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The Art of Estimating a Moving Parameter and Reducing Bias Introduced by Inflated Measurements in Student Assessments
Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL, USA
Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL, USA
Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL, USA
University of South Florida-Sarasota/Manatee, Sarasota, FL, USA
- 1 Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL, USA
- 2 Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL, USA
- 3 Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL, USA
- 4 University of South Florida-Sarasota/Manatee, Sarasota, FL, USA
American Journal of Computational Mathematics·Volume 08 (2018)·Pages 27–41·Published 23 February 2018·DOI10.4236/ajcm.2018.81003
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Abstract
In this paper, we discuss the art of estimating the greatest level of understanding obtained by a student based on five assessment types ranked based on their correlation between the set maximum level s of understanding. The results show a weighting system yields a point estimate that has a stronger correlation between the preset level s of understanding than a simple point system.
KeywordsStatistical EvaluationsMean ProportionsPooled ProportionsGrading Schemes
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