An Anchor Protocol Is

question 90

Multiple Choice

An anchor protocol is

• A) a previously developed test with known validity that can be used as a comparison for newly developed tests.
• B) a statistical procedure in which weights are assigned to each item of a model test to maximize predictive validity.
• C) a list of guidelines for a standardized test used to ensure that all testtakers are similar in key ways to the population of the original standardization sample.
• D) a model for scoring and a mechanism for resolving scoring discrepancies.

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Definitions:

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