White Papers
With many years of hands-on experience in assessment and technology, the Pacific Metrics Research Department produces and publishes psychometric articles and presentations on a regular basis. These White Papers authored by our Research Department are designed to keep you up to date with our progress in bringing lasting improvements to the assessment and learning environment with the use of technology and provide a helpful overview of some of the psychometric projects conducted at Pacific Metrics.
A Mapmark Method of Standard Setting as Implemented for the National Assessment Governing Board
By E. Matthew Schulz and Howard C. Mitzel
Consistency for State Achievement Standards under NCLB
By Howard C. Mitzel
Comparability of Paper-based and Computer-based Tests: A Review of the Methodology
By Susan M. Lottridge, W. Alan Nicewander, E. Matthew Schulz, and Howard C. Mitzel
Summary of the Online Comparability Studies for One State’s End of Course Program
By Susan M. Lottridge, W. Alan Nicewander, and Howard C. Mitzel
Comparing Apples to Apples: Challenges and Approaches to Establishing the Comparability of Test Variations
By Phoebe C. Winter
The English Language Development Assessment (ELDA)
By Julia Lara, Steve Ferrara, Mathina Calliope, Diana Sewell, Phoebe C. Winter, Rebecca Kopriva, Michael Bunch, and Kevin Joldersma
An IRT Equating Using Parameterized Test Characteristic Curves
By W. Alan Nicewander
A Comparison of Two Methods for Computing IRT Scores from the Number-Correct Score
By W. Alan Nicewander, E. Matthew Schulz, and Howard C. Mitzel
Setting Coherent Performance Standards
By Eric W. Crane and Phoebe C. Winter
Aligning Assessment to Guide the Learning of All Students, Six Reports, Report 4, Vertical Alignment of Grade Level Expectations for Student Achievement: Report of a Pilot Study
By Lauress L. Wise, Liru Zhang, Phoebe C. Winter, Leslie Taylor, and D.E. (Sunny) Becker
