Subject Profiles Viewed in the Light of Reliability

The results of 16 pairs of "equivalent papers" were used to estimate the reliability of the papers and the extent to which each paper correlated with the year's average test grade. Estimates were also made of the work of the grade for each paper as a predictor of true subject grades....

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Published inAssessment in Higher Education Vol. 2; no. 3; p. 181
Main Author McVey, P. J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 1976
Subjects
Grades (Scholastic)
Higher Education
Profiles
Reliability
Student Evaluation
Testing Problems
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Summary:The results of 16 pairs of "equivalent papers" were used to estimate the reliability of the papers and the extent to which each paper correlated with the year's average test grade. Estimates were also made of the work of the grade for each paper as a predictor of true subject grades. It is shown that a "profile" of grades would mislead. (Author/LBH)