Standardized Test Analysis
Standardized test analysis is the body of psychometric methods used to evaluate and score standardized educational tests: analyzing how items perform, estimating reliability and the standard error of measurement, scaling scores via classical or item response theory, and assembling validity and fairness evidence. Governed by the professional Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing and rooted in test theory synthesized by Lord and others, it is the disciplined work that turns a set of test questions into defensible scores carrying meaning, precision, and fairness.
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Sources
- American Educational Research Association, American Psychological Association, & National Council on Measurement in Education. (2014). Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing. AERA. ISBN: 9780935302356
- Lord, F. M. (1980). Applications of Item Response Theory to Practical Testing Problems. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. ISBN: 9780898590067
How to cite this page
ScholarGate. (2026, June 22). Psychometric Analysis of Standardized Educational Tests. ScholarGate. https://scholargate.app/en/education/standardized-testing-analysis
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