Ph.D. University of Iowa. Specialization: Educational measurement and statistics. WHITNEY, DOUGLAS R. Address: GED Testing Service, American Council on Education, One Dupont Circle N.W., Washington D.C. 20036. Title: Associate Director. Degrees: B.S. Iowa State University, M.A. Ohio University, Ph.D. University of Iowa. Specialization: Educational measurement and statistics.Search for more papers by this authorDOUGLAS R. WHITNEY, Corresponding Author DOUGLAS R. WHITNEY American Council on Education KOLEN, MICHAEL J. Address: Measurement Research Department, ACT National Office, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243. Title: Psychometrician. Degrees: B.S. University of Iowa, M.A. University of Arizona, Ph.D. University of Iowa. Specialization: Educational measurement and statistics. WHITNEY, DOUGLAS R. Address: GED Testing Service, American Council on Education, One Dupont Circle N.W., Washington D.C. 20036. Title: Associate Director. Degrees: B.S. Iowa State University, M.A. Ohio University, Ph.D. University of Iowa. Specialization: Educational measurement and statistics.Search for more papers by this author MICHAEL J. KOLEN, Corresponding Author MICHAEL J. KOLEN American College Testing Program KOLEN, MICHAEL J. Address: Measurement Research Department, ACT National Office, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243. Title: Psychometrician. Degrees: B.S. University of Iowa, M.A. University of Arizona, Ph.D. University of Iowa. Specialization: Educational measurement and statistics. WHITNEY, DOUGLAS R. Address: GED Testing Service, American Council on Education, One Dupont Circle N.W., Washington D.C. 20036. Title: Associate Director. Degrees: B.S. Iowa State University, M.A. Ohio University, Ph.D. University of Iowa. Specialization: Educational measurement and statistics.Search for more papers by this authorDOUGLAS R. WHITNEY, Corresponding Author DOUGLAS R. WHITNEY American Council on Education KOLEN, MICHAEL J. Address: Measurement Research Department, ACT National Office, P.O. Box 168, Iowa City, IA 52243. Title: Psychometrician. Degrees: B.S. University of Iowa, M.A. University of Arizona, Ph.D. University of Iowa. Specialization: Educational measurement and statistics. WHITNEY, DOUGLAS R. Address: GED Testing Service, American Council on Education, One Dupont Circle N.W., Washington D.C. 20036. Title: Associate Director. Degrees: B.S. Iowa State University, M.A. Ohio University, Ph.D. University of Iowa. Specialization: Educational measurement and statistics.Search for more papers by this author First published: December 1982 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-3984.1982.tb00134.xCitations: 15 The major portions of this study were completed while the first author was serving as a visiting research associate at the American Council on Education, on leave from Hofstra University. The support of both organizations, as well as The American College Testing Program, is acknowledged. The authors thank Robert L. Brennan and David Jarjoura for their thorough reviews of the manuscript. 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