The Use of Measurement Tools in Institutional Research

This article describes four measurement tools that are of potential value for institutional researchers as greater demands are being placed upon their work. The author describes scale development, select methods for setting passing scores, validating passing scores and the topic of equating--both eq...

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Published in:Journal of applied research in the community college 2009-10, Vol.17 (1), p.45
Main Author: Secolsky, Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
College students
Colleges & universities
Community Colleges
Control Groups
Descriptive Tests of Language Skills
Educational evaluation
Educational Testing
Evaluation Methods
Foreign language learning
Higher education
Institutional Research
Learner Engagement
Linguistics
Measurement Techniques
Methods
R&D
Research & development
Researchers
Standard Setting
Standard Setting (Scoring)
Student attitudes
Student Development
Studies
Test Construction
Theory
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Summary:This article describes four measurement tools that are of potential value for institutional researchers as greater demands are being placed upon their work. The author describes scale development, select methods for setting passing scores, validating passing scores and the topic of equating--both equipercentile and linear. Not only should institutional researchers and other higher education and community college professionals become more familiar with these techniques, it may be beneficial for them to become well-versed in their use. (Contains 3 figures and 7 tables.)
ISSN:1068-610X